Manitoba weather: Power restored following weekend windstorm [Video]

Power is restored across southern Manitoba after a weekend windstorm wreaked havoc in several communities.

According to Manitoba Hydro’s Peter Chura, as of 7 a.m. on Monday, all Manitobans have their power back.

He explained that most of the outages were caused by trees falling on power lines, as well as other damage to polls.

“In the case of this past weekend, there were literally hundreds of outages across the province so it took time to get to them all,” he said in an interview with CTV Morning Live on Monday.

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Manitoba saw strong southern winds over the weekend, including gusts as strong as 94 km/h in Brandon, 93 km/h in Deerwood, and 91 km/h in Pilot Mound. In Winnipeg, winds reached 81 km/h.

These winds led to destruction, fallen trees, and knocked down power lines.

Chura noted that Hydro tries to …