More than 390K still without power in Ontario after weekend ice storm [Video]

Hundreds of thousands of people remained without power and schools were closed in some areas on Monday morning after many Ontario locales were hit by freezing rainstorms over the weekend.

According to Hydro One’s power outage map as of Monday morning, there were still widespread power outages in a stretch of the province extending from Grey-Bruce to the Quebec border that the company services. More than 390,000 homes and businesses were without power.

Well over 460,000 others have also had their power restored since the storm began, according to Hydro One.

Hydro One estimated that some of the areas may not see power restored until Tuesday or Wednesday. Many major cities are not serviced by the company.

“It’s all hands-on deck as crews continue to work alongside our contractors to restore power to customers,” it said on its website.

Alectra Utilities’, which services Barrie, said that there were still 18,000 …