Ice Storm

ice storm: Emergency services were on standby and the city opened up four warming centres for those needing a place of refuge. , according to Hamilton Spectator. The city received more than 900 forestry-related calls. Utility companies worked throughout the day and night to restore power and said the majority of homes and businesses should have power by Monday morning. More than 30,000 Hamilton homes tried to cope without power in an ice storm that threw much of the region, and a wide swath of the GTA, into cold and darkness. Related Stories Travel chaos and power outages as... Ice storm causes power outages in... Ice storm grips Ontario, Quebec and... The freezing rain started late Saturday. Heavy ice broke tree branches and downed hydro wires across the city and in other parts of southern Ontario. Hamilton city officials held several emergency meetings Sunday to deal with various crises caused by the storm that arrived three days before Christmas. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.