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Kawartha Lakes – The effects of the freezing rain storm are widespread throughout the municipality. Winds expected this evening may increase damage. This update provides residents with information on where to go for assistance. A further update will be provided at approximately 5pm today.
The website poweroutage.com is reporting that 59% of Kawartha Lakes properties are without power. Call volumes for all emergency response services are higher than normal. Please see our ‘who to call’ section for more information on your police, fire or ambulance needs.
Roads
A full callout was issued at 4am Sunday March 30. A number of routes are unable to be serviced due to downed trees. Multiple crews of contracted and Parks staff arborists are being deployed. All roads will be driven today to determine access. Please do not report a downed tree across roads; we are taking steps to clear the roads as quickly and safely as possible.
Road closures and conditions are available at www.municipal511.ca.
Landfill
Laxton Landfill will not open today.
Lindsay Transit
Service will be cancelled for the day due to unsafe road conditions.
Flood Prone Areas
Kawartha Conservation has issued a Flood Outlook, in effect until Monday March 31. Flood Outlook is an early notice of the potential for flooding based on weather forecasts calling for heavy rain, snow melt, high wind or conditions that could lead to high runoff, cause ice jams, lakeshore flooding or erosion.
To assist with flood preparedness, Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue and Public Works have provided free sandbags at the following locations:
Fill-Your-Own Sandbags (bring a shovel)
- Ward Park Norland Community Centre (7675 Highway 35 North, Norland)
- Dalton Community Centre (13 Rumohr Drive, Sebright)
- Chisholm Trail (South of Black River Road near Amon Drive)
Pre-Filled Sandbags (Available starting the evening of March 19, 2025)
- Burnt River Community Centre (16 Somerville Centre Road, Burnt River)
Supplies are available on a first-come, first-served basis—please only take what you need.
Sand and bags locations are available at www.municipal511.ca.
Warming Centres
Victoria Park Armoury
12pm to 6:30pm
Emily-Omemee Community Centre Hall
12pm to 6:30pm
Lindsay Recreation Complex lobby area
12pm to 8pm
All other Community Centres are closed due to power outage.
Boil Water Advisories
Residents within the Sonya Drinking Water System and the Pinewood Drinking Water System in Pontypool are under Boil Water Advisories. For more information, please review the advisories:
Customer Service
The Municipal Call Centre has been opened to respond to resident inquiries today, Sunday March 30, from 12:30pm to 4:30pm. Call 705-324-9411 or 1-888-822-2225
After Hours Municipal Emergencies call: 1-877-885-7337
Please report any issues concerning public health and safety online at www.kawarthalakes.ca/reportit.
If you experience damage to your property: call your insurance company.
If you are experiencing risk to public health and safety: call 911.
Who To Call, When?
Please call 9-1-1 in an emergency.
If you're in Lindsay or Ops, call Kawartha Lakes Police Service:
We are receiving a large number of calls for service due to the ice storm. Please use 911 for emergencies only.
For all others please call the non-emergency line at 705-324-5252.
If you're outside of Lindsay or Ops, call Kawartha Lakes OPP:
1-888-310-1122
Visit our website for a list of common issues and contact information.
Hydro One Update
Crews are responding to outages across central and eastern Ontario as safely and quickly as possible. More than 116,000 customers have been restored since the start of the storm. Outages are largely being caused by tree limbs and branches being weighed down from the accumulation of freezing rain. The risk of freezing rain accumulations continues in central and eastern Ontario and is expected to also impact parts of southwest and northeast Ontario throughout the remainder weekend. There is also the risk of flooding for central Ontario.
Outages can be reported by texting 92887 (WATTS), through the company’s outage map and app, or by calling 1-800-434-1235. Outage tools are updated every 10 minutes as information comes in from crews on the ground. An estimated time of restoration will be determined for each outage once damage has been assessed.
Stay clear of any fallen power lines. If you spot a fallen line, keep at least 10 metres back, even if it does not appear to be live. Report it to 911 and call Hydro One at 1-800-434-1235.
To protect your home from flooding, where safe to do so, remove debris from gutters, eavestroughs and downspouts. If flooding occurs and water starts to reach electrical outlets, baseboard heaters or furnace, customers should call us at 1-800-434-1235 to have power safely turned off. Do not enter any flooded areas, such as the basement, until power is disconnected.
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