Quebec’s hydro utility says more than 80,000 customers are still without power following last weekend’s violent storm that left a trail of damage from Gatineau to Quebec City.
Hydro-Quebec president Sophie Brochu and vice-president of operations and maintenance Régis Tellier told reporters Wednesday the utility hopes to restore power to more than 50,000 people by the end of the day.
They say the majority of customers still in the dark should get their power back by the end of Thursday.
The deadly storm killed at least nine people in Ontario and one person in Quebec, who died after her boat capsized on the Ottawa River.
Wind gusts up to 151 kilometres per hour caused serious damage to power lines and other infrastructure across both provinces.
The hardest-hit areas in Quebec include the Laurentians, where almost 50,000 customers are still off the electricity grid, along with the Outaouais and Lanaudière regions.