Winter Disconnections
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London Hydro reaches out to customers behind on bills as winter-disconnection moratorium liftsMay 1 marks the end of a winter-disconnection moratorium in Ontario, meaning roughly 5,000 London Hydro customers need to catch up on bills to avoid losing their power.CanadaMay 1, 2017
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76-year-old Toronto Hydro customer has hydro back thanks to Global News viewer supportA Toronto senior whose electricity was disconnected in late October because of non-payment had his hydro restored Wednesday evening thanks to the generosity of Global News viewers.CanadaFeb 22, 2017
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Hydro: Ontario pulls the plug on winter disconnectsAfter months of pressure to end winter hydro disconnections in Ontario, Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal government has finally passed legislation that will prohibit utility companies from cutting off a customer’s power during the winter.CanadaFeb 22, 2017
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Ontario legislature passes bill to end winter hydro disconnectionsOntario electricity distributors will no longer be allowed to disconnect customers' power in the winter if they don't pay their bills, which are steadily rising along with ratepayer anger.CanadaFeb 22, 2017
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How much have hydro bills in Ontario really gone up?As politicians debate the effects of rising electricity bills in Ontario, Global News has taken a closer look at just how much hydro bills in the province have really gone up over the past decade.PoliticsFeb 21, 2017
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Ontario energy minister calls on utility companies to end winter disconnectionsOntario Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault has asked all electricity distributors in Ontario to immediately stop disconnecting customers during the winter.CanadaFeb 16, 2017
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Brown and Horwath demand immediate end to winter hydro disconnectionsThe leaders of Ontario’s Opposition parties are calling on the provincial government to impose an immediate ban on winter electrical disconnections in Ontario.PoliticsFeb 10, 2017
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Ontario Energy Minister says relief from winter disconnections won’t come this yearOntario Energy Minister says hydro customers will need to wait another year before relief from winter disconnections kicks in. Opposition parties say this isn't good enough.PoliticsFeb 9, 2017
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Ontario utilities continue to threaten disconnection during winterOntario has no province-wide policy stopping utility companies from disconnecting customers in the winter.ConsumerFeb 7, 2017
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