Power Outage Impacts Scarborough Neighborhood, Toronto Hydro Working to Restore Electricity

A Toronto Hydro outage left a pocket of Scarborough‘s L’Amoreaux area without power, affecting over 1,500 customers late Monday.

The outage, which started around 4:30 p.m., impacted an area bounded by McNicoll Avenue to the north, Sheppard Avenue to the south, Pharmacy Avenue to the west and east to Kennedy Road.

Toronto Hydro initially estimated full power restoration by 9:30 p.m., expressing gratitude for customers’ patience during the ongoing heat wave.

The latest update on the utility’s website indicated an expected restoration time of around 10 p.m.

As of 11:15 p.m., less than 100 customers were still without power.

Toronto Hydro reassured, “We know it’s a hot one out there, and we’re working as quickly and safely as possible.”