Hydro One's planned power outage for Sunday, July 21, 2024. (Image captured from Hydro One Outage Map)
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Planned power outage this Sunday

Almost 2,000 residents in South Kent will be without power for four hours this weekend.

Hydro One is replacing hydro poles, and the power will be off from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m. on Sunday, July 21.

The outage impacts customers in Charing Cross, Cedar Springs, Erie Beach, and Shrewsbury.

The outage will also affect Entegrus customers in Erieau.

All of the Entegrus customers were contacted by the company's interactive voice calling system. If customers did not receive a call, they should email customerservice@entegrus.com with their updated contact information.

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