Power Lines (BlackburnNews.com file photo)Bluewater Power says an unfortunate squirrel caused a brief but widespread outage just before noon today affecting about 10,000 customers.
CEO Janice McMichael-Dennis says customers in north Sarnia, Point Edward and Bright's Grove were affected.
She says the fault occurred at the Hydro One station that feeds the city.
Power was restored within about 15 minutes.
Environment Canada has issued an Orange Air Quality Warning because smoke from the wildfires in northwestern Ontario are expected to move into the Chatham-Kent and Windsor area later on Wednesday.
The Bank of Canada held the interest rate at 2.25 per cent.
The majority of Ontarians say the increase in gas prices this summer has put a crimp in their summer plans, according to a new survey.
The U10 Cougars will play in the Ontario Summer Football League 'A' Division championship this Sunday at York University.
The American League shut out the National League 4-0 in the MLB All-Star Game Tuesday night.
Chatham-Kent fire crews responded to Park Street, near the Baxter Street intersection, at roughly 6:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.
