Upper Pontiac hit hard last Thursday by about twenty power outages

Upper Pontiac hit hard last Thursday by about twenty power outages

The power outage situation in Upper Pontiac continues to affect several hundred residents. On Thursday, December 4, around twenty outages occurred throughout the day in this region of Pontiac. According to collected data, residents in the area experienced over 11 hours and 30 minutes without electricity. This brings the total number of outages since the beginning of the year to 77. Data gathered by local farmer David Guipy indicates a cumulative outage time of 68 hours and 42 minutes—almost three full days.

Summary of Thursday’s outages:

• 8:11 – 8:12: 1 minute

• 9:39 – 9:56: 17 minutes

• 10:15 – 10:37: 22 minutes

• 11:19 – 11:20: 1 minute

• 11:21 – 11:22: 1 minute

• 11:40 – 11:41: 1 minute

• 11:45 – 11:46: 1 minute

• 11:46 – 14:16: 150 minutes

• 14:16 – 14:17: 1 minute

• 14:58 – 14:59: 1 minute

• 15:03 – 15:04: 1 minute

• 15:04 – 15:05: 1 minute

• 15:05 – 15:06: 1 minute

• 15:17 – 15:18: 1 minute

• 15:29 – 15:30: 1 minute

• 15:48 – 15:49: 1 minute

• 15:51 – 15:52: 1 minute

• 15:54 – 15:55: 1 minute

• 15:56 – 0:04: 488 minutes

• 0:15 – 0:16: 1 minute

It is worth noting that during the municipal election period, Pontiac MRC Warden Jane Toller requested urgent action and solutions from Hydro-Québec to address these recurring outages.