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Over 35,000 customers still without power in Ontario after spring ice storm

Just over 35,000 customers still don't have power back in Ontario more than a week after an ice storm tore through the central and eastern parts of the province.

Hardest hit communities include Peterborough and Orillia

Photo of trees covered in freezing rain, with two orange deck chairs also visible
Ice covered trees branches are shown in Meaford, Ont., on March 30. More than a million homes and businesses in the province experienced power outages after the spring storm. (Becky Holvik/The Canadian Press)

Just over 35,000 customers still don't have power back in Ontario more than a week after an ice storm tore through the central and eastern parts of the province.

Among the hardest hit communities were those surrounding Peterborough and Orillia.

Hydro One says over 4,800 crews are working to restore service, with favourable weather in the forecast.

The utility's website also says crews have identified more than 2,300 broken poles in the affected areas.

The March 30 ice storm saw more than a million homes and businesses in Ontario experience power outages.

The following days brought strong winds and heavy rain, which affected crews' ability to do restoration work.