Toronto’s downtown core is experiencing a major power outage, impacting the financial district as well as businesses and the Toronto Metropolitan University’s campus.
Many businesses had to shut down on Aug. 11 due to the power outage, which impacted security as well as payment systems.
Many shops put up “closed” signs due to the outage, and traffic slowed to a crawl with traffic lights out of service.
Some of the major companies and organizations, including Toronto’s main stock exchange, were able to continue operations, thanks to backup power.
Hydro One says the outage is related to the transmission system and that it is still investigating the issue. It also said the outage has impacted around 10,000 customers….