The mayor of Ottawa and the president of the region’s utility company are promising to launch a review into the local response to the May 21 storm as thousands of residents remain without power nine days later.
As of Monday afternoon, nearly 8,000 hydro customers in more than a dozen neighbourhoods were still living in the dark, and Hydro Ottawa is not putting a timeline for getting everyone powered back up.
“There’s no question we will certainly discuss from a post-mortem point of view what went well and what didn’t go well when it comes to dealing with this storm,” said Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson at an afternoon press conference. “A lot has gone well. But obviously if you’re part of the 8,000 that still does not have power, you’re not too impressed with that statement.”…