Power outage at Quebec seniors home moving forward despite pleas for delay

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Published 2024-06-18
A planned Hydro-Québec outage affecting some 1,600 residents, including a seniors’ home, will go ahead Wednesday despite pleas to delay amid the extreme heat.

Staff and families from the Wellesley seniors residence in Pointe-Claire, Que., say they’re worried for the health and safety of the facility's 100 residents, including those with mobility issues who aren’t able to leave the building to cool down elsewhere.

Hydro-Québec says the work is crucial and can’t be postponed.
Felicia Parrillo reports.

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All Comments (17)
  • This is criminal! We do not give a damn about the elderly, and we will all be elderly one day.
  • One of the wealthiest countries in the world can't have backup generators on its seniors apartment homes or homes for the disabled? That should have been considered in the design of all of those buildings. Should be the law
  • @danh9790
    Does Hydro Quebec not work at night ? (Increased cost) just “spitballing”
  • @Ivan_BSGO
    Oh my god. Just get a diesel generator for the home and any critical location that requires uninterrupted power. Then do the work you need and reconnect them. Rescheduling when you don't have to is inefficient and shortsighted.
  • @MiniM69
    Is this normal!?! This is weird, Canada.
  • @willy4571
    so what happened 100 years ago when it was hot???
  • @derek04151
    They can rent an industrial generator to run HVAC. We run entire villages on diesel generation. Quit being so helpless. Save the drama.
  • @g40471
    Stay safe all,one day yo never know we might get smart enough to send energy needs through lazer beams as the current moves along the outside of the powerlines not eternally maybe manipulation of the beams properties could make energy delivery possible?
  • @jacoblee5546
    Obviously an english neighborhood, its not like the french treat us like human beings.
  • Justin and his Laureation elites always stay cool, hopefully the rest of you are cool too.
  • @TheBHAitken
    These guys are crying in the news over a power loss for ONLY eight hours? Suddenly I have no faith in the competency of their staff.
  • Oh my. These people didn’t have AC when they were kids. They will be fine. Make sure it’s reasonably cool when the power goes out, close the blinds, pour a few cold drink, good to go. Could maybe even round up a few generators and portable ac units. These people are acting like it’s the end of the world.
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