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LETTER: Orillia needs its own power commission again

Resident frustrated with frequency of power outages — including one this week that went on for more than six hours for 7,000-plus customers
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OrilliaMatters welcomes letters to the editor at [email protected] or via the website. Please include your full name, daytime phone number and address (for verification of authorship, not publication). The following letter is in response to a recent power outage in Orillia.

Extended power outages under Hydro One are becoming the norm.

While their CEO rides around in multimillion-dollar helicopters, Orillians suffer and they offer sympathy.

Why is it that it pours all day but the power only goes out at suppertime?

Bring back the Orillia Water, Light and Power Commission. We never had this kind of service before, but with high prices.

Jenny Graham
Orillia