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UPDATE: Thousands affected in morning power outage

Hydro One is reporting outages that are affecting over 12,000 customers around the Owen Sound area in northern Grey County and further north on the Bruce Peninsula.

The outages also skirt around the Sauble Beach area.

Hydro One hasn't listed why the power was knocked out but restoration times are listed as in the next couple of hours.

The outages have forced the closure of three schools on the Bruce Peninsula. Peninsula Shores District and St. Edmunds Public are closed as is Bruce Peninsula District in Lion's Head.

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New military crosswalk rendering. (Image courtesy of the Sarnia Legion Branch 62)

New military crosswalk in Sarnia to be unveiled

As part of a partnership between the Sarnia Legion Branch 62 and City of Sarnia, an unveiling ceremony will be held at the corner of Christina Street and Wellington Street on Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m.

Members of the Sarnia Police Service entering a Tashmoo Avenue residence on June 4, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Sarnia Police Service)

Two men arrested in Tashmoo Ave. standoff

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