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Hydro One welcomes home highly skilled storm responders supporting restoration efforts in Atlantic Canada
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Hydro One welcomes home highly skilled storm responders supporting restoration efforts in Atlantic Canada\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Oct. 18, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ - Today, Hydro One celebrates the safe return of its highly-skilled storm responders from\n \n Prince Edward Island\n \n (P.E.I.) and\n \n Nova Scotia\n \n (NS) that were helping with restoring power to residents affected by post-tropical storm Fiona.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Last month, the storm tore through provinces in eastern\n \n Canada\n \n leaving a trail of destruction and close to 500,000 households and businesses without electricity. To support their fellow Canadians, Hydro One proudly answered the call to send approximately 70 teammates to help get power restored and rebuild the local grid.\n \n \n \"After hearing the reports of the damage left by the storm and the amount of households and communities without power, we knew there was a tremendous amount of work to be done. That's why our crews jumped into action to support the local utilities with their restoration efforts,\" said\n \n David Lebeter\n \n , Chief Operating Officer, Hydro One. \"I'm pleased that our highly skilled storm responders have returned home safely and I'm even more proud of the generosity of our crews who, without hesitation, stepped up to the challenge.\"\n \n \n \"I'd like to welcome home the Hydro One crews and thank them for helping our good friends in\n \n Atlantic Canada\n \n ,\" said\n \n Doug Ford\n \n , Premier of Ontario. \"Your generosity and hard work is a true demonstration of the\n \n Ontario\n \n spirit.\"\n \n \n \"Thank you Hydro One for your incredible service,\" said\n \n Todd Smith\n \n ,\n \n Ontario's\n \n Minister of Energy. \"Your team has demonstrated the importance of partnership across the energy sector during emergency restoration efforts. I'm thankful to the Hydro One crews for helping our friends to the east when they needed it most.\"\n \n \n At the request of Nova Scotia Power\...