Ice Storm Update: 5:10 p.m. – City of Mississauga Operations

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Published December 22, 2013 at 10:29 pm

Ice Storm Update: 5:10 p.m. – City of Mississauga Operations

The City of Mississauga is working as quickly as possible to address the damage, fallen trees and issues resulting from the recent ice storm. 

New: Warming Centres Open at Civic Centre and Meadowvale Community Centre

Locations: 300 City Centre Drive and 6655 Glen Erin Drive

Warming Centres will be open this evening for residents who are without power as a place to stay warm.

Fallen Trees and Tree Limbs
There are a significant number of fallen trees and tree limbs down throughout the city. Crews are working as quickly as possible. The focus right now is on priority roads and routes to allow for emergency access. Residents are asked to please be safe and stay clear of fallen trees, limbs and power lines. 

Reporting Damage  – 311
Residents are asked to call 311 to report damage to or fallen City trees. Please be patient as operators are experiencing a very high volume of calls. Residents can also email [email protected] to report incidents of non-emergencies regarding City-owned trees on public property.   

Facilities
Due to intermittent power outages, residents are asked to please call ahead to ensure facilities are open and operating. 

The following facilities are closed:

Libraries: Churchill Meadows

Port Credit

Burnhamthorpe

Lakeview

Streetsville

Erin Meadows

Frank McKechnie

Port Credit

Cooksville
 

Museums:

Benares Historic House

Bradley Museum

Leslie Log House

 

Arenas:    Port Credit

 

Community Centres:

Huron Park

Erin Meadows

 

Pool:   Cawthra

 

Power Outages
You can find information on power outages at www.enersource.com or by calling 905-273-9050.  Please be aware that they are experiencing a high volume of calls. 

Information and Updates
We will continue to post updates on our website (www.mississauga.ca), Twitter and Facebook. 

Residents are asked to please take extreme caution if venturing out today.

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