A very short time into her new role as the Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response and Jill Dunlop is assessing some serious damage across the province.
In Peterborough, thousands remain without power and officials are expecting it to be days before all is resolved.
Dunlop stopped by the PTBOTODAY.ca studio on Monday afternoon.
Audio PlayerThe MPP for Simcoe North says her home area also has been hit hard. She says it has been amazing to see so many teams, leaders coming together to help each other out in a time of great need.
Audio PlayerWhile not everyone is back up and running, Hydro One says it has restored power for more than 530,000 people as of 6:30 p.m. Monday.
A State of Emergency is still in effect for Peterborough.
