STORM UPDATE: Thousands still without power as Peterborough City and County remain under State of Emergency

Progress is being made but thousands in the city and county do remain without power.

A press conference was held on Saturday to give an update on the work being done to get the community back on its feet.

Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith says one thing that is making clean-up efforts hard, is the fact we’ve seen a lot of different weather over the last four or five days.

Both the city and county remain under a ‘State of Emergency’. Warden Bonnie Clark says she’s still asking residents to keep travel to a minimum because of ongoing safety hazards.

Mayor Jeff Leal took time to thank the Premier and area mayors for doing everything possible to assist during this time of need. Leal adds it will take some time, but we will get through this.

In the city, curbside removal and chipping of large tree debris will begin in the north end on Monday, and is expected to take four to six weeks to complete all areas. Staff ask when placing tree debris at the boulevard for yard waste collection, to be mindful of sightlines for safety for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.

Residential yard waste and tree debris can also be dropped off at the City-County Landfill, 1260 Bensfort Rd., free of charge until April 14th.