About 44,000 customers remain without power after Ontario ice storms: Hydro One
Over 1 million homes and businesses experienced outages since last weekend
About 44,000 customers in Ontario are still without power more than a week after an ice storm caused severe damage in central and eastern parts of the province.
Hydro One said crews have restored power to more than 96 per cent of customers in its latest update on Monday.
Homes and businesses that remain without power include around 20,600 secondary properties such as cottages and trailers, the utility said.
Hydro One says the number of customers struggling with outages has dropped as 4,800 crew members make progress on electricity restoration.
The utility says the weather is favourable for power restoration, but high winds and snow in the forecast for Monday evening may cause new outages in some areas.
It says localized flooding may slow restoration if it affects roads and severe damage continues to be discovered in new areas.
Fenelon Falls has the highest number of customers without power, with roughly 14,393 customers affected.
The utility says crews have identified more than 2,200 broken poles, and have replaced 50 poles and rebuilt a section of the power system in the Minden area.
Over a million Ontario homes and businesses experienced outages since the March 30 ice storm and subsequent days of high winds and heavy rain.
With files from CBC News