Planned power outage, Sherwood Drive

What to do or expect:

Power Outage Precautions:

• Turn off all appliances that will turn on automatically when power is restored.
• Plan ahead and consider a source of back-up power for important building systems, including sump pumps.
• Keep a phone that does not require electricity. Cordless phones require electricity or battery backup and may not work in a power outage. Take the opportunity when you do have power to charge critical electronic devices such as mobile phones. 
• Know the steps you can take to keep your food safe in an emergency with this information from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
• Use caution when using open flames. Never leave burning candles unattended, and keep them well away from kids and pets.
• Do not use a propane barbeque, camp stove or portable standby generator indoors. They can generate dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. Your carbon monoxide detector may not work in an outage.
• Know safe installation and other precautions to avoid dangers associated with generators. Review the section on portable standby generators below.
• Avoid elevators until the power has been stabilized.
• Power outages mean that a number of traffic signals may not be working and travellers are reminded to treat the affected intersections as though they are four-way stops and yield to traffic on the right.
• The City of Kingston offers a helpful resource to help you and your family prepare for an emergency. Check it out on their website. We recommend that all property owners maintain a kit which includes candles, a flashlight, batteries and a battery powered radio.
• Review these Stormy Weather Tips from the Electrical Safety Authority.
• Review this preventative information from City of Kingston Fire & Rescue on staying safe during a power outage.

Tree Trimming

To reduce outages that can occur from weather events, ensure worker and public health and safety, and to meet regulatory requirements, we trim the trees in the entire distribution area over a three-year period.

Utilities Kingston aims to reduce the environmental impact of delivering utility services. When the right tree is planted in the right place, it helps to ensure the safety and reliability of gas, water, wastewater and electricity infrastructure, while protecting the trees themselves. Learn more from the Electrical Safety Authority. 

Did you know? For every municipally-owned tree removed under this program, we fund replacement with two trees.

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