Power outages are no longer impacting Hydro One customers in the Nipissing District but over 7,500 customers in the Almaguin area are still being affected.

Restoration times are expected by Thursday at 6 pm.

The utility says some 238-thousand homes and businesses were impacted by strong winds yesterday and overnight. Wind gusts topped 100km/h in some areas of the province yesterday (Sun).

Three schools with the Near North Board are closed today. South Shore has no water and limited power and heat, Land of Lakes Public School has no heat and limited power, and MacTier Public School is also without power.

(With files from The Canadian Press)

(File photo by station staff)

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