Winds gusting up to 120 km/h swept the South and East of Ontario, and then shelling Quebec on Thursday, killing at least one person, injuring a dozen boats capsizing and hitting power of approximately 300,000 households.
Environment Canada has issued a warning of winds just before 11 o'clock in the morning, with winds reaching the region of Niagara, Hamilton, Toronto and the north shore of Lake Ontario in Prince Edward County.
Winds were blamed for a death in Grimsby, Ontario, approximately 30 kilometres east of Hamilton. The Niagara Regional Police stated that a man to the sound of the 1970s was killed when he was hit by a flying garage, which had supported against a hangar door before the wind came out. The man lives on the property.
At least a dozen other people have been injured in Ontario and Quebec.
The Burlington Skyway Bridge and the bridge of the Garden-City of St. Catharines were closed for a few hours winds. Both were reopened later in the day.
In Hamilton Harbour, approximately five boatfuls of student rowers were rescued after at least seven vessels capsized.
Wind Warning ended at about 1 p.m.
Hydro crews worked to restore the power of 150 000 homes across the province, said Nancy Shaddick of Hydro One.
"Situation, power can be restored quickly or rerouted to bring power to a lot of the community," she said.
Power lost about 20,000 in Ottawa, who also felt wind and Hydro Ottawa said it would be switching to a backup system to restore electricity as soon as possible.
Horizon utilities said some 30 000 of its customers without power in St. Catharines, with approximately 6 500 in Hamilton.
"Winds toppled poles and overthrown son and trees falling on the son, said Tony Iavarone, spokesman for the company." It is now extinct in Hamilton, but in St. Catharines, we see even more natural. ?
Students at St. Lockview public school Catharines were forced to leave the building after wind gusts uprooted a part of the roof of the school. No injuries have been reported.
Trucks overturned and debris caused delays on the Queen Elizabeth Way through the Niagara region.
Garbage was put on hold in the region and landfills are closed.
Police were warning drivers to use caution and invites everyone to be careful after reports of fallen power lines and trees.
High winds overturned this sign parking in downtown Toronto on Thursday. (Jamie Strashin/CBC News)In Toronto, waves up to three metres high were spotted on the shores of the Lake and the Boulevard Club, located on the Lake directly south of the Roncesvalles Avenue, was forced to close due to flooding caused by the high waves.
The docks of the club also suffered damage from high waves.
Toronto fire crews were busy answering calls on power lines have fallen and Twitter users called Toronto "city of winds" in the messages displayed on Thursday morning.
Environment Canada also issued a warning for a large part of Quebec on Thursday, warning of wind gusts up to 90 km/h.
Winds eliminated the power of at least 155 000 customers in the province in the afternoon.
Outages were reported in the Outaouais, on the South Shore, Laval Laurentides, the Eastern Townships and Central Quebec.
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