With our Ottawa community continuing the cleanup efforts after Saturday's storm, here is some important information from the City of Ottawa as well as where you can go for help if you do not have power.
Emergency Centres
Some communities are opening up emergency centres for people who are facing days without power and need help.
Ottawa now has 17 such centres. All have been open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., without specific hours listed for Wednesday.
All are accessible, the city says, with washrooms and power to charge devices. These four showers, food and access to help from the Red Cross:
- CARDELREC Recreation Complex Goulbourn, at 1500 Shea Rd.
- François Dupuis Recreation Centre, at 2263 Portobello Blvd.
- Howard Darwin Centennial Arena, at 1765 Merivale Rd.
- Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre, at 3320 Paul Anka Dr.
The next 10 offer showers:
- Bernard-Grandmaître Arena, at 309 McArthur Rd.
- Canterbury Recreation Complex at 2185 Arch St.
- Jim Durrell Recreation Centre at 1265 Walkley Rd.
- J.A. Dulude Arena, at 941 Clyde Ave.
- Kanata Leisure Centre at 70 Aird Pl.
- Navan Memorial Centre, at 1295 Colonial Rd.
- Plant Recreation Centre, at 930 Somerset St. W.
- Richmond Arena, at 6095 Perth St.
- Walter Baker Sports Centre, at 100 Malvern Dr.
- W. Erskine Johnston Arena at 3832 Carp Rd.
The final three simply offer washrooms and power to charge electronics:
- Ben Franklin Place at 101 Centrepointe Dr.
- Carleton Heights Community Centre at 1665 Apeldoorn Ave.
- Kenmore Community Centre at 3242 York's Corners Rd.
Twelve of the 17 have Wi-Fi.
Bottled water is available at these locations for people who have lost access to drinking water:
- The Greely Community Centre at 1448 Meadow Dr.
- The Howard Darwin Centennial Arena.
- The Navan Memorial Centre.
- The Orléans library at 1705 Orléans Blvd.
- The Osgoode Community Centre at 5662 Osgoode Main St.
- The Richmond Arena.
- The W. Erskine Johnson Arena.
The François Dupuis Recreation Centre and the Howard Darwin Centennial Arena will also offer support to residents with medical oxygen needs.
City councillors may have information on other places in their wards where people can get help. Ottawa has set up a page with information on its storm response.
Chelsea has opened the Meredith Centre at 23 chemin Cecil for support. It has showers starting at 6 a.m., then water, charging and coffee 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Chelsea library at 100 chemin Old Chelsea has Wi-Fi and power 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Clarence-Rockland is pointing people to the Clarence Creek Arena at 418 rue Lemay to get water, shower and charge 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. The Red Cross is also there to help.
Lanark County has social services staff set up at the Carleton Place Arena 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday to arrange transportation for groceries and financial assistance.
Perth invites people, including from neighbouring communities, to refill water containers 24 hours a day at its water treatment plant at 15 Sunset Blvd.
Showers are available at the Last Duel Campground 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and at the indoor pool at 3 Sunset Blvd. 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday free of charge.
Many businesses and community spaces are also offering their buildings with power for the use of people who have none.
Here are some of the other services the storm has affected.
Travel
Travel for only necessary purposes to keep roads as clear as possible for cleanup efforts. Many intersections are still covered with fallen trees and debris. Power outages mean that hundreds of traffic lights are offline making travel through the city even more difficult. Remember to treat the intersections as a four-way stop.
Stores
Before heading out for necessities, check the store updates online to see if they have power and are operating. It may save you a trip!
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/emergency-centres-help-ottawa-gatineau-storm-power-1.6462768
