3 p.m. UPDATE SUNDAY: Elexicon Energy has restored power to urban Belleville.
The weekend’s freezing rain storm has caused significant damage across Belleville, with downed power lines leaving residents in the dark, and tree limbs coming crashing down onto roads and structures.
A fallen tree limb crushed a chain link fence at the fair grounds on Bridge Street West. Photo: John Spitters, Quinte News
Power remains disrupted throughout the city, with a major outage in the city’s west end and a smaller outage in the east. Power has returned to some west-end neighbourhoods but full repairs aren’t expected until late Sunday afternoon.
A downed power line lays across Palmer Road. Photo: John Spitters, Quinte News.
Despite the efforts of first responders and utility crews, some roads remain impassable due to debris.
Branches lay across Duffern Avenue in Belleville after freezing rain pulled them down. Photo: John Spitters, Quinte News
The freezing rain is expected to end Sunday afternoon, as temperatures rise.
