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** PLEASE NOTE: ** These links may be out of date. For the latest storm info, please visit OttawaStart’s Winter Storm Guide . * Check out our [ Ottawa Weather Guide ](http://ottawastart.com/weather.php) for forecasts, radar maps, weather warnings, and current conditions. ...

The next time a big storm rolls through the region, you can test out Hydro One’s Storm Centre . It’s a live, realtime map showing large planned and unplanned outages in Ontario, including Ottawa and the surrounding area. The site takes data from Hydro One and maps it onto a Bing interface. ...

This post is an extension of a few Tweets from earlier today from @OttawaStart It was six years ago today that the power went out across Ottawa and eastern North America on August 14, 2003. Once the power (and internet) was back on, I asked OttawaStart readers to share their stories – tonight I looked them up again and it made for some interesting reading. ...

Ottawa’s power consumption dropped 6% last night during Earth Hour – at least that’s what Mayor Larry O’Brien says in his blog . That’s better than the 4% reduction achieved in 2008. O’Brien says that the 6% reduction is equivalent to the amount of electricity needed to power 58 homes for a month ** . ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/observatory.jpg) It was three years ago – on August 14, 2003 – that the lights went out across Ottawa, Ontario, and much of the eastern U.S. Check out our archival Lights Out page for photos, links, stories and more about the blackout. ...