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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday August 8, 2008 - 3 TREVOR PURVIS / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER FLOODED YARD: Christine Purvis surveys the result of Tuesday evening's downpour at her Mississaga Street home. LUCIO DECLAVASIO / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER TRASHED BACKYARD: A large great white pine tree lies in the yard of a Glen Abbey home after being struck by lightening during Tuesday's storm. The fallen tree, which was believed to be around 150 years old and located in a nearby ravine, was removed by Town of Oakville staff. This photo was taken from a rooftop. summer sale Tallying storm damage Oakville Hydro officials are once again blaming this year's wild weather for a power outage that left around 10,000 residents in the dark Tuesday night. The interruption in service occurred at 9:20 p.m. and is being chalked up to excessive flooding at a transformer yard in Burlington. "The supply was interrupted due to mechanical failure of some relays that protect the breakers at the Hydro One Burlington yard," said Bruce Evans, Director of Operations, Oakville Hydro. "The electrical equipment shorted out due to the amount of rain that got in the building." Evans noted that because the Bronte Transformer Station, located at the corner of Wyecroft and Bronte Roads, is supplied with power from the Hydro One yard it, too, was affected. "The supply was interrupted due to mechanical failure of some relays that protect the breakers at the Hydro One Burlington yard." Bruce Evans, Operations Director, Oakville Hydro The result was a blackout across much of southwest Oakville. "Everything is up and running now, but supply was lost from about 9:20 p.m. until about 2:20 a.m. Here in Oakville our employees had to supply all those customers from alternate supply points," said Evans. "Some people got power back 15-20 minutes later, but there was an area around Shell Park, the new sub-division at Great Lakes Boulevard, where we had real problems getting it supplied." This is the third weatherrelated power outage Bronte has endured this summer with a lightening strike on the Bronte Transformer Station knocking out power for 3,895 residents on Tuesday, June 10. That same lightning strike was also blamed for a Wednesday, June 11, malfunction at the Bronte station that affected 2,500-3,000 people. This most recent storm did more than cause a power outage with a lightening strike knocking down a great white pine tree in Glen Abbey that was said to have been 150 years old. Tuesday's extreme rainfall also resulted in some flooding with local ditches becoming fit for small boats. This has been a particularly wet summer for the GTA with 303.4 mm of rain falling in June and July while 193.2 mm fell in July alone. Stay Cool. HUGO BOSS ETRO BURBERRY SALE ENDS SOON! 2008 Sign up on Line w www. ultimatedrivers .ca 4 Day Condensed Course 16 Year s nt of Excelle Service DRIVING IS A PRIVILEGE, LET US HELP YOUR EARN IT Classes available in evenings, weekend & 4 consecutive days. Exclusive sessions on Impaired Driving. Ex Special Presentations on Collision prevention and Road Rage. Eva ry Special Preparation & Evaluation for the Ministry Road Test. Our Success Rate is 98% FREE Pick-up from home, work or school. Fleet of new Model Cars. MTO Approved Program qualifies you for maximum insurance discount. SUMMER *SAVE 50 00 SPECIALS $50.00 AUGUST 25-28 Valid on Defensive Driving Program Only s r r TM Gift Certificates Available 905-825-1172