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Power restored in Belleville following a windy night

By Suzanne Coolen [1]

BELLEVILLE – Hydro has been restored to most of the 2,200 homes that were left without power last night following a powerful wind storm.

Officials at Veridian Connections [2] said the outage affected customers in the east end of Belleville from 7 to 9 p.m.

Wind gusts of 100 km/h were reported at CFB Trenton [3] last night and Belleville Police responded to several calls regarding downed power lines and fallen trees.

There were no injuries reported but there was minor property damage, police said.