Haliburton County and the Township of Minden Hills are among the recipients of Hydro One’s Ice Storm 2025 Recovery Grant.
On June 16, Hydro One announced that 50 Indigenous communities and municipalities across Ontario would receive grants up to $10,000 to help with recovery efforts after the widespread ice storm this past spring.
Bronwen Evans, Vice President, Communications and Marketing with Hydro One, said the ice storm caused severe and widespread impacts across the province, leaving many Indigenous communities and municipalities with devastating damage.
“We are incredibly grateful to the Indigenous community leaders, local staff and emergency responders who came together to support restoration efforts and keep everyone safe,” said Evans. “For us at Hydro One, these are the places we live, work and care about deeply. We will be here as a partner as recovery efforts continue.”
Officials say the damage caused by the storm was severe and widespread, with three days of ice accumulation causing uprooted trees, downed power lines and more than 2,700 broken poles across the province. In many places, clean-up is still ongoing.
For more information or to check the full list of municipalities and communities that received the grant, click here.
