Post Tropical Storm Sandy Passes

Halton Hills (Georgetown) Ontario – Environment Canada and Emergency Management Ontario are advising that Hurricane Sandy has passed and removed the warning for our area.


Environment Canada has issued the following statement for southern Ontario, “Bands of moderate rain have ended in most of Southern Ontario. However, Southern Ontario can expect periods of light rain on Wednesday.
Halton Hills experienced both high winds and periods of rain Monday evening and into Tuesday morning but no major incidents were reported. The fire department responded to only one weather related call, Public Works responded to 10 responses to clear fallen branches while Halton Hills Hydro responded to numerous calls for service. As of 6 A.M. Tuesday morning Halton Hills Hydro reported that any areas with power outages had been restored. Conservation Halton and Credit Valley Conservation have issued no new advisories.

Mayor Rick Bonnette would like to thank all our citizens for taking the passing storm seriously and taking appropriate action to ensure their safety but would also like to thank Town staff who prepared and worked through the storm. Emergency preparedness is important to the Town of Halton Hills and should be to every member of our community. The Town and its Regional partners has developed a Personal Emergency Preparedness Guide available on our website at http://www.haltonhills.ca/fire/pdf/emergPrepareGuide2007.pdf . If you have not already done so please take the time to review its contents so you are prepared for any future emergency.”