{"id":188723,"date":"2025-04-02T12:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=188723"},"modified":"2025-04-02T12:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:25:11","slug":"opp-requesting-non-local-residents-avoid-areas-affected-by-ice-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/opp-requesting-non-local-residents-avoid-areas-affected-by-ice-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"OPP requesting non-local residents avoid areas affected by ice storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>From the OPP, Central Region<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency responders across the Central Region are actively managing the significant impacts of the freezing rain event that began on March 29, 2025, and continued through March 30, 2025. The event caused considerable damage to trees, power lines, and infrastructure and was further exacerbated by high winds through the night into the early morning hours of March 31, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, several areas are currently experiencing shortages of essential supplies, including fuel, food, and other necessities. The following regions have been most affected:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Orillia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bracebridge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Huntsville<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Haliburton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>City of Kawartha Lakes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peterborough<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Northumberland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A&nbsp;<strong>non-local visitor<\/strong>&nbsp;is defined as anyone traveling to these areas who does not reside there permanently or is not part of the local community. This includes tourists, temporary workers, and individuals from outside the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to ensure that our local communities have access to the resources they require during this challenging time, we kindly request that non-local visitors delay their trips to the affected areas until conditions improve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We sincerely appreciate your understanding and cooperation. The safety and well-being of all residents and visitors is our top priority, and we look forward to welcoming you back once conditions stabilize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your continued support and patience.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the OPP, Central Region The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency responders across the Central Region are actively managing the significant impacts of the freezing rain event that began [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1904,"featured_media":188728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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