Edmonton weather: Wind gusts cause power outages, down trees

More than 5,000 Epcor customers were affected by wind gusts downing trees and power lines Monday in Edmonton.
About a dozen primary circuits experienced power outages, starting from 6:19 a.m. The utility saw “a high volume” of isolated incidents, such as branches falling onto cables, company spokesman Tim LeRiche said.
Edmonton Fire Rescue spokesperson Claire Graff said the department received 20 calls for power lines being down, as well as “a handful of calls” for heavy