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Westario plans for outage in Port Elgin

Several Port Elgin residents may wake up without electricity Sunday morning, but Westario Power says it will only be temporary.

The company announced a planned outage in the northwest that will impact around 230 customers.

The outage is slated to start around 3 a.m. and last for four hours.

Westario says that power may be restored prior to then if work is completed ahead of projected timelines.

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