Hydro One says almost 100,000 customers were without power due to last night's severe ice storm.
"There are 459 outages affecting over 98,680 customers," tweeted Hydro One at 7:10 a.m. Friday.
About 20,000 customers in Barrie were affected by the storm after freezing rain coated trees, hydro lines and roads with thick ice.
Reports of power outages started to pour in around 8 p.m. Thursday night and emergency crews were responding to dozens of calls for downed tree branches and hydro lines.
The Barrie Colts first playoff game at the Barrie Molson Centre was cancelled due to a power outage and re-scheduled to Monday.
"So folks, stay off the roads tonight," tweeted Mayor Jeff Lehman.
Just after midnight, South Simcoe Police reported that parts of Bradford and Innisfil had been without power for a number of hours.
In a news release, police said they had been inundated with calls for downed power lines and fallen trees, which echoed reports from emergency services across Simcoe County.
"If you do not need to be on the roads please stay home. The conditions are not safe at this time due to the number of downed trees and hydro lines," the release said.
Barrie Police issued a reminder for drivers to treat intersections as 4-way stops during power outages and proceed with caution.
Crews in Barrie were finding switches literally frozen in place with thick ice according to PowerStream Inc.
Environment Canada warns of brisk winds in the forecast today with "potentially significant impacts on power outages due to falling limbs and trees."
All lifts are closed today at Blue Mountain Resort due to ice.
