North Bay Hydro reports the power is back on for about 340 customers this morning.

The outage affected people in the Four Mile Lake Road, Widdifield Station Road, Chadbourne Drive, Hwy 63 and Feronia area.

The cause was a downed tree.

Meantime, Phelps Central School in Redbridge is closed today because of a loss of power.

Near North Board officials advise parents to find alternate arrangements for their children.

They say there’s no word on when the power will be back on.

School transportation officials advise school buses in East Parry Sound, south of Hwy 522 in the Almaguin area are cancelled today.

It’s because of snow accumulation and road conditions.

Schools remain open.

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