Jacqueline Orellana’s backyard was a mess on Thursday. Friday was a different story and with good reason.
“So we get the power today,” says Orelana. “And we will remove our tree. And we will get everything we need today.”
After working for almost a month in a home kindergarten without electricity and almost no reaction from her landlord, her power supply problem is finally solved. Starting with the fallen trees.
On Friday morning, Samaritans Purse volunteers showed up to clear debris from the backyard.
“We came here today to help,” said Phil Pavi, technical expert at Samaritans Purse. “When we passed here, there were limbs down, a big limb here and a limb bent over the play area here.”
After CTV News aired the story of Orellana, the city of Ottawa has already hired an electrician to repair the damaged power lines connected to the house.
“They called me today. And they basically want to cover the cost to fix it, “said Brandin Hewett, chief electrician and owner of Wireman Electrical.
Hewett does more than just connect some loose cables.
“We’re actually going to move the meter outside according to a new code,” says Hewett. “And at the same time upgrade the panel.”
Some of its wood also needs to be removed to restore power.
“So we’re just below the secondary line,” said David Rissey of Asplundh. “I heard that this customer has been without power for 27 days, so this is a quick job, this is an urgent job.”
All hands on deck to bring Orelan’s life back to normal.
“It feels good,” says Hewett. “Since I’m just starting my own company, this is a really good thing, the first thing I’m going to do for someone.”
Hewett is also repairing a hot water tank that has been out of order for four months.
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