Summary of Patrol
This was the 5th patrol of the 2022/2023 year. This patrol took place after the major storm that hit over the Christmas time frame.
Weather seen at time of patrol
The weather during the patrol was light snow and a bit milder than the bitter cold during the storm.
NOTE:
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General comments
After the large blizzard that took place December 23 through 25, a lot of trees have fallen across Point Clark. Hydro One has been active in the area to remove trees on wires. A large portion of Point Clark was out of power for approximately 24 hrs December 23 and 24.
A lot of smaller cottages, which have appeared to be winterized, have ice/frost building up in the windows. If cottages are not winterized, there could be a risk of freezing plumbing inside the cottages due to the power outage. Please contact us if you have concerns about frozen plumbing for non winterized cottages.
Five incidents were seen with this patrol (outlined below).
Also, 3 courtesy emails or calls were made for:
(1) strange sound from inside cottage,
(2) small/medium fallen tree on property, and
(3) fallen tree resting on the eavestrough of the garage.
Incidents
It should be noted that for every incident, the patrollers identify the issue as best they can, take pictures, contact the owners, and, if requested, sends photos to the owners. All of the information is kept/saved both by the patroller and by the Association.
Incident #1 — Albert Court
A fallen tree resting on the hydro line over the driveway. Also, a cluster of large trees uprooted and leaning toward the cottage.
Patroller called the homeowner immediately and sent photos.
Incident #2 — Cedar Close
A large fallen tree landed on the attached deck and damaged the deck.
Patroller called the homeowner immediately and sent photos.
Incident #3 — Lakeside Trail
A large tree fell on the fence between two properties.
Patroller called the homeowner of both properties immediately and sent photos from both sides of the fence.
Incident #4 — Sunrise Ave
A medium-sized fallen tree is resting on the corner of the cottage.
Patroller called the homeowner of both properties.
Incident #5 — Victoria Road
A large fallen tree fell across the driveway. Before the patrollers arrived, the patrollers were notified of the incident. By the time patroller arrived to the property (11:30am) the tree remained pulling on the hydro wire but Hydro One was active on the scene.
When the patrollers were first notified of the incident, they contacted the homeowners immediately (10:15am). The homeowners were already aware of the fallen tree and already notified Hydro One and was looking for an electrician.
The Weather Network 14 day forecast as of December 27 2022.
