Planned power outage to affect 544 Fort Erie customers Tuesday

Brent Jones
June 1, 2026 at 8:44 PM

A planned power outage will affect more than 500 Canadian Niagara Power (CNP) customers in Fort Erie on Tuesday morning.

According to Canadian Niagara Power, the outage is scheduled to begin at 5 a.m. June 2 and run until about 11 a.m. while crews complete necessary upgrades or maintenance to the electrical distribution system.

CNP says 544 customers are expected to be affected.

The outage area includes Erie Road, Cambridge Road West, Derby Road, Point Abino Road South, Eastwood Avenue, Cherry Hill Boulevard South, Westwood Avenue, Rosewood Avenue, Oakwood Avenue, Maplewood Avenue, Oxford Avenue, Crystal Beach Hill Lane, Shannon Road West, Lincoln Road West, Ashwood Avenue, Schooley Road, Bay Woods, Boughman Road, Walker Lane, Brown Road, Kendrick Lane, Juniper Lane, Abino Hills Road, Queens Circle, South Dune Road, Beechwood Avenue and South Shore Road.

The outage will also affect Town of Fort Erie properties in the Crystal Beach area.

The town says the Bay Beach washroom facility at 4155 Erie Road will be closed for the duration of the outage. Portable washrooms will be available on site.

The town says the outage will also affect the pump at 634 Point Abino Road South and the parking machine at the corner of Eastwood Avenue and Erie Road.

According to CNP, customers with current contact information in its system were notified through an automated phone call.

Anyone in the affected area who did not receive a call is asked to contact CNP’s customer service department to update their information.

CNP says customers should not perform electrical work during the planned outage for safety reasons, and any customer work must be scheduled directly with the utility.

The work may be shortened or extended depending on equipment issues, weather, the scope of work or other conditions.

If the outage is delayed, the alternate date is Wednesday, June 3, with the same 5 a.m. start time.

Questions can be directed to CNP customer service at (905) 871-0330.