Utility pole down on Mt. Pleasant Rd., shops are left in dark

Mt. Pleasant Rd. is closed until Toronto Hydro or Hydro One (or both) can attend to the pole at the corner of Belsize Drive. It came down in the wind Friday afternoon. Fire and police personnel have been keeping order at the scene since about 5 p.m. The street is closed from Penrose Rd. to Millwood Rd. A few businesses are without power. Fire officials were surprised at how few seemed dark The Belsize Public House and Mt. Pleasant Rd. Baptist Church are out. It seems possible morning traffic will re-routed.