Article content Hydro One is advising residents in the Municipality of Powassan, the townships of Nipissing, Chisholm and Machar, and Loring, Port Loring and District of a planned power outage Saturday. A statement from Hydro One says the outage is required to safely perform scheduled maintenance and complete upgrades in the area, including replacing aging infrastructure at the Powassan Distribution Station, along with three poles in the area, and trimming hazardous vegetation. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Outage planned for Hydro One customers south of North Bay Back to video “For the safety of our crews, equipment must be de-energized to complete the work,” the statement said.