Yeah, I know that our Rob Ford’s official mayoral Twitter account, @TOMayorFord, is maintained by someone (or more likely, a group of someones) other than our Peter Griffin-esque mayor. However, it is maintained by someone employed by City Hall and speaking using the mayor’s position and mantle, so you’d think that they’d at least strive to hand out good information in the middle of a power outage that left more than a quarter million people without heat and power.
Here’s a tweet that appeared on the @TOMayorFord Twitter feed yesterday:
Please report downed wires by calling 911 or Toronto Hydro’s operation centre at 416-542-8000.
— Mayor Rob Ford (@TOMayorFord) December 22, 2013
I’ve made a screen capture of that tweet for posterity.
DO NOT follow this advice. DO NOT call 911 to report a downed electrical line. 911 is for emergencies that threaten life and limb if they’re not responded to immediately. 911 is not for downed power lines; for those, call 416-542-8000.
Luckily, the Toronto Police are providing the right information:
MT @TorontoHydro: @RessyM Please report any downed wires to 416-542-8000. Phones are busy, please be patient. Thank you.” ^lm
— Toronto Police (@TorontoPolice) December 23, 2013
.@311Toronto is for non emerg issues. 9-1-1 is for EMERGENCY only. Use @TorontoPolice Non emerg #s *687 from any cell or 416-808-2222
— Sarah Diamond (@PCSarahDiamond) December 23, 2013
Chances are, the mayor will say that they’re trying to make him look bad because they’ve got a vendetta against him.
2 replies on “Mayor Ford’s tweet is WRONG: Do NOT call 911 to report downed electrical wires”
A continuing fiasco having Ford in charge – sort of. That pesky little power of calling state of emergency. What was Council thinking? That Toronto might not give an emergency in a whole year that clown remains in his position?
So we need a state of emergency now if electricity cannot be restored, apparently, to tens of thousands for up to six days!
Get Council and Kelley on this. Move it City Hall! And Premier Wynne – get a move on too. With all those tax $$ the province gets from us.
This is the guy who calls 911 when reporters step on his driveway. But hydro is not answering the phone or even taking messages any more so his info is useless.