Windsor 'fared quite well' against Sandy
According to staff, the City of Windsor "fared quite well" in riding out the remnants of Hurricane Sandy.
Bill Roesel, the city's manager of forestry and horticulture, said there were approximately 10 calls about downed branches or fallen trees overnight.
"Obviously, we'll get a number of calls this morning, people coming out and seeing some damage that wasn't noticed last night, but to be honest, it's a pleasant surprise," Roesel said.
A tree blew down on Brant Street in Windsor. It hit two cars belonging to Dina Abdulahad's family.
"We were sitting inside and we suddenly heard a noise outside, so we just came out and we saw that the tree fell on our cars," she said. "The cars are damaged and all the cables and wires are on the [ground]."
John Miceli, the city's executive director of parks and facilities, urged residents to call 311 if they notice any hazards.
"If they report it in, please only report it once, because it will save us time as we're tracking the events and move to mobilize our staff," Miceli said.
There were no power outages in Windsor as of Tuesday morning, according to Enwin.
A wind warning in Windsor-Essex was lifted early Tuesday.
Hydro One and other utilities are working to get power restored in dozens of locations across the regions.
Essex County has been hardest hit by power outages. Hundreds of homes were without power early Tuesday morning.
An ELK Energy operations manager told CBC News the entire town of Kingsville was without power from about 5:30 a.m. until 10:10 a.m. The problem was a downed power line behind the high school.
The local conservation authority has closed all conservation areas so people are not in danger of falling trees and branches.
Air Canada's flights were operating normally at Windsor airport Tuesday morning. But Porter Airlines is not running its planes.
At Detroit Metro Airport, many passengers are stranded because of cancelled flights to and from the east coast.
School buses were running normally in Windsor-Essex on Tuesday morning.
Point Pelee in Leamington is closed Tuesday due to high winds and downed branches and trees.
Marian Stranak is the supervisor there and said seven trees came down on the park's main road.
"Our biggest concern about our visitors is visitor safety," she said. "It's not just about the trees on the main road. We need to check the trails, check the parking lots to make sure that it's safe for visitors, and that'll take us pretty much today to do that."
Also in Leamington, several freighters spent the night anchored on Lake Erie, riding out the storm.
Some Leamington residents who live along the shoreline told CBC News they had never seen so many freighters idle and waiting.
