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Towers Without Power
After yet another weird week for the Canadian markets, the magical hand of fate itself decided to step in to fuck with our economy today, as power was knocked out at many key financial buildings downtown. Torontoist contributor Tim Kiladze, who works in the Exchange Tower, says: “Power went out in the entire building around 1 p.m. Everything was out, including emergency lighting in the stairwells (très dangerous). A few hundred people were standing around on the main floor just waiting….Water wasn’t working on our floor. Phones were out too.” According to the Star, First Canadian Place, the RBC Centre, and “other downtown office towers” were blackened, but the stock exchange—running on backup power—is still open and still headed steadily downwards for the day. Kiladze, meanwhile, reports that as of 3:00 p.m. at the Exchange Tower, “Power JUST went back on, but the lights are dimming.” Metaphor!