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Ontario copper thefts growing at ‘alarming’ rate; local hot spots emerge in Canada-wide problem

Ontario, New Brunswick and Quebec are hardest hit by copper theft, according to Bell Canada. 

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Copper wire thefts

Bell Canada has reported an “alarming†rise in cooper wire theft in Eastern Canada, including Ontario. Pictured here, damaged copper wire.

Copper wire thefts have grown at an alarming rate in Eastern Canada — with Ontario being the hardest hit area.

Just this week, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported four men were charged in connection with 33 hydro poles cut down in May to get to the copper in the rural Ontario township of Coleman — some 200 kilometres from Sudbury.

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Evelyn Harford

Evelyn Harford is a reporter on Metroland’s Digital Content Team. Reach Evelyn at eharford@metroland.com.

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