Anonymous donor pays $1K power bill for disconnected Ontario senior
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- For more than two months, Toronto senior Maxine Stirling Dawe couldn’t make toast, turn on the lights, or power a fan or air conditioner in her one-bedroom rental apartment.
For the 74-year-old retiree, the absence of electricity made for some uncomfortable and potentially dangerous days and nights during a scorching heat wave.
Stirling Dawe, who lives alone, had fallen behind on her Toronto Hydro bill after she says she helped support a son with extra needs. In April, she received a disconnection notice. In early May, the utility cut off her service.
After seeing and reading about Stirling Dawe’s plight, a kind-hearted Global News viewer who wants to remain anonymous sent an email to a reporter and said she would pay the bill so the Toronto senior could get her electricity turned back on as soon as possible. And she did.
Global's Sean O'Shea has the details.
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Bless that donor. Shame on TO hydro, you monsters.
I Disagree...im far behind on my bill a long time aswell...they have been very easy on me❤....not thier fualt trudeau wants to ship all of india here no matter the rent prices😂
All hydro companies are scumbags
Now this is the type of Global News great stories I want to see more of. 🙂👍
It's about time we had some good news, Thank You Anonymous Donor!
SHAME on our government...nothing $$$ for seniors...lots $$$ for newcomers
Are you freaking kidding? Seniors, by far, get the largest share of tax dollars of any group in Canada. Between pensions and healthcare, seniors are chewing up over 60% of Canada's budget. In contrast newcomers get less that 0.01% of the budget, the smallest share of tax dollars of any group in Canada.
@@NotExpatJoe lol right
@@NotExpatJoe newcomers (parasites these days) should get absolutely nothing
@@NotExpatJoe Ok but you need to take into account many seniors were not ready for inflation
O yes, newcomers get a lot, & I mean a Lot, their financial present + future is guaranteed. I'm just wondering how Canadians are not a lil' bit pissed it's your tax money.
thank you to the donor for making a better world!
Bless the donor
Oh my, I wanted to pay her bill, but just couldn’t afford to. Bless this person who payed her bill
Happy news!!! Bless the stranger who remained anonymous
Amazing God bless the donor. Shame on Toronto hydro
Power company, experiencing historic profits, found this story to be quite touching.
Remaining Anonymous was wise & humble. Now, the God, who sees will reward her for it👏🏽☺️
Hydro power shame on you
I was just thinking about this lady. I saw her story yesterday. God bless whoever helped her. Our government has billons to help immigrants from other countries get here and fund their whole lives but won’t help those in need already here struggling to survive. Such a shame!
To live in a country where you can't afford to pay a hydro bill, specially after retirement that's ridiculous, being a developed country.
Wow big help on waiving connection fee, shame Toronto hydro
Bless the donor!
"Whose name I know, and you don't" is a weird way to phrase that.
People who live above should feel the heat the most, and people who live below less. Anyway it was a kind gesture, for someone to donate $1K.
Shame on hydro for cutting off her power!
she didnt pay for what seems to be a year. She most likely ignored the phone calls too
very nice thing this lady did. Always Great to see good people in the world stepping up and helping other good people.
Women supporting women ❤
God bless the stranger may god give many health and wealth
Wonderful. So happy for this kind generous person who stepped forward to help.
Brought tears to my eyes. Thank you to the generous donor.
Nice to hear a happy ending!!!
God Bless to that person who helped!! 🙏
This is soooo sweet.....paying it forward....
God bless the donor. What an amazing story. I’m so happy for the resident getting her power back. Praise God.
Wonderful 🇨🇦
Demonic company.
Well, now I'm crying! What a wonderful ending! So very happy for Mrs. Dawe!
How classy of a gesture, no name given no recognition needed> How great it must have felt to help out this nice Lady who just wanted to work out a payment plan and the Hydro company said NO. Shame on them.
Same thing happened with my mom few weeks ago, seems like Toronto Hydro is going on a disconnection spree to screw over more Canadians. For my mom it was only for $500, mind you in the process of restoring our power they blew their own meter and ended up without power for the whole day until 10pm.
This made my day
Brilliant
Awesomeness ❤
I wonder what her son’s ‘extra’ needs are? If they’re legitimate health concerns wouldn’t they be covered under OHIP or Trillium or some other social program?
This is the Canada I came too ❤ thanks for a nice story among all the garbage news we get on the daily basis
What is the most sad is , people that don't need help are getting money from the government without back ground check's,we are seeing new Canadian's getting all kinds of help ,why are average people not getting help. 👏👏👏👏To the citizens that stepped up ,where our government should of.
Really makes you feel good when someone wins the 'covering my basic necessities' lottery for the month.
Proof there is godliness in all of us
Amazing!
wonderful!
Wish all Lotto winners make Anonymous donations 🙏🙏🙏
Bless 💖
Angels❤
Fck yeah !! Women helping women 💞
God bless that donor!! Toronto hydro you are a disgrace!!
Good news story
It was the bread shop lady
Glad i live in Quebec
My monthly bill is 110$...with the A/c running all day
I thought window air conditioners were illegal after the death of that baby?
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Oh darn. Ok, ok.. Look no further it was me who came up with the cash.
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Hey crybaby, This is not Justin's fault. 🙄
Well she better move if she cant afford her hydro
Thats the kind of 'Canadian' I've heard of
I’ll agree with you on that part. Our useless PM NEEDS TO GO. he/she is ruining everything for us
I have a bill that needs to be paid. Global help i am useless that wasted my life and i am too stupid to pay my bills on time. Global please help
ITs all Fun and great
BUT WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NEXT MONTH?????
😊❤
And how does an anonymous donor pay a bill for which they don’t know the account information. Are you saying that an employee answered a phone and accepted a payment that went to her name without giving the person on the phone any of the account information by accidental slip? And when the donor paid it how did they pay it especially if it was over the phone without getting her account information that would appear later. I mean I’ve never had a donor pay a bill for me obviously but I do know that there’s something very sketchy about that because I know how your country works. And how old is this so-called news btw for it is posted at a time that you would be sure to post it late.
You can pay someone elses bill by credit card over the phone but you wouldnt know that living in your parents basement.
@@colinsellers1143 you didn’t read that well. When you pay with a credit card your credit card bill shows you what you paid, your bill shows DETAILS. So did you care to find out what the ARRANGEMENT between the billing company and the credit card company. Not a young pup here or living with parents for that matter but you do sound young
@@colinsellers1143 and btw before you get smart and say ‘it doesn’t list on the credit card bill’ it STILL lists it on a network
Wow
👍👍👍🙏
Was it multi-millionaire pierre what paid that bill?!
Psyyyyyyyyyyyche 😆😆😆
Why not get a job? Don't be lazy just like the younger generation!😂😂
We can't because India has taken over
BDee….. It's important to remember that each person's situation is unique. This 74-year-old lady may be facing significant challenges beyond her control, such as health issues, limited financial resources, and a lack of social support. Instead of making generalizations about a younger generation, we should focus on providing support and understanding to those in need. Compassion and community can make a big difference in improving someone's quality of life.
@@C.J.T49 India has taken over because she voted for it. At the expense of the younger generation.
@@gmalda That "providing support and compassion" no longer exist in today's Canada. It's really every man for themselves at this point thanks to the policies from the last 9 years.
Seems like this has been a trend for Toronto Hydro. Just two weeks ago Toronto Hydro disconnected my mom’s electricity for $500, but heres the thing. We paid a partial payment the previous week, then Toronto Hydro tried calling my mom at work the day they cut it off. She couldn’t answer the phone so they immediately disconnected the power to our house. This happened around 12, my mom ended up paying the full bill off that moment. Toronto hydro tried to remotely get it back but failed twice, in that attempt they blew the whole system connected to our house which they were not aware of. They sent someone to our house and he looked at it, couldn’t fix it and drove off, without informing my mom or anything. Furious at 8pm we called back demanding someone to come restore our power, they were hesitant to restore our power although my mom paid off the full balance. They didn’t know what to do, eventually someone came around 10pm and informed us that the meter was blown because of the rep trying to restore power back remotely. We were charged $500 for the after hours fee on top of the $500 we paid to Toronto Hydro. Yes, Toronto Hydro has started to screw over the poor and save the rich. Mind you ever rep I spoke to knew little to no English or comprehension. Just goes to show what a shitshow this city, country and government is. Congratulations you money gougers, you’re picking on a single mother whos struggling to keep up with bills, as for myself? I wish I could help, IF I COULD FIND A JOB IN MY OWN COUNTRY. Shameless Toronto Hydro, government, and cowards who do this to struggling people.