Frustrations are growing for many people across the region, as they wait for the lights to turn back on.

Cheryl Maher, an Essa Township resident, spent her Easter cleaning out her fridge and freezer. She was hoping power would be restored in time for a nice family meal.

“We had to make an executive decision to move Easter, otherwise we wouldn't be able to celebrate with our family at all. I actually messaged everybody and said we are going to have to cancel we have no power... still.”

It was a similar scene next door. Melanie Sander was cleaning out her parents’ fridge.

“They can get 10,000 homes on line over there quicker than they can get 100 homes on line over here, but this is an exceptionally long time.”

Dozens of hydro crews were out working again Sunday. Hydro One is still reporting outages for 7,600 customers across Ontario, with most of those being in the Simcoe County area.

The utility has pushed back its estimated time of reconnection for thousands of customers to 11 p.m. on Monday

Hydro One customers can follow outages here

PowerStream is no longer reporting any outages on their service map, though they are preparing for heavy rain. That system is expected to arrive on Sunday night.

In Innisfil, InnPower says about 97 per cent of their customers now have power. Crews will now focus on isolated areas.

Ice coated trees are getting the blame from hydro providers. Freezing rain covered much of the region in a thick coat of ice on Thursday. The weight caused many branches and trees to fall on power lines.

Warming stations have been setup in many municipalities, so people can get out of the cold and charge any electronics. This includes centres at the Innisfil Public Library’s Lakeshore branch and the fire hall in Everett.

"My volunteers will have somebody here 24/7 until we have this problem corrected," says Adjala-Tosorontio Fire Chief Ralph Snyder.

It could be weeks before cleanup is finished. Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman says the city is taking a triage approach.

“First and foremost, anything that affects public safety gets dealt with first. Any trees that are on roads, any trees that are on power lines, any power lines that are down,” Lehman says. “By and large those have been dealt with now, though we still have tree branches down on some roads and the city crews will work to clear those first.  Then we'll really start the cleanup in areas like parks and natural areas.”