Why a loose wire at a Toronto crosswalk left people uneasy — and the city dodging questions

Toronto Star · Jack Lakey · 2026-11-06 10:00 UTC

People who saw the wire at Kingston and Scarborough Roads wondered whether it was a live wire that could shock someone.

Is a loose wire dangling from a utility pole next to a pedestrian crossing signal “hot” or not?

Even if it isn’t buzzing with electricity, it makes some people uneasy and leaves them wondering if they’d get zapped by touching it — and why it’s been left to dangle.

Wires are a bit of a thing in this space lately; the previous Fixer column was about a Rogers cable that hadn’t functioned in 13 years but was still hooked up to a house and ran through its backyard. The guy who lives there tried everything to get Rogers to take it down but struck out. It was only after the Star got involved that Rogers removed it.

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