Canadian Power Company Apologizes Over Map Showing ‘Lake America’
Summary
Hydro One, a major Canadian power company, apologized after its outage map showed Lake Ontario labeled as “Lake America.” This mistake happened because of a third-party map using the new U.S. name following President Trump’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario in U.S. government systems.Key Facts
- Hydro One is the largest electricity provider in Ontario, Canada.
- The company’s outage map mistakenly labeled Lake Ontario as “Lake America.”
- The error came from a third-party mapping service, not Hydro One itself.
- The U.S. government renamed Lake Ontario as “Lake America” through an executive order by President Donald Trump on August 27.
- Google Maps shows “Lake America” to U.S. users but keeps “Lake Ontario” for Canadian users.
- Canadian authorities and Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford reject the name change.
- The rename is part of a broader dispute between the U.S. and Canada over trade tensions.
- The name change has symbolic meaning and reflects strained U.S.-Canada relations.
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