Thousands without power in Atlantic Canada one week after Fiona blew across region
It said over 1,500 workers are ramping up efforts to reconnect areas to the grid, mainly in eastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.Story continues below advertisement
Utility officials in both provinces have said it could take into the coming week before most of their customers have electricity. “Nova Scotians are seeing more cranes and heavy equipment on the ground,” Nova Scotia Power said in a news release Saturday. “In many cases downed trees are so large, heavy equipment and cranes are the only way they can be moved in order to clear the way for crews to get in and start to repair, rebuild and restore power.”Ottawa has deployed 700 members of the military to Atlantic Canada to assist with clearing debris and reopening roads, although the Nova Scotia government has called for more military help.
On P.E.I., the government said Saturday that clean-up and recovery work would continue throughout the weekend, while the Canadian Red Cross was to open a disaster shelter at the Murchison Centre in Charlottetown for people requiring temporary relocation.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 1, 2022.
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