Power knocked out in Hunter River after truck crashes into utility poles
CBC
A five-tonne truck knocked down several utility poles on Route 2 in Hunter River late Sunday afternoon, leaving 300 Maritime Electric customers without electricity.
Kristen MacWilliams was in a shop nearby at the time of the accident. She didn't see what happened, but she heard it.
"It was a big bang," she said. "It sounded like a gun."
RCMP Cpl. Dave Weatherbie said the driver of the truck was checked out by EMS. But police say no one was seriously injured.
Weatherbie said the cause of the accident may have been a mechanical issue, but the investigation is ongoing.
Maritime Electric did not give an estimate as to when power would be restored.
P.E.I.'s Public Schools Branch is looking for 50 substitute bus drivers, and it'll be recruiting at three job fairs on Saturday, June 8. The job fairs are located at the Atlantic Superstore in Montague, Royalty Crossing in Charlottetown, and the bus parking lot of Three Oaks Senior High in Summerside. All three run from 9 a.m. until noon. Dave Gillis, the director of transportation and risk management for the Public Schools Branch, said the number of substitute drivers they're hiring isn't unusual. "We are always looking for more. Our drivers tend to have an older demographic," he said.