Thousands of Maritimers still without power after Thursday storm
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Thursday’s wet and windy storm has knocked out power to thousands of people in the Maritimes, most of which are in Nova Scotia.
Thursday’s wet and windy storm has knocked out power to thousands of people in the Maritimes, most of which are in Nova Scotia.
As of 8 a.m. Friday, Nova Scotia Power was reporting 218 outages due to high winds, affecting around 5,000 customers.
That number is down from 6,222 customers without power Thursday night.
The estimated restoration time for most communities is 2 p.m. Friday.
The largest outage is in the Goshen, N.S., area, affecting 1,431 customers.
A power outage has closed St. Mary's Education Centre/Academy in Sherbrooke, N.S. Classes are also cancelled at Whitney Pier Memorial Middle School and Harbourside Elementary School in Cape Breton due to a power outage.
The Nova Scotia Power outage map says one small outage in the Louisbourg, N.S., area is due to heavy snowfall on Saturday. It’s estimated power won’t be restored in that area until Tuesday.
