Source: The Canadian Press, November 29, 2018 HALIFAX — Hundreds of thousands of people were without power in Atlantic Canada this morning after a winter storm packing wind, rain and snow barrelled through the region, also closing schools and disrupting travel. Nova Scotia Power said at about 10 a.m. that 697 outages left almost 219,000… Continue reading Snow, wind pummel much of Atlantic Canada, closing schools and knocking out power
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Powerful winds blow through Atlantic Canada, disrupting ferry services
Source: The Canadian Press, October 16, 2018 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Powerful winds are disrupting services in parts of Atlantic Canada as an intense weather system blows through the region. Marine Atlantic ferries were on hold and some Newfoundland communities were postponing garbage collection as the wet and windy fall storm moves in from the Gulf… Continue reading Powerful winds blow through Atlantic Canada, disrupting ferry services
N.S. man arrested after home nearly demolished with front-end loader
Source: CTV News, January 15, 2018 A 51-year-old suspect is in police custody after an early morning rampage that saw him allegedly attempt to level a home with a front-end loader on Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island. According to police, the demolition derby began around 5 a.m. in North Sydney, N.S. when the reportedly knocked… Continue reading N.S. man arrested after home nearly demolished with front-end loader
Atlantic Canada recovers from flooding, outages and evacuations after deluge
Source: Adina Bresge, The Canadian Press, January 14, 2018 New Brunswick Power reported that fewer than 1,000 people were affected by outages in the province early Sunday evening, down from nearly 10,000 the day before. Dozens of people from a rural New Brunswick community were set to return home Sunday night as authorities in many parts… Continue reading Atlantic Canada recovers from flooding, outages and evacuations after deluge
Fierce storm causes storm surges, extensive power outages in Atlantic Canada
Source: The Canadian Press, January 5, 2018 HALIFAX – Tens of thousands of people were waking up in the dark this morning after a ferocious storm blasted through Atlantic Canada, flooding coastal roads, battering sailboats and downing trees with hurricane-force winds. Nova Scotia Power says 125,000 customers were without electricity in an area that stretched from… Continue reading Fierce storm causes storm surges, extensive power outages in Atlantic Canada
Robust winds knock out power to thousands in parts of Atlantic Canada
Source: The Canadian Press, November 23, 2017 HALIFAX – Thousands of people in Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and New Brunswick were in the dark this morning after powerful winds blew through the region, knocking out power. NS Power says it was dealing with about 130 outages in areas spreading from northern Cape Breton to Bridgewater. It estimates… Continue reading Robust winds knock out power to thousands in parts of Atlantic Canada
St. John’s named Atlantic Canada’s ‘rattiest’ city by pest control company
Source: CTV News, October 10, 2017 St. John’s, N.L. is headlining a list no city in Atlantic Canada wants to be on. The capital of Newfoundland and Labrador found itself at the top of a list of the 15 “rattiest” cities in Atlantic Canada. Orkin, one of Canada’s largest pest control companies, released the report… Continue reading St. John’s named Atlantic Canada’s ‘rattiest’ city by pest control company