Atlantic Canadians Dig Out From Fourth Storm In Four Weeks
Posted December 28, 2010 10:40 am.
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Atlantic Canadians are shovelling snow, coping with power outages, and driving on icy roads today after the fourth storm in as many weeks descended on the region.
Utility websites showed that by 9:15 a.m. local time, about 9,000 homes and businesses in New Brunswick were still without power after snow fell and winds gusted through the night.
Meanwhile in Nova Scotia, mainly in the Annapolis Valley and the province’s northern reaches, about 2,500 customers were in the dark.
In Prince Edward Island, about 350 people were reporting a lack of electricity early in the day.
Police say slippery roads played a role in a fatal accident near Fredericton, P.E.I. on Monday.
A 25-year-old Island man was killed when an eastbound minivan lost control and was struck by westbound pickup on Route 2.
The western side of the Island and northern New Brunswick received more than 30 centimetres of snow during blizzard-like conditions on Monday.
