TORONTO (Reuters) – [1]Tens of thousands of people in Eastern Canada could be without electricity until the end of the week, officials said on Monday, after an early winter blizzard downed power lines and crumpled transmission towers.
Up to 50 cm (20 inches) of heavy, wet snow blanketed Nova Scotia over the weekend, leaving more than 100,000 homes and businesses without power and temporarily shutting down Halifax International Airport.
Been there, done that, still got the frostbite. Still, if this goes on much longer, I wonder what political impact this will have. Maratimers are not noted for political patience.