107,000 N.B. Power customers without power, trees down, dozens of schools closed
CBC
More than 100,000 New Brunswickers woke up with no power on Tuesday morning after a rain and wind storm tore through the province.
Power was disrupted throughout the province, but N.B. Power's website shows 40,000 of the affected customers are in south-central areas, including Fredericton.
The power outages closed many schools across the province, including more than 50 in the Anglophone West School District.
Fredericton police have also closed several roads because of downed power lines:
Outages are also affecting traffic lights in the region, including at the intersection of Maple Street and Ring Road in Fredericton.
Dominique Couture, a spokesperson for N.B. Power, said initial reports from field teams indicate many uprooted trees and trees on lines.
She said more outages are expected during the morning.
Couture said individuals are in every district assessing damage and making repairs where they can. Estimated restoration times are not listed for many outages at this time, she said, because the damage has yet to be assessed.
"Customers should be prepared for prolonged outages," she said in the email.
In western New Brunswick, a warming and charging centre is open at the Canterbury Community Centre at 22 Mill St.
According to Environment Canada, wind speeds at the Fredericton Airport on Monday were clocked at 100 km/h. In Saint John and St. Stephen, 93 km/h was the top speed recorded.
Brad Henderson, the mayor of Saint Andrews, called the storm a "significant weather event."
Post-tropical storm Lee felt mild compared to the storm Monday, he said.
Henderson said public works crews were back on the scene at 4:30 a.m. clearing debris from roads.
Saskatoon resident Delynne Bortis knew her commute to work Tuesday morning would be particularly difficult.
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