Day 6 after Fiona dawning on P.E.I. with about half in the dark
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Thousands of Prince Edward Islanders had their power restored Wednesday, after losing it Saturday morning when post-tropical storm Fiona struck, but tens of thousands are still without power.
Maritime Electric, P.E.I.'s main electrical utility, has close to 100 crews at work, many from out of province, but with so many trees down on the lines and 488 power poles known to be destroyed, progress is slow.
Maritime Electric reported 52,000 outages Wednesday afternoon. Its online outage map, which officials have said is not completely accurate because of rerouting of electricity being done to get customers back online quickly, was reading about 42,000 out Thursday morning.
That's down from 57,000 Wednesday morning.
Island Waste management is resuming its regular curb-side pickup schedule Thursday.
Drop-off centres are also reopening. Hours will be extended, and fees will be waived for people dropping off spoiled food. Extended hours are available on the IWMC web site.
Provincial civil servants are returning to work Thursday, but schools will remain closed until at least Monday. UPEI and Holland College are also closed.
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