{"id":5368,"date":"2014-03-27T05:26:23","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T12:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=5368"},"modified":"2014-03-27T05:26:23","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T12:26:23","slug":"power-outages-felt-throughout-atlantic-canada-in-wake-of-potent-spring-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/03\/27\/power-outages-felt-throughout-atlantic-canada-in-wake-of-potent-spring-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Power outages felt throughout Atlantic Canada in wake of potent spring storm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HALIFAX – Thousands of people in Atlantic Canada were without power early today after a powerful spring storm brought crippling winds and heavy snowfall to the region Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Howling winds pulled down power lines across the Maritimes, leaving about 16,000 Nova Scotians in the dark at one point.<\/p>\n

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Outages were also affecting about 2,400 customers in southern New Brunswick and 900 customers across P.E.I.<\/p>\n

In many areas of the region, roads were snow-covered and slippery with the Trans-Canada Highway between Truro and Amherst in Nova Scotia closed until early today.<\/p>\n

Most schools and government offices were closed in the Maritimes on Wednesday, with schools in parts of Nova Scotia and P.E.I. shuttered again today and some offices delaying their openings.<\/p>\n

Strong northwest winds gusting up to 100 kilometres an hour were expected to persist on Prince Edward Island, where police urged motorists to stay off the roads.<\/p>\n

Some flights were also cancelled today in Halifax and St. John’s, N.L., a day after public transit services were cancelled throughout the region and the Confederation Bridge in P.E.I. was closed to traffic.<\/p>\n

Gusts reached 172 kilometres per hour in parts of Cape Breton, where the Canso causeway was closed today, and 185 kilometres per hour at Wreckhouse in western Newfoundland.<\/p>\n

In Nova Scotia, the community of Amherst received the most snow at 40 centimetres, while Halifax reported only 16 centimetres and Charlottetown received 28 centimetres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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