The number of outages continues to drop across the province, after last week’s ice storm.
This morning there are around 8,000 without electricity and heat, with around 20 in Greater Moncton remaining, and almost 500 in Kent County.
During an update by the Premier and NB Power and they say they expect to have things back up and running in the next few days.
Crews using an auger to drill a hole for one of many new poles going up in Lameque as part of #icestorm2017 restoration efforts. pic.twitter.com/AHtUZGAHfU
— NB Power (@NB_Power) January 31, 2017
Some are wondering what will happen after recovery efforts have ended, how do we learn from this?
President and CEO for NB Power Gaetan Thomas says he has already started his debriefing, “A lot of the learning can be done while you’re doing, so we invited Nova Scotia power to come with us, to see how we work. That will help the post-mortem briefing, that I’m sure the Premier will ask of us. We will be able to come back shortly after the storm, while we are finishing it, to learn and apply the lessons to the next storm. What we did with Hurricane Arthur, really helped us. If we did not apply what we learned from Arthur, we would not be sitting here with 90 per cent recovery. It is very important that we continuously learn and that’s the mode of operation of NB Power.
The number of people who have been treated for carbon monoxide issues..is up just slightly to 34. Two people have died. Warnings and advisories have been actively running to remind residents of the dangers of running generators in homes and garages.
This is day 8 in the dark for many residents.
A sea of trucks and crews ready for the day to restore power in New Brunswick. (Photo credit MECL Line Technician Todd McInnis) pic.twitter.com/T4CEikyUNF
— Maritime Electric (@MECLPEI) January 31, 2017
