An out-of-province friend asked me recently if I might have a bit of PTSD after hurricane Fiona. I told her that I'm proud of the people here, and how ...
On Friday, crews were cleaning up the trees that were down on power lines along Coxheath Road near the turnoff for Highway 125. NICOLE SULLIVAN / CAPE BRETON POST - Nicole SullivanAn out-of-province friend asked me recently if I might have a bit of PTSD after hurricane Fiona. I told her that I'm proud of the people here, and how we've pulled together and helped each other out through the aftermath of the storm.
Since Nova Scotia Power was privatized, they haven’t done enough preventive maintenance measures, such as clearing trees under and around their lines. Had they been doing that as they used to in the days before privatization, the damage would have been far less.The same goes for communications companies, like Bell Aliant. Despite promising years ago that all of Cape Breton would have high-speed internet and good cell coverage, most of this island still has neither.
For several days after the storm it felt like a constant scramble for gas, for one more day's worth of electricity. If it weren't for good friends and family, we wouldn't have managed. Several friends drove an hour or more to get gas that they shared with us. While we lost the contents of the fridge, rationing the gas we had meant we saved the freezer in our basement, filled with meat and the produce from this summer’s garden.
My heart aches for so many people who will be both hungry and cold this winter, not being able to afford to recoup what they've lost to this storm, and I’m angry with those in charge who should have seen this coming and acted to prevent the worst of the damage.
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