— The military is sending 200 troops to New Brunswick to back up relief efforts in the areas that have been hardest hit by last week’s ice storm. New Brunswick’s premier told a news conference in Shippagan Sunday that the military will help thousands of residents in the province’s northeast who have been without power for days following the ice storm that walloped the province last Wednesday. In some areas, workers face fallen debris, high winds and extreme ice loading that has weighed down power lines, causing new outages on the Acadian Peninsula. Gaetan Thomas, president of NB Power, said he can’t predict how long it will take to get power back up and running across the province. Across New Brunswick, stories are emerging of communities pulling together to help their neighbours in a time of emergency.

Source: National Post January 30, 2017 15:09 UTC