At this point, Gallant couldn't say how much this will cost, nor whether the province or Ottawa will pay for their deployment. The provincial government will discuss with its federal counterpart the cost of the troops' deployment after the province emerges from this crisis. Carbon monoxide poisoning a problemThe premier said that hospitals have seen 31 people for injuries believed to be caused by carbon monoxide. According to NB Power, 60 per cent of its customers on the Acadian Peninsula should see the end of the outage by late Monday. Gallant discussed the province-wide delays during his remarks, attributing these hold-ups to the current state of power infrastructure.
Source: CBC News January 29, 2017 18:59 UTC