Aftermath Hurricane Arthur

nova scotia premier stephen mcneil, july 11, 2014

damage remnants of arthur @ forest hill cemetery in fredericton, new brunswick officials estimated loss of 10,000 trees in city of stately elms



damage cause arthur @ frost park in yarmouth.

power outages across nova scotia lasted week after storm s passage. prompted numerous complaints residents , officials, both criticizing nsp slow response. on july 9, nsp president , ceo bob hanf issued public apology communication breakdown between company , customers. july 11, 2,400 customers remained without electricity 187 crews working restore it. delay in restoration prompted numerous complaints residents , nova scotia premier stephen mcneil condemned nsp s response inexcusable. mcneil ordered review of company made provincial regulators. , energy minister andrew younger agreed there total failure of communication, namely through website, between nsp , residents. 1 resident in annapolis valley stated company continuously told power restored soon, when took 5 days return. nsp stated in 4 years prior arthur, c$70 million had been spent on improving electrical infrastructure; however, storm of severity beyond other since hurricane juan.

similar issues occurred in new brunswick 18,000 customers remained without power through july 11. more 310 crews remained deployed throughout province electricity expected restored following week. costs repair power grid estimated in excess of c$12 million (us$11.1 million). there criticism new brunswick power did not appropriately prepare storm , requested assistance other public power companies , private contractors after storm had struck. 2 public buildings in fredericton utilized recharging centers residents charge phones , shower. estimated 6,000 people took advantage of through july 10. shaved ice later distributed grant-harvey centre in city while several waste disposal sites opened residents rid of spoiled food power outages. gaëtan thomas, president , chief executive officer of nb power, likened effects of arthur in region hurricane katrina along united states gulf coast in august 2005. referenced during katrina, 50 percent of affected region lost power, while in wake of arthur 57 percent of new brunswick in dark on similar geographic area. earlier cuts company s tree-trimming budget cited possible cause in scale of damage. such, budget trimming in 2015 increased c$6 million c$8 million.

rainfall accumulations hurricane arthur across eastern canada , maine (in french)

emergency management officials in fredericton stated years before city recovered storm. power restoration in province reached on 99 percent on july 16 750 customers still out. however, thunderstorm evening revealed weak nature of power grid outages jumped on 4,000. following week, energy minister craig leonard rebutted claims public review of nb power necessary, despite longevity , severity of power outages. new brunswick s liberal , green parties both supported independent review of company, while leonard claimed internal review necessary. total cost restore , repair damage power grid wrought storm amounted c$8.4 million (us$7.5 million). ranked second-costliest event nova scotia power tropical cyclone, behind hurricane juan. new brunswick power reported greater losses arthur damage amounting c$23 million (us$20.1 million). marked costliest disaster in company s history, surpassing december 2013 ice storm. in light of severe damage, nb power allocated c$5.1 million (us$4.5 million) tree trimming during 2014-2014 fiscal year.

by july 9, 11 municipalities across quebec declared disaster areas , made eligible federal funding. ten more municipalities placed under declaration on july 11 following further damage assessments. canadian red cross provided residents in marsoui food , aid. quebec premier philippe couillard allocated c$100,000 in aid affected areas , promised further funding.

a few weeks after storm, severe outbreak of fire blight, bacterial infection, occurred in annapolis valley of nova scotia, affecting many 80 percent of valley s apple orchards. storm blamed causing microscopic cracks in leaves, allowed airborne bacteria enter plants.