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As Nova Scotians deal with a blast of frigid weather, some are also dealing with power outages.

Posted: Feb 04, 2023 6:43 AM EST | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

The first is high winds, which are causing trees to fall on lines. The second is the cold temperatures are putting extra demand on the electrical grid. *New All-Time Wind Chill Records Set In The Maritimes Overnight & Saturday Morning*Halifax YHZ: -42Previous Record: -41 Yarmouth, NS: -38Previous Record: -35 Saint John, NB: -47Previous Record: -45 #nsstorm #nbstorm pic.twitter.com/kZJonW7qGMHe said the company has 200 field workers staged across the province to do the restorations.

 

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Wait till we go GREEN

Damn climate change!

Damn global warming.

We've had far worse weather. I'm sure they'll be fine.

It’s winter, I went for a walk this morning at 8 AM and it was a brisk -26°C with a steady wind.:. Got a love winter because in the summertime, you can only take so many layers off and then you’re running around getting charged for indecent exposure 🤪

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This is happening because of CLIMATE CHANGE If we stop climate change, we will no longer have frigid weather and power outages Wake up People!! Start paying your fair share, Carbon Tax, so we can stop Climate change!

MarkGerretsen better get out there and help the people with EVs Mark since your such a pro at EVs. Also a pro for child labour to mine the lithium you have in your new EVs plus last EVs

Solar would have been the most reliable energy source! Lol Trudeau will save you fools!

Nsp sucks ass. Always has.

Almost thirty thousand...

We are one of the most modern countries in the world and in some areas we have a power grid worse than Sudan

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