Thousands in Quebec without power after Irene

[Amonester]

Source: Montreal The Gazette

MONTREAL - There were 165,909 Quebec households without electricity at 10 a.m. Monday, as Hydro-Québec crews worked to repair power lines downed by fallen trees in the wake of tropical storm Irene.

On the island of Montreal, the total number of customers without power was 7,053, Hydro-Québec spokesperson Marie Maujin told The Gazette just after 7 a.m.

Most of the households without power were in the Montérégie, with 53,489 homes without power, Maujin said. In the Quebec City area, the total was 29,101 homes without power.

Maujin did not know when the power lines might be repaired. Crews were working as fast they could, she said. Hydro-Québec spokesperson Patrice Lavoie said Monday that the 54 teams sent to New Hampshire to help with that state's power outages over the weekend would not affect the provincial utility's ability to restore power in Quebec.


Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Thousands+Quebec+without+power+after+Irene/5321920/story.html

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NDG is for Notre-Dame de Grâce, located in the western part of the city of Montreal (lots of old, big trees there).

[rocktivity]

1. Even More evidence that Irene was overhyped by the media. n/t

:eyes:
rocktivity

[Amonester]

2. Yeah, but I also wanted other DUers to know 54 teams were heading

to NH for help, even if a few couldn't care less.

[elleng]

7. I think that's great and lovely news; thanks for posting.

It does, indeed, take a village.

[Bake]

3. Ooh, it was a breeze! I lived through Katrina.

That was a storm. They'll get the lights back on. We had no power, no gas, no nothing. And all Bushie Boy could say was "heckuva job, Brownie."

Bake

[Amonester]

4. Agreed.

Not to gloat about it, but to recall the history of Canadians for Katrina's victims:

Canadian response to Hurricane Katrina, on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_response_to_Hurricane_Katrina

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Ontario Hydro, Hydro-Québec, and Manitoba Hydro, along with other electrical utilities, sent repair crews to assist in restoring electrical power service.
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[earthbone]

5. Notre-Dame de Grâce

We call it " The Deeg ".Love the place.
Yeah, media hype my ass,you dont fool with these things.I was in Perrine Fla. for Andrewthe worst part is trying to get through these things afterwards.you just cant do anything.Lots of Hurricane parties just before it hit.They dont have them here anymore.

[Amonester]

6. Love N.D.G. too!

Lived in a shared 6-rooms appt. there for a year, before moving to HOMA for lower rent. Lot's of friends still in the area.

[malletgirl02]

8. Thank you for Posting this

I was looking for information about how Irene affected Canada. Irene was downgraded to a post tropical cyclone when it entered Canada, but unfortunately its winds are still pretty strong. Hopefully power is restored soon.