NB Power reports thousands of power outages across province
Charlotte, Kings, Queens counties hardest hit by Friday morning power outages
NB Power is reporting 2,319 customers are still without power after high winds knocked down trees and power poles across the province overnight Thursday.
The majority of the current power outages are in Charlotte, Kings and Queens counties, with more than 1,800 customers in the southwestern tip of the province still affected.
Power outages caused Anglophone South School District to close Sir James Dunn, Vincent Massey, Lawrence Station, Campobello, Deer Island, Back Bay, White Head School and St George Elementary schools.
The New Brunswick Community College in Saint Andrews also closed because of power problems.
NB Power said it is moving 24 crews into Charlotte County to help deal with the outages.
Gusty high winds overnight has resulted in trees down on lines and minor infrastructure damage, including broken poles. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nbstorm?src=hash">#nbstorm</a>
—@NB_PowerAs of 2:45 p.m. on Friday, the largest outage was in the Charlotte Southwest region with 1,861 customers without power.
There were 93 people in Central York Sunbury without power and 358 in Kings-Queens.