Nova Scotia

More than 5,800 Nova Scotians without power at height of outages on Saturday

Even though Dorian happened more than a month ago, weakened tree branches from the storm mixed with high winds kept power crews occupied Saturday.

Weakened branches from Dorian mixed with high winds kept power crews occupied

Nova Scotia Power said service has been restored to most of the areas affected by outages Saturday.

At the height of the outages, there were more than 5,800 customers without electricity.

Power was restored to most areas by 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Even though Dorian happened more than a month ago, weakened tree branches from the storm mixed with high winds this weekend kept power crews occupied.

With files from Blair Sanderson