Outage update

Over 81,000 NB Power customers were still in the dark across New Brunswick around lunchtime. Bathurst, Eel River and Rothesay are among areas the utility expects to have 99% back up by the end of the day. Sussex and Moncton are looking at 80% restoration by then, with Tracadie, Miramichi, Sackville, Shediac, Bouctouche looking at 60%. Visit nbpower.com for an outage map, with a list of warming centres available here:

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