Gusts from the north take toll on fishing communities
Winds from post-tropical storm Fiona knocked down this sign at Royalty Crossing in Charlottetown on Sept. 24. - Dave Stewart/The GuardianCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Barb Doiron said her business and community have been devastated.
However, other valuables such as a china cabinet full of tea pots is still lying face down on the ground. Doiron didn’t have the heart to pick it up right away.Mark Ashley, co-owner and operator of Wintermoor Orchard in York, P.E.I., stands in front of hundreds of apples that fell from trees during bad weather in the week before post-tropical storm Fiona. For ongoing coverage of Fiona's impact in the region, go to www.saltwire.com.
Knowing post-tropical storm Fiona was on a track towards Atlantic Canada, Ashley and his partner picked a couple of thousand pounds of apples off the trees ahead of time.
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