Residents say the response by Maritime Electric hasn\u0027t been adequate and that more repair crews should be available to restore power
Kylee Graham, who hasn’t had power at her Charlottetown apartment since 1 a.m. on Sept. 24., says life is increasingly difficult as she copes with cooling temperatures and a lack of heat or light.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Wanda Arnold, a 70-year-old resident of Huntingdon Court seniors complex in Charlottetown, says she and other residents have been given blankets, but at night they’re shivering in the dark without heat or power. Graham and Arnold say they believe the response by Maritime Electric hasn’t been adequate and that more repair crews should be available to restore the outages to vulnerable citizens more quickly.
The utility website says that as of the middle of the day there were over 16,000 customers without power on the Island. The utility has said overall it felt its grid had held up well, and that its crews are doing their best to respond to a hurricane that has created damage across the Island.Share this article in your social network
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