Thousands are getting the lights back on after an early winter storm brought heavy wet snow to much of New Brunswick.
About 1,000 homes and businesses were still without electricity as of Saturday night, down from a peak of more than 45,000 customers on Friday.
NB Power has crews working throughout the province to get the power restored.
“The storm resulted in wet, heavy snow, with trees making contact with our lines,” NB Power said in a statement.
“Crews are currently in the field assessing damage and restoring power.”
Heaviest snow in central New Brunswick
Environment Canada called for 15 to 20 centimetres of snow across much of New Brunswick — except up to 10 centimetres in the Saint John area — but the totals appear to be considerably less for many.
Around 10 centimetres fell at the Greater Moncton International Airport while around four centimetres was recorded at the Saint John Airport.
Volunteer observers reported up to 15 centimetres in the Fredericton region and just a few centimetres in Charlotte County.
School closures, bus delays
Some schools across New Brunswick were closed Friday due to the storm while others saw their morning bus runs delayed.
All schools in the Anglophone South and Anglophone East districts opened on schedule Friday morning but buses ran on a one-hour delay.
In the Francophone South School District, schools in Saint-Louis-de-Kent, Richibucto, Baie-Sainte-Anne, Rogersville, Miramichi, Fredericton and Oromocto were closed, while buses at all other schools were also on a one-hour delay.
All schools in the Anglophone West School District were shut down, with the exception of Saint Mary’s Academy in Edmundston.
The Anglophone North School District closed its schools in Miramichi, Rexton and Bathurst. Schools in Dalhousie and Campbellton remained open
Transportation
Some flight cancellations were reported Friday morning at the airports in Moncton, Fredericton and Saint John.
Highway 1 westbound near Apohaqui was blocked for some time on Thursday evening after several transport trucks appeared to get stuck.
A large Irving Oil transport truck was partially off the road, and two other trucks were also stopped nearby, blocking both westbound lanes.
The RCMP was on the scene and coordinated to bring snow plows on the road in the opposite direction of typical traffic flow.
