The
Kennebecasis Valley Fire Department advising the public not to use
makeshift heaters during the power outages. Captain Bill Gentleman
speaks for the department.
"We
want every body to stay safe, he says. Running generators inside of
houses, barbeques, charcoal heaters, anything like that people shouldn't
be doing."
He
says if you see an issue with wires down or transformers smoking,
report it through 9-1-1. He adds, it's a good idea to check on
neighbors, to see if anyone needs help.
Gentleman
says a big problem during the storm is broken pipes because of
freezing. He says when your power comes back on, you could be finding
leaks throughout your house.
If
you think your pipes are frozen you may want to contact a plumber, to
take action and prevent flooding damage to your house.
A snowfall warning is in effect for New Brunswick.
Andy Firth, Meteorologist at Environment Canada tells us to expect up to 25 centimeters of snow.
"Over the extreme south western corner, it will change to rain by late this evening," he says
Other
areas in the southern regions of the province can expect snow to change
to freezing rain. He tells us, the worst of the storm will be late this
evening to dawn tomorrow, and is expected to last about 12 hours.
The
Department of Public Safety says avoid unnecessary driving. The storm
will leave more risk of power outages and hazardous driving conditions.
NB Power says some customers might be out of power into the new year.
Right
now, almost two-thousand customers are still without power in the St.
Stephen region, more than three-thousand in the Rothesay region, and
more than one-hundred in Sussex.
There's
some concern in the city about what might happen to trees near power
lines that are already under alot of strain from the ice storm withe the
latest weather maker.
The
E-M-O in the city, under Fire Chief Kevin Clifford, telling CHSJ News
it's monitoring the situation and is prepared to open up warming centres
should there be power outages that are prolonged.
According
to the weather forecast, there could be some more freezing rain in the
morning in addition to the heavy snow beginning tonight.
The
aftermath of the ice storm is hitting the Kingston Peninsula especially
hard. Howard Heans, who operates the Harding's Point campground at the
Westfield ferry landing, has been without power for over a week.
Heans
telling CHSJ News he drove to Carter's Point and the damage is mind
boggling with downed trees covering both sides of the road forcing you
to drive down the centre. Heans says, at times, he had to stop and lift
trees that were in the way. He's worried what might happen and how many more trees will come down if the winds
become gusty.
Heans goes on to say the sound of tree limbs falling in the deafening silence sounded like shotgun blasts.
