Power restored to 8,000 customers after New Glasgow, N.S., area outage

A large outage outside New Glasgow, N.S., is pictured. (Source: Nova Scotia Power)

Power has been restored following a large outage outside New Glasgow, N.S., Friday morning.

The outage was impacting 8,499 customers in Merigomish and surrounding communities.

Power in the area went out around 6:15 a.m. It was expected to be restored at 11:30 a.m., but was back on before 9:30 a.m.

The cause of the outage was wildfire interference, according to Nova Scotia Power’s outage map.

“We’re sorry for the disruption on your Friday morning,” the utility said in a post on social media.

School closures

The following schools in the area closed due to the outage:

• Frank H MacDonald Academy
• AG Baillie Memorial
• Trenton Elementary School
• Trenton Middle School

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