NEWS Last updated at 6:57 PM on 04/12/07
Some areas of Bonavista Peninsula getting power faster than expected
The Telegram
The lights are back on in some areas on the Bonavista Peninsula tonight as Newfoundland Power crews are completing line repairs faster than anticipated.
A spokeswoman for Newfoundland Power confirms that about 4,000 of about 8,500 customers in the Bonavista and Catalina areas, who were left without power following a fierce winter storm that toppled power lines and poles throughout the Bonavista Peninsula Sunday night, have had their power turned back on.
The utility company had originally predicted that power could be turned for between three and seven days in some areas.
More coverage in Wednesday’s Telegram.
Parts of the northeastern coast of Newfoundland, Canada, in particular the Bonavista Peninsula, were hit hard following a Sunday evening storm. Power went out in St. John's Sunday night, but was promptly restored. By Tuesday, around 7500 customers were without electricity on the Bonavista Peninsula alone. However a spokeswoman with Newfoundland Power Corporation said Tuesday that power had been restored faster than expected in parts of the peninsula.