80 Pylons for 120 Kilovolts: Destroyed
25,000 transmissions poles (wooden beams): Destroyed
6 out of every 10 residents of the 6 million
residents of Quebec lost electricity at some point
during the storm
1 in 4 had to seek refuge with friends or family during the crisis
1 in 4 had to take in family or friends
61.5 % lost power at some point during the
ice storm: 40% for more than 1 day, more than
10% for more than a week. As of Jan 27th,
a month after the beginning of the storm, there are
still homes without electricity.
Total estimated cost and rising: 2 Billion
Canadian Dollars for the province of Quebec alone.
Figures quoted from the Montreal Gazette,
The Toronto Globe and Mail and La Presse
Hydro workers from Springfield, Mass. replace broken power lines near Ste-Martine, Que., south of Montreal Wednesday in efforts to restore power following last week's ice storm. (CP PHOTO)
Francis Lee, from St. Bruno, remains in good spirits as he
hangs on to his pipe and book after slipping on the ice and
injuring his leg outside a shelter in St. Bruno, Que.
Thursday. Hospitals are reporting a large increase in
fractures after last week's ice storm.(CP PHOTO)
Railway workers drive a locomotive onto the streets of
Boucherville, Que., to provide emergency power to
local shelters for victims of last week's ice storm.
(CP PHOTO)
Canadian Military Dispatch "Operation Recuperation"
The Canadian Forces was tasked to provide support to provincial authorities
of Quebec, Ontario
and New Brunswick. The total number of military personnel deployed
reached a peak of
approximately 15,875 (including 3,741 reservists). Approximately 200
Canadian Forces units
participated in this operation, the largest Canadian Forces' humanitarian
assistance mobilization in
peacetime. For comparison purposes, approximately 15,930 Canadian Forces
personnel were
deployed for the Montreal Olympics in 1976 and 8,612 to Manitoba for
the flood of 1997.
Everything feel the impact.
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