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6,000 N.B. Power customers without power, some schools closed

Over 6,000 N.B. Power customers woke up in the dark on Thursday morning in the western region of the province, and several schools have stayed closed. 

Several western N.B. schools are closed because of transmission system outage

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An outage map showing western New Brunswick with three bubbles. One bubble says 1,379. The other says 3,944 and the third says 776.
The affected N.B. Power customers are concentrated in western New Brunswick, seen here on the outage map around 7 a.m. (N.B. Power)

Over 6,000 N.B. Power customers woke up in the dark on Thursday morning in the western region of the province, closing several schools. 

Dominique Couture, spokesperson for N.B. Power, said the issue is an outage in the transmission system. She said it is suspected that the outage may have been caused by contact with trees, but the cause remains under investigation and will be confirmed as more information comes in.

She said the outage began last night and crews have been working overnight. 

N.B. Power's estimated restoration time on its website says noon to 1 p.m.

Two school buses parked
Some Anglophone West district schools were closed Thursday because of a power outage. (CBC)

The Anglophone West School District closed several schools because of the outage:

  • Carleton North High School
  • Florenceville Elementary School
  • Florenceville Middle School
  • Centreville Community School
  • Bristol Elementary School
  • Bath Community School
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