The insured damage cost of December’s windstorm in eastern Canada

January 13, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatino

The windstorm that swept across Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces between Dec. 11 and 14 caused more than $152 million in insured damage, according to estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). The eastern Canada windstorm brought strong…

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Newfoundland Power crews describe weekend storm as ‘worse than hurricane Igor’

March 13, 2017 THE CANADIAN PRESS

JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland Power is continuing work to restore electricity to areas of the province ravaged by a massive weekend windstorm. Utility spokeswoman Michele Coughlan said 5,000 customers were still without power early Monday – a figure down from…