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• BCMO reports telecom disruption affecting several • Gasoline fuel shortages reported in Western Nova
provincial entities. Scotia.
• Began relocating affected children at Hope Landing • Waterville Correctional Facility reported generators
with assistance of Lunenburg Emergency Management are without fuel; BCMO coordinates emergency fuel
Centre. delivery with support from NSEMO and Canadian
• BCMO secured alternate site for NSEMO Eastern Armed Forces.
Zone Coordinator with support from provincial • Several alternate sites reported offline due to ongoing
entities. power outages.
• BCMO conducted impact check-ins of residential • For many provincial employees, working from home is
facilities with assistance from NSEMO and Royal not a feasible option due to ongoing power outages.
Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
• BCMO conducted scans of impacted provincial Tuesday, September 10th
buildings with coordination from provincial entities, • Situation begins to stabilize as response efforts go on.
NSEMO and Canadian Armed Forces. • 15% of NS Power customers reported without power.
• Less than 5% of secondary roads blocked.
Monday, Sept 9th • Intermittent telecommunications outages continue to
• Response efforts in full swing. improve with power restoration and site access.
• Canadian Armed Forces personnel began assistance • BCMO escalated telecom disruptions affecting
efforts with provincial, municipal and power crews. hospitals.
• 20% of NS Power customers without power, extra • BCMO sought approval from senior leadership to
power crews continued to arrive. conduct situational awareness of impacted schools.
• Less than 10% of secondary roads blocked.
• Telecom towers on battery power began failing. Wednesday, September 11th
• 3 people overnight in shelters. • Some areas transition to recovery.
• 71 comfort centres reported operating. • 11% of NS Power customers without power.
• Several provincial buildings operating on generator • Less than 2% of secondary roads blocked.
report running out of fuel. • Telecommunication services greatly improve in several
regions.
• Most urban areas began returning to normal
operations.
• 44 comfort centres reported operating.
• Lawrence House Museum reported impacts by strong
wind damage, felled trees and snapped power lines.
BCMO coordinated response with support from Nova
Scotia Power, provincial Building Services, and Lands &
Forestry.
• BCMO provided guidance to determine whether it was
safe for government offices to open, post storm.
RE-OPENING PROVINCIAL OFFICES
GUIDE
Since the storm arrived on Saturday, the business
resumption impacts of the storm were delayed, when
attention turned to the Monday morning opening
of offices and return to regular operations for most
government services.
Assessing government worksite readiness province-wide
presented a unique information challenge. Limited access
to roads and telecommunication outages delayed timely
and complete information about the operational status of
leased and own government buildings.
BCMO developed a guide to aid Local Incident
Commanders in determining whether their offices
were safe to re-open, or should other alternatives be
considered.
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