HALIFAX 鈥� Travel woes continued across the Maritimes on Monday as crews worked to clear the remnants of a powerful blast of winter.
Sunday鈥檚 storm hit the region hard, bringing as much as 70 centimetres of snow to areas of northern Nova Scotia, eastern New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, Environment sa国际传媒 said.
Meteorologist Linda Libby said the snow then changed to rain in some areas and was followed by a drop in the temperature, leaving behind a frozen mess that has grounded flights and closed major highways across the region.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a little tough getting good measurements of the snow, given the amount of drifting and blowing that was going on,鈥� said Libby, adding that parts of the Maritimes were still experiencing blizzard conditions early Monday.
The Confederation Bridge between New Brunswick and P.E.I. was shut down around 4:30 p.m. Sunday and remained closed Monday afternoon.
The Nova Scotia government was urging people to stay home as crews worked to clear icy, snow-covered streets.
That decision was easy for some, given that Nova Scotia, as well as P.E.I., both observed provincial holidays.
鈥淚mprovement today for the eastern part of the Maritimes is going to be very, very slow,鈥� said Libby. 鈥淭here鈥檚 poor visibility. Nothing is going to be moving very fast today, even in areas that are already cleared.鈥�
Thousands of people across the Maritimes also woke up in the dark Monday morning, with roughly 3,800 Nova Scotia Power customers without power and the roughly the same number without power in New Brunswick.
