Armed forces deployed to hardest hit areas in the wake of N.B. storm: premier
SHIPPAGAN, N.B. — The military is sending 200 troops to New Brunswick to back up ongoing relief efforts in the areas that have been hardest hit by last week’s ice storm.
New Brunswick’s premier told a news conference in Shippagan Sunday that the military will help thousands of residents in the province’s northeast who have been without power for days following the ice storm that walloped the province last Wednesday.
“We should see quite a presence (Monday) in the region,” Brian Gallant said. “Everybody is in a mode in which we understand that every minute counts, every hour counts and every day counts, and we’re all focused on one thing.”
A military official said in an interview Sunday that troops from the army’s base in Gagetown were set to deploy overnight in two waves. The team includes engineers and a headquarters group, said Lt.-Cmdr. Jordan Holder, and go door-to-door to check in on residents, clear roadways and distribute basic necessities.