Tanya Mullally, provincial emergency management coordinator, said they are getting in contact with emergency response teams across the province to ensure they are ready for Earl’s arrival on Saturday.
The province also issued an advisory to visitors to the Island on Thursday to ensure they monitor weather forecasts over the long weekend, the last big weekend of the summer tourism season.
Maritime Electric’s Kim Griffin said they have 14 crews on standby and have contacted contract crews and asked them to remain on standby to deal with possible power outages.
Griffin said the time of the year could prove problematic for the Island’s electricity grid.
“This time of year it becomes quite a challenge particularly with the foliage and the leaves on the trees,” she said.
“When they break and come down in high winds that can be very problematic for us.”
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