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Power outage affects thousands in Cornwall area
Maritime Electric says it has now restored power to thousands after a morning outage in the Cornwall area, west of Charlottetown.
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Maritime Electric says it has restored power to thousands of customers after an outage in the Cornwall area, west of Charlottetown.
The power went out at about 9:30, and the utility s outage map showed more than 6,300 customers without electricity as of 9:40.
The affected area was west of the North River, down to the Argyle Shore and west to Emyvale and DeSable.