Reporter Derek Cornet described the scene as very busy with people lining up for food, cigarettes and essentials, although it appeared there was no gas available. It was not immediately clear if they had run out or they were unable to use their gas pumps because of the power outage. The store is running on a generator.
Roseanne Dery was in the line-up. She works at the local school and had to go home early when they lost power in the afternoon. But she used her camping gear at home to get through last night and this morning .
“I just pulled out the camp stove and my head lamp and that sort of stuff and kind of made do,” she said. “This morning I made coffee on my camp stove. A lot of people here in the North have camping gear.”