A miserable combination of blowing snow and gale force winds battered the Saint John region Saturdaybut the situation was made worse by a water main break on Rothesay Avenue by Staples which cut off water to half of the city and prevented officials in charge of responding to the storm being able to communicate online both internally and externally for awhile.
It was decided to partially activate the city's emergency measures plan but Fire Chief Kevin Clifford tells CHSJ News the response to the storm was made alot easier by drivers staying at home and off the roads, in part, because of all the talk of how bad the storm would be as well as people planning ahead.
That water main break also prompting the city to issue a boil water order for everyone east of Reversing Falls to Russell Street. It will be in effect at least until sometime on Tuesday but might last longer. We'll be hearing more on that today from District Medical Health Officer Dr. Scott Giffin.