Libraries became ice storm shelters
Glancing at Le Devoir’s item on how libraries served as shelters for people fleeing their cold, dark houses following the ice storm, it struck me how fortunate it was that this event came now, in 2023, and not in the depths of the pre‑Covid‑vaccine days of April 2020.
Elene 01:50 on 2023-04-13 Permalink
Interesting you say that, and exactly right. My region suffered a tragic war in autumn 2020 long before a COVID vaccine arrived in our part of the world. Civilians (mostly elderly) were forced into crowded basements/bomb shelters for 44 days. The infectious disease result was exactly what you’d expect. Those who died of coronavirus in those damp, dark hideaways weren’t counted in the war tallies though.
MarcG 08:33 on 2023-04-13 Permalink
I just looked at the outage map and there are still some significant clusters of homes without power. I wonder if they’ve pretty much moved somewhere else by now.
Kate 10:39 on 2023-04-13 Permalink
At least the weather’s getting warmer.