N.S. crews work to restore power after Earl

The cleanup is still underway after hurricane Earl ripped through the Maritimes, three days later. Some people are still without power, and repairs are in the works. Meanwhile, the cost of the hurricane is starting to emerge.

NTV News: Don Bradshaw on the cleanup

Labour Day was spent cleaning up the mess left behind from tropical storm Earl. It will take more than a day, though, to tidy up the debris.

CTV National News: Todd Battis in Halifax

Residents in Atlantic Canada spent Sunday clearing away the debris left by tropical storm Earl. Some people in the region are still waiting for their power to be restored.

CTV News Channel: David Rodenhiser. N.S. Power

According to Nova Scotia Power, there are just over 12,000 people who remain without power following tropical storm Earl throughout the province.

CTV Atlantic: Kelland Sundahl on the aftermath

Life is slowly returning to normal across the Maritimes a day after tropical storm Earl made landfall in the region. Debris created by the storm's high winds is now being cut and cleared.

CTV Atlantic: Garreth MacDonald on the delays

With power still out for thousands of people in Halifax because of tropical storm Earl, some are frustrated that the process of restoring power is taking so long.

CTV National News: Roger Smith in Lunenburg

Following a week of worry and intense preparation, the people of Lunenburg, N.S., are breathing a sigh of relief. Earl was expected to come in much stronger than it did, but now the sky is clear and the wind is dying down.

CTV News: Kayla Hounsell on the storm

Earl made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Nova Scotia's south shore. Thousands have been left without power, and so far only one death has been reported. Despite the danger, some wanted to witness the storm's wrath first hand.

CTV News Channel: Mike Myette, emergency

The director of emergency services in Halifax, N.S. says there are still about 150,000 people across the province without power, and the biggest challenge is assessing the damage, as heavy winds sometimes make it unsafe to travel.

CTV News Channel: Darren Borgel, CHC

A member of the Canadian Hurricane Centre says tropical storm Earl is currently in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and the heart of the storm is out of the Maritime region. He explains Earl is very rapidly losing its tropical storm characteristics.

CTV Atlantic: Paul Hollingsworth on the impact

Hurricane Earl hit the Maritimes hard early on Saturday and left a major impact in the Halifax region. Strong winds and rain left trees torn down, streets closed, and thousands of people without power.

CTV Atlantic: Tina Simpkin on the surf

Despite warnings to stay away, and even road closures and emergency officials to keep people away, some still wanted to get up close to the storm. For those who took the chance, they got quite the sight and witnessed what Earl churned up -- from a distance.

CTV News Channel: Peter Kelly, Halifax mayor

The mayor of Halifax discusses how residents dealt with tropical storm Earl. He says emergency crews have been working since early Saturday morning, and there are continued challenges with the power systems, as more than 180,000 people have lost power.

MyNews: Earl hits Cole Harbour, N.S

MyNews contributor Tom Birchall sent in this video of heavy winds in Bissett Lake in Cole Harbour, N.S. that knocked down a tree on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010.

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A crew member with Nova Scotia Power is seen working to restore the power, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010 in Halifax.

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CTV.ca News Staff

Date: Mon. Sep. 6 2010 7:38 PM ET

More than 160 crews have been working around the clock to restore power to Nova Scotia residents still recovering from hurricane Earl.

By Monday night, only a few hundred people in the province were still without power, according to Nova Scotia Power's website.

Utility spokesperson Dave Rodenhiser said roughly 400 employees were working around Monday to clear debris, repair shorted-out or broken power lines and assess the damage. NB Power has also been helping the province in its efforts.

"We're keeping all hands on deck until it's done," Rodenhiser told CTV.ca.

Hurricane Earl delivered winds gusting up to 130 kilometres per hour in some parts of the province.

At the peak, more than 200,000 customers were without power following Saturday's storm, largely due to downed trees that hit power lines. Outages ranged from parts of Cape Breton to the eastern shore and northern Nova Scotia.

About 6,000 customers were without electricity as of Monday morning. That number dropped to 1,690 by mid-afternoon, according to Nova Scotia Power's outage-tracking map.

Nova Scotia Power hoped to have power restored to all customers by day's end Monday, but some more isolated locations may have to wait a little longer, Rodenhiser said.

"We hope to have most of it taken care of today. There might be some situations, one offs, where there's a small line with one or two people on it that might carry on past today."