Gruelling Days and Gratitude for Canadian Line Workers Helping With Hurricane Outages
Hydro One linemen pose for a photo near the Niagara Falls, Ont. border crossing before heading to Florida to help rebuild power grids after Hurricane Helene and now Milton have left millions of Americans in the dark in this Oct. 9, 2024 handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO, Hydro One
Stéphan Perreault and his team have been helping restore power in North Carolina since Hurricane Helene hit in late September, and they don’t expect to be heading home any time soon.
They are some of the hundreds—possibly thousands—of Canadian line workers who have been called into service to help rebuild power grids after Helene and now Hurricane Milton have left millions of Americans in the dark.
