Bleak anticipation of blackout aftermath foiled.

Northern Ontario Business, September, 2003 by Atkins, Michael

I sat out the power failure in Ontario at the top of the LaHave River in Nova Scotia, where I had been enduring unending fog and rain for weeks. Fortunately, I have an office out here and it turns out laptops work better in the fog than picnic baskets.

This is the Nova Scotia I remember as a kid; wet and dismal except for the smell of sea-weed, the allure of the ocean and the good cheer of the people.

This kind of weather, which I have not seen much of in the last few years, can make or break a holiday. Contrasted with the fires on the West Coast, and the drought and heat in Europe, it is a walk in the park.

On Wednesday Aug. 13th the sun came out. I threw a tarp over the computer and we headed for the beach. No radio or TV or newspapers for...

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