Power out? Here are a few comfort centres across Nova Scotia

If you're looking for a place to warm up or charge you electronic devices, there are a few options across the province.

Thousands of Nova Scotia Power customers are still without electricity following the winter storm that hit the Maritimes Thursday, though the utility expects to have power restored to a "majority" of customers tonight and "virtually all" customers by Saturday evening.

Meantime, Nova Scotia Power has opened its customer service centres for people who have lost power:

• Kentville (3 Calkin Dr.)
• Chester (96 Valley Rd.)
• Stellarton (26 Bridge Ave.)
• Shelburne (261 Ohio Rd.)
• Halifax (1223 Lower Water St.)

Those are open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. for the duration of outages in the respective areas. Those who have lost power will be able to warm up, have some coffee or hot chocolate, and recharge their devices.

The Halifax Regional Municipality and the utility have also listed other warming centres in communities across the province:

• Moser River Community Centre (28975 Highway 7) — open until 10 p.m.
• Gaetz Brook Royal Canadian Legion (6644 Nova Scotia Trunk 7, Gaetz Brook) — open 3 p.m. to 9 p.m
• Musquodoboit Harbour Community Centre Rink (67 Park Rd.) — open 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Station 26 (51 Old Trunk Rd., Oyster Pond) — open 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Prospect Road Community Centre (2141 Prospect Rd., Hatchet Lake) — open until 10 p.m.
• Truro Service Centre (139 Truro Heights Rd.) — open until at least 4:30 p.m., perhaps longer
• Millbrook Community Hall (72 Church Rd., Truro)
• Wagmatcook Culture & Heritage Centre (10765 Highway 105)
• Gabriel Centre (Gabriel Street, Eskasoni)
• Linacy Fire Department (6735 Highway 4, near Lower Onslow)
• JM Charman Community Centre (13938 Rte 6, Wallace, N.S.) — open until 8 p.m. (depending on need).

The Cape Breton Regional Municipality has also opened a few comfort centres for those waiting on power restoration. The following locations will remain open until 10 p.m., and will provide heat, hot drinks and charging stations.

• Grand Lake Road Fire Hall (850 Grand Lake Rd.) — will reopen at 10 a.m. Saturday if outages remain.
• Gabarus Fire Hall (8785 Gabarus Highway)
• North Sydney Fire Hall (14 Pierce St.) — will reopen at 10 a.m. Saturday if outages remain.
• Donkin Fire Hall (10 South St.)
• New Waterford Fire Hall (3336 Walsh Ave.) — will reopen at 10 a.m. Saturday if outages remain.

In Victoria County, there are warming centres in operation in:

• Indian Brook: North Shore & District Fire Hall (46177 Cabot Trail)
• Iona: St. Columba Hall (2516 St. Columba Rd.)
• Middle River: Middle River Community Centre (2656 Cabot Trail)

If you have information on any other warming or comfort centres that you'd like added to the list, email us at [email protected].