| 1. |
Where
is Amberley from? |
| 2. |
When
was the icestorm and what areas did it affect? |
| 3. |
How
long was Amberley's village without power? |
| 4. |
What
were the financial losses from Montreal due to the ice storm? |
| 5. |
How
many people didn't have power one month after the storm? |
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answers) |
| Reading
Between the Lines |
| 1. |
In
Quebec and Ontario, there were over a million people without power. Power
outages lasted for weeks. What problems would you have if you were without
power for a few weeks in the middle of winter? |
| 2. |
If
you had been in Ontario during the ice storm, what would you have done
to help? |
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Trivia
Question
Do a bit of research. |
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How
many power transmission towers and wooden utility poles
were affected by the 1998 ice storm according to Statistics
Canada? |
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answer) |
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