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Remember post-Tropical Storm Fiona? We lost power to our home for almost a month. We showered at friends’ and family’s. We ate takeout and were invited to supper more times than I could count. I did my laundry at my parents’ for the first time since college. I passed the evenings by going to bed early, or hobbying and reading by flashlight. I charged every gadget I could at work before leaving for the day.

Fiona named P.E.I.’s news story of the year for 2022

Growing up on a giant sandbar off Canada’s East Coast, you get a bit laissez-faire about big storms. They’ve always happened; some are worse than others, but you fill the bathtub with flushing water and the fridge with drinking water and go about your day.

Because, growing up, the power was never off for more than a day or two at most. Our snowplows and provincial road crews are efficient, so the road would be passable in short order. Almost everyone had enough supplies at home to last at least a........

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