Homeowner Paul White said he and his girlfriend Cassidy Cook Young had gone to drop their kids off at preschool. When they came back they discovered two large spruce trees in their yard had fallen on their home.
White said he was able to go through a back door and check for damage in the home, but what he could see didn't look too bad, although with the trees still on the roof it's hard to tell what structural damage might have occurred.
Because the tree took out powerlines, Nova Scotia Power had to respond first and disconnect the power before the tree could be dealt with.
White said he hoped that insurance should cover any damage to the home. He was just anxious to get the tree off to get a closer look.
“It’d be all roof impact. You can’t see that,” he said. “It’s a lot of weight sitting on the house. I just want to get it off the house.”
He said the house is about 160 years old.
“It was one of the old row houses,” he said. “It’s stood the test of time and it still is.”
The house wasn’t the only victim of Friday’s high winds. There were multiple tree branches down throughout the county and power was out temporarily for more than 2,000 customers in Pictou County Friday morning.
The Tartan field in New Glasgow has been temporarily closed because of damage caused there.
Homeowner Paul White said he and his girlfriend Cassidy Cook Young had gone to drop their kids off at preschool. When they came back they discovered two large spruce trees in their yard had fallen on their home.
White said he was able to go through a back door and check for damage in the home, but what he could see didn't look too bad, although with the trees still on the roof it's hard to tell what structural damage might have occurred.
Because the tree took out powerlines, Nova Scotia Power had to respond first and disconnect the power before the tree could be dealt with.
White said he hoped that insurance should cover any damage to the home. He was just anxious to get the tree off to get a closer look.
“It’d be all roof impact. You can’t see that,” he said. “It’s a lot of weight sitting on the house. I just want to get it off the house.”
He said the house is about 160 years old.
“It was one of the old row houses,” he said. “It’s stood the test of time and it still is.”
The house wasn’t the only victim of Friday’s high winds. There were multiple tree branches down throughout the county and power was out temporarily for more than 2,000 customers in Pictou County Friday morning.
The Tartan field in New Glasgow has been temporarily closed because of damage caused there.
