INDEPTH: POWER OUTAGE
In their own words
CBC News Online | August 14, 2003
- "There is no evidence of any terrorism whatsoever." – New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
- "I've been doing this for about 45 minutes, because nobody else is." –Peter Carayiannis, employee at a Toronto law firm who chipped in by directing traffic because of downed traffic lights.
- “I have no idea.” –Robert MacKenzie, supervisor of corporate communications for the city of Toronto, when asked where Mayor Mel Lastman was.
- “It’s Al-Qaeda hydro, that’s what it amounts to.” – Toronto resident Julius Sergo, who was kicked out of the King Eddy bar midway through a vodka.
- "I just walked down 20 flights - I didn't want to be in any building." –Dean Petrovich, a property-tax consultant in Toronto.
- “We're checking our system to see what the impact is, but it looks like the majority of the province could be out.” – Hyrdo One’s Anne Creighton.
- "I'm scared. It's that unknown `What's going on?' feeling. Everyone's panicking. The city's shutting down.” – Giovanna Leonardo, who was waiting in a line of 200 people for a bus to Staten Island.
- "People that would normally be inside are outside because they are baking in their buildings.” –James Thompson, who works in midtown Manhattan.
- "When we asked the government to reveal to the public its emergency preparedness plan they accused us of fearmongering. The government should have told everybody in advance about what to do in the event of this kind of situation. They didn't, and they have to be held to account for this." – Ontario Liberal MPP Michael Bryant.
- "Well over half of the people of the state are without power." – New York Governor George Pataki.
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