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Here's what you need to know about how Fiona is affecting N.B.

Almost all flights from Moncton, Charlottetown, Halifax and St. John's airports scheduled for Saturday are cancelled, and the Confederation Bridge, along with Route 915 in southern New Brunswick are closed.

There are cancellations and closures in New Brunswick as Fiona moves through the region

A car inundated with water near Shediac as a result of flooding caused by post-tropical storm Fiona. (Aniekan Etuhube/CBC)

Travel advisories

Some roads in southeast N.B.are closed because of flooding, including:

  • Pointe Du ChneRoad.
  • Bayfield Road.
  • Route 134, Gilberts Corner to Shediac Bridge.
  • Route 940.
  • Route 115 west of Route 95.

The Confederation Bridge is closed to all traffic until the weather situation changes. The bridge previously said it expected restrictions to affect traffic on the bridge until early Sunday.

The New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructurereported as recently as 11:09 a.m. Saturdaythat Route 915, just east of Alma, was closed, and that motorists are advised to use an alternate route.

Codiac Transpo in Moncton continues to operate, butthe 50 Red Line will avoid the highway, according to the bus service, on Facebook.

Flights

Almost all flights from Moncton, Charlottetown, Halifax and St. John's airports scheduled for Saturday are cancelled. Check with your airline and the airport before you travel.

Communications

On Saturday morning, both Rogers and Bell said their services were impacted by post-tropical storm Fiona. The companies said they are working with utility companies to restore service to customers.

They both also announced that they'll be giving eligible customers an extra 50 gigabytes of mobile data to use between Saturday and Wednesday, as well as waiving fees for long-distance calls within Canada.

Telus also announced it would waive all domestic voice, text and data overage feesincurred byTelus and Koodo customers in the affected areas from Saturday until Sept. 30.

Pointe-du-Chne residents assess Fionas damage

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Duration 1:16
Residents say Hurricane Dorian prepared them for post-tropical storm Fiona, which lashed Atlantic Canada throughout Saturday.

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