If some shopping centers have allowed many victims to warm up, but also to recharge their cellphones, it was no longer possible to do so at the Galeries d’Anjou on Friday.
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It was an Internet user who noticed this way of doing things and who sent a photo to TVA Nouvelles.
The outlets of the luxurious mall in the east of Montreal have been covered with duct tape and plants have been placed in front of them to camouflage them.
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We called customer service to ask if it was possible to come and charge our devices.
“Our customers do not have access to power outlets, it is the policy”, simply replied the attendant on the telephone. “Thursday was really an exception, there were a lot of people and it was difficult to control,” added the lady when we insisted.
Internet users have notably reported that people brought all their devices, and that one person even used a power bar.
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It was therefore no longer possible to use these power outlets on Saturday.
Fortunately, a large proportion of Anjou’s population regained power three days following the ice storm.
The borough was particularly affected by power outages where a very large proportion of citizens lost power.
