While the town was spared the extent of the damage caused in neighbouring Burnt Islands and Port aux Basques, Ilse aux Morts Fire Chief Brandon LeFrense says Fiona was the most powerful storm he’s ever experienced.

LeFrense says roads are passable and while a few homes were damaged by storm surge, none were destroyed, with wharves and stages taking the brunt of the destruction and residents are out today cleaning up the debris.

He can’t say why the town was spared the kind of damage seen in nearby communities, but he says they’re ready to help their neighbours, as their neighbours have done for them in the past.