more: ''highlights'' reel from French CBC.
something to consider is back in 98, alot of people still had wood stoves as primary heating systems, or had a backup
(not a ''hobby fireplace'' 😋 ),
Nowdays, not many still do, also... most got rid of the ''backup'' wood stove b'cuz of insurances.
majority now uses electric and/or fuel/gas/wood pellets
end: the winter for a few weeks without electricity taught me a lesson,
always try to learn and remember how they did it back in the days..
cuz you never know
bonus: cuz this one is so effing cool
in Boucherville, in St-Hyacinthe and some other villages too.
derail the locomotive, drag in the street to power station, hook it up to the grid, Tadam....giant gas generators to power services, shelters, etc
iirc, even part of St-Hyacinthe hospital was powered by a locomotive.
