A handful of communities in Antigonish County will have their power turned off, Monday afternoon.

Nova Scotia Power says it is to replace a broken insulator and to complete the work, electricity will be cut off for two hours in the following areas:

• St. Andrews
• Lower South River
• Marydale
• Pomquet
• Tracadie
• Afton
• Bayfield

As well as other nearby communities.

The outage starts at 2 p.m., weather permitting.