Hurricane Bertha (1996) the storm produced winds of . As a result, widespread power outages were reported in Amherst, Antigonish, Bedford, Halifax, Wolfville, Truro, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. During the late hours of July 14 and early on July 15, the remnants of Bertha moved across Newfoundland. Up to of rain fell near St. John's. Due to wet conditions and strong winds, officials of the annual Corner Brook Triathlon cancelled the bicycling portion of the event. Hurricane Bertha (1996) Hurricane Bertha was an intense and early-forming major hurricane that affected areas from the Leeward Islands to the United States in July of the
Bertha Johnson of the Association of Home Students, which would become St Anne's College, Oxford. Bertha Johnson Bertha Johnson (1846–1927) was the principal of the Association of Home Students, which would become St Anne's College, University of Oxford, and a campaigner for women's education. Her parents were Elizabeth and Dr. Robert Bentley Todd FRS and she was born in Charing Cross on 20 January 1846. Her father was an enthusiast for nursing and he was a Professor at King's College, London.She was educated at home with her brother and she excelled at music and the arts. She played the piano and her