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Forum: Canada

Mar 31st 2014, 2:47 pm

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The truth about winter in Canada.

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Posted By AlliF

Re: The truth about winter in Canada.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/03/14/rick-mercer-warm-weather_n_4966854.html

Environment Canada - cloudy with a chance of making stuff up...

Forum: Canada

Mar 15th 2014, 12:16 am

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The truth about winter in Canada.

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Posted By AlliF

Re: The truth about winter in Canada.

Well that would depend on which part of the country obviously, but these statistics are from 25th February..(and we've had a few days of the same since then)
Winnipeg has had 71 days with a wind...

Forum: Canada

Mar 14th 2014, 4:14 pm

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The truth about winter in Canada.

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Posted By AlliF

Re: The truth about winter in Canada.

Very jealous. We were there at the end of January, having been informed that we should be over the brunt of winter and February would warm up a bit. Would have waited a bit had we known how wrong...

Forum: Canada

Mar 14th 2014, 4:08 pm

Replies: 544

The truth about winter in Canada.

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Posted By AlliF

Re: The truth about winter in Canada.

Having spent 7 years living in Australia I would say they cough and splutter and spit exactly the same amount as they do over here.
And spend a great deal of their time hiding inside with the...

Forum: Canada

Mar 13th 2014, 4:13 pm

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The truth about winter in Canada.

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Posted By AlliF

Re: The truth about winter in Canada.

Nope, have to disagree. It borders on dangerous and nobody likes going out with a toddler in -50 wind chill, dressed properly or not when you have to wade through knee high snow, carrying them cos...

Forum: Canada

Mar 13th 2014, 2:56 pm

Replies: 544

The truth about winter in Canada.

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Posted By AlliF

Re: The truth about winter in Canada.

But it does tend to stop you doing things when you get up to environment Canada frostbite warnings every day and you don't drive. -40 feels like -50 is pretty bad for travelling by public transport...

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