Always willing to extend a hand, Ontario provided a reminder of home for the fans of the Blue Bombers and Roughriders on Thursday morning.
Southern Ontario received the first significant storm of the season, providing snow, freezing rain and windy conditions for the thousands of prairie dwellers who have migrated to the Big Smoke for the National celebration of Football.
Outdoor events were move indoors, much to the chagrin of the heartier prairie folk, who most likely found the dusting of snow that landed on Toronto more of an annoyance than any kind of hindrance to commerce or partying. One was even cancelled, the ever popular Stampeder pancake breakfast, although there is some debate as to who pulled the plug and why.
The city of Toronto took the unusual step yesterday of issuing an extreme cold weather alert, which probably seemed a tad humorous to the folks that regularly consider -15 to be a warm winters day.
The OPP responded to more than 700 accidents, the most serious were two that closed the southbound Highway 400 at Finch Ave. W. and the northbound 400 south of Highway 7 throughout the afternoon rush hour.
Should the inclement conditions continue, we offer this word of advice to the residents of the GTA, just hand the keys over to the folks from Regina, Winnipeg, Brandon, Saskatoon or anywhere that the louder of your visitors hail from. You provide the directions and they’ll provide the driving, after all, if you come from the prairies then driving in the snow is second nature.
The wheels will make for a nice trade off for the warm comfy climes that the Rogers Centre will offer on Sunday. The irony of traveling to Ontario for a typically cold Grey Cup Sunday weather forecast will no doubt not be lost on those that traveled from the West in the last few days.
Southern Ontario received the first significant storm of the season, providing snow, freezing rain and windy conditions for the thousands of prairie dwellers who have migrated to the Big Smoke for the National celebration of Football.
Outdoor events were move indoors, much to the chagrin of the heartier prairie folk, who most likely found the dusting of snow that landed on Toronto more of an annoyance than any kind of hindrance to commerce or partying. One was even cancelled, the ever popular Stampeder pancake breakfast, although there is some debate as to who pulled the plug and why.
The city of Toronto took the unusual step yesterday of issuing an extreme cold weather alert, which probably seemed a tad humorous to the folks that regularly consider -15 to be a warm winters day.
The OPP responded to more than 700 accidents, the most serious were two that closed the southbound Highway 400 at Finch Ave. W. and the northbound 400 south of Highway 7 throughout the afternoon rush hour.
Should the inclement conditions continue, we offer this word of advice to the residents of the GTA, just hand the keys over to the folks from Regina, Winnipeg, Brandon, Saskatoon or anywhere that the louder of your visitors hail from. You provide the directions and they’ll provide the driving, after all, if you come from the prairies then driving in the snow is second nature.
The wheels will make for a nice trade off for the warm comfy climes that the Rogers Centre will offer on Sunday. The irony of traveling to Ontario for a typically cold Grey Cup Sunday weather forecast will no doubt not be lost on those that traveled from the West in the last few days.
They'll be heading home on Monday, trading tales of football celebrations and transportation headaches, with Toronto the centre of discussion for both.
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