First snow falls north of Toronto
Posted October 22, 2010 7:19 am.
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TORONTO, Ont. – Winter does not arrive until December 21, but residents living in areas north of Toronto woke up to snow, Friday.
Wet flurries have been falling overnight, with a few centimetres on the ground in the Cookstown area south of Barrie.
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement advising of wet flurries east of Lake Huron towards Waterloo and north to Barrie.
The weather office also said a few persistent bands of precipitation over Lake Huron and Georgian Bay will move inland as heavier flurries.
Environment Canada said there is the chance of brief whiteouts in some areas.
On Thursday, 680News took to the streets to ask Torontonians if they were ready for snow.
“I don’t like flurries at all. I love the sunshine. I hate bundling up. Not looking forward to the flurries at all,” one woman said.
“The winter depression is going to set in already,” another woman complained.
However, others said there is no point in moaning about what cannot be changed.
“It’s not a surprise,” one man said, “it’s Canada, it’s October. What can you expect?”
“It’s not that bad. It could be worse. It could be negative 20 out,” chimed in another.
One man even admitted to embracing the quick weather turnaround, telling 680News that he enjoyed the summer, but change is good.
And some people believe an Indian summer may still be in store.
“I’ve been here for 37 years. I know how it goes. I know how Canada rolls,” laughed one man, “Saturday we’ll be tanning – in our Speedos!”
