Winnipeg: The Prairies' current snownut

Author Elisha Dacey

I’m sorry, Winnipeg; I know this column will jinx us.

But as I write this, it’s drizzling outside while a few clicks away in any given direction, there’s snow on the ground.

We are a prairie snow donut. A snownut!

Well, the hole in the snownut. The Snimbit. The rest of the prairies are the donut part. (Also, don’t come at me for my spelling of donut. I know it’s supposed to be doughnut.)

Canada, you must understand how smug snug (adjective: 1. undeserved feeling of superiority when your city doesn’t have snow) we get when our weather is better than yours.

Do you know how often that happens to us? Never.

OK, that’s not exactly true. I remember the winter of 2011-2012 when there was so little snow on the ground that Winnipeg’s biggest winter celebration, Festival du Voyageur, had to truck in snow and ice.

But that winter, everyone’s weather was marked by a lack of precipitation.

This week, there were windy bomb cyclones that shut down my parents’ power in Nanaimo, and videos of the Pittsburg Steelers and the Browns in Cleveland making helmet-clad snow angels on the sidelines of Thursday’s NFL game made the social media rounds.

Meanwhile, we were singing November Rain and walking around outside in our sandals and shorts.

Now, Winnipeg’s hopes for a green Christmas are slim. We know that Winter Is Coming.

But for today, I’m going to sit here and be snug, at least until it starts snowing this afternoon.

Here’s wishing you a mild weather weekend.

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  • Elisha Dacey is a seasoned journalist with more than two decades of experience in the field. She has worked in various newsrooms across Canada, ranging from small-town papers to major outlets like CBC Manitoba and Global News. Dacey began her journalism career in Manitoba and has held roles such as managing editor, senior producer and digital online journalist. Notably, she launched Metro Winnipeg, the city’s only free daily newspaper, which quickly became the second most-read paper in Winnipeg.

    Elisha Dacey is the Managing Editor for Future of Good.

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