Supposedly, January 19th is the statistically coldest day of the year... at least for Ottawa. But it's looking up from here! Woohoo!

This comes from weather records between 1977 and 2012 at the airport:

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Source: https://weatherspark.com/averages/28...Ontario-Canada

Honestly, I enjoy winter activities... honestly! My brother & I went snowboarding at Camp Fortune (Gatineau, Quebec) yesterday. It was sunny but definitely co-o-o-old (windy). They were making snow, which made for some interesting scenes:

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But it's still nice to see the light at the end of the tunnel!