By Doug Hempstead, Ottawa Sun, March 3, 2014

Don't shoot the messenger. Not only is this the coldest winter Ottawa has
suffered in 20 years, but it's neither over, nor likely to change. In other
words, just because the calendar says spring arrives March 21, doesn't make it
so. via
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