By Elwood Shreve, QMI Agency, Mar. 6, 2015

CHATHAM, Ont. - Mother Nature continues to keep a firm grasp on winter, which
means maple syrup producers have no choice but to wait patiently for the sap to
begin flowing. "Winter is long and challenging. You can fight it or you can
dance with it," Don Giffen, who operates Giffen's Maple Syrup Products in
Shrewsbury, Ont., said with a laugh. via
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