By Anais Voski, Ottawa Citizen, May 22, 2015

Thanks to an old-fashioned Ottawa Valley winter and a slow-melt spring,
dandelions are popping up profusely around the city — and some people are
genuinely thrilled about it. “It struck me walking around the city that the
dandelion population seems to be particularly wonderful this year,” said
ecological consultant Dan Brunton. via
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