The losers are anyone who needs to commute north of Montreal.
The season’s first significant snowfall is on its way to the Outaouais, Laurentians and other regions north of Montreal. Environment Canada warns that Wednesday’s afternoon commute could be a doozy.
Yet it will remain mild in the city, with flurries expected and a high of minus-1 C, with a wind chill near minus-10 C. At night, a low of minus-2 C with periods of snow.
Meanwhile in Ecuador
Ice-cream production in Salcedo, a quaint town in Ecuador’s central highlands, began in the mid-20th century, born from the ingenuity of Franciscan nuns.
Locals say the sisters would drink fruit shakes made with milk from the region’s dairy farms until one of them began collecting the leftovers, turning them into creamy popsicles that became an overnight sensation.
The nuns sold the popsicles in town to gather funds for the poor. But the people of Salcedo saw a business opportunity and began experimenting with new flavors and techniques, establishing a thriving popsicle industry that has made their small town famous among ice-cream lovers.
However, a recent wave of power outages, triggered by a prolonged dry spell, is threatening the future of Salcedo’s ice-cream industry and melting away its dreams of a more prosperous future.