OTTAWA – Many of the Canada 150 New Year’s Eve celebrations have been cancelled after event organizers failed to consider the possibility of winter.
Despite the considerable cost and hours spent in carefully devising the events, the plans did not account for weather conditions that fell into seasonal cold snaps.
“We are the capital of a nation that prides itself on cold weather,” explained Heritage Canada event organizer Alasdair Tremblay, “and that’s why we are promptly cancelling events due to the cold weather.”
Most activities for ringing in 2018 in Canada’s capital have been cancelled, including the Canada 150 outdoor tropical fish display, the Canada 150 Slip ‘N Slide, and the Canada 150 Wet T-Shirt Competition.
“Whether it be terrorism, thunderstorms, or swarms of angry carpenter ants, we were prepared,” Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly whose department is responsible for Canada 150 Celebrations. “But how could we have anticipated that New Year’s Eve fell on December 31st?”
At press time, the City of Winnipeg said they would carry on with their schedule of New Year’s Eve festivities despite the cold weather, which is the only benefit of living in Winnipeg.
