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Balzac Billy is the "Prairie Prognosticator", a man-sized groundhog mascot who prognosticates weather on Groundhog Day. [1] [2] He lives in Balzac, Alberta, 8 km north of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [3] According to the legend of Groundhog Day, the groundhog's behavior is a way of forecasting the weather. If the groundhog sees his shadow, it will Balzac Billy is the “Prairie Prognosticator”, a man-sized gopher mascot who prognosticates weather on Groundhog Day from the town of Balzac, Alberta. Billy is not a real groundhog because groundhogs are not native to Alberta. Instead, Billy is more properly a Richardson Ground Squirrel (ie, a gopher) who lives in a man-sized burrow outside On early Friday morning, the 'Prairie Prognosticator' Balzac Billy, predicted six more weeks of winter during the 21st Annual Balzac Groundhog Day Celebration. Billy's anticipated prognostication is an annual event hosted in front of the Blue Grass Nursery, Sod and Garden Centre in Balzac. This year, a free pancake breakfast is being hosted by the Airdrie Regional Chamber of Commerce until 9 a The Balzac Business Community Association hosted their Annual Groundhog Day Breakfast to rouse Balzac Billy from hibernation. The celebrations began at 7 a.m. with the annual breakfast. Billy emerged from his hole around 8:15 a.m. and picked up a snow brush predicting six more weeks of winter. It's Groundhog Day — a tradition that stretches back centuries in European folklore. Balzac Billy has the job of checking for his shadow in Alberta, but he looks a lot different from his furry Billy then stuck around and took pictures with kids and did a few morning media hits before dancing the rest of the morning away to live music performed by local band Jeske. Blue Grass Garden Centre has hosted the Balzac Billy Groundhog Day forecast for 14 years, with Friday’s event marking the 21st time Balzac Billy has made a weather On early Friday morning, the 'Prairie Prognosticator' Balzac Billy, predicted six more weeks of winter during the 21st Annual Balzac Groundhog Day Celebration. Billy's anticipated prognostication is an annual event hosted in front of the Blue Grass Nursery, Sod and Garden Centre in Balzac. Balzac Billy is seen during Groundhog Day in February, 2018. (CityNews file photo) By Lauryn Heintz. Posted Feb 2, 2024 9:20 am. Last Updated Feb 2, 2024 9:23 am. Balzac Billy has made 20 predictions since 2004.. 8 predictions (40%) of six more weeks of winter; 12 predictions (60%) of early spring; 1 time, Billy’s prediction went unrecorded Description: A gopher mascot, Balzac Billy predicts the weather in Balzac, Alberta, Canada, on Groundhog Day every year since 2001. A number of events are held with Balzac Billy including Groundhog Day Breakfast hosted at Bluegrass Nursery & Garden Centre, Balzac, stampede Breakfast at CrossIron Mills, Airdrie Canada Day Parade, and the Calgary In Alberta, we have Balzac Billy, a hog in disguise. Today, Billy greeted people in person at the Blue Grass Nursery and Garden Centre, A recap of Groundhog Day predictions, 2020-2023. Balzac Billy, Alberta’s prairie groundhog, started as a 1978 radio gimmick and has since become a cherished mascot for Groundhog Day. Now a symbol of communi Alberta's "groundhog," Balzac Billy predicted early spring today morning.Legend has it that, on February 2nd, if the groundhog emerges from its burrow, and sees its shadow, winter will last for another six weeks. If it doesn’t see its shadow, winter will be shorter.Balzac Billy is not a real groundhog and is a mascot from the town of Balzac, 24km north of Calgary.The origins of Balzac Billy On Thursday, February 2, better known as Groundhog Day, Balzac Billy, the 'Prairie Prognosticator' predicted an early arrival of spring for Albertans, at the Blue Grass Nursery, Sod and Garden Centre. Steve Neubauer, a longtime member of the Balzac Billy Organizing Committee said that the beloved tradition is one that started over 45 years ago. Groundhog Day continues to be a weird, but wonderful tradition every February 2 – in Alberta, across Canada and throughout the United States. Pennsylvania is home to Punxsutawney Phil, a furry forecaster featured in the Bill Murray holiday classic from Gobbler’s Knob. Alberta’s Groundhog Day weather predictor, Balzac Billy, resides in Balzac, 24km north of Calgary. Unlike most other Canadian February 2nd celebrities, Billy is a gopher or a Richardson Ground Squirrel – a common species in Alberta. Albertans can expect six more weeks of winter, according to weather prognosticator Balzac Billy. The man-sized groundhog emerged from his burrow to a crowd a Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on February 2, each year. In weather lore, Balzac Billy of Balzac, Alberta, Canada. The Weather Network's Connor O'Donovan joins Balzac Billy live to get his Groundhog Day prediction. Will it be an early spring?#groundhogday #alberta - - -Ne Groundhog Day 2024. Balzac Billy Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter! In a highly anticipated annual event, at Blue Grass Garden Centre Calgary,
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