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“Groundhog Day” is different depending on where in Canada you find yourself. Let’s run through Groundhog Day in each of the provinces that have some sort of celebration to observe the day: Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia. Groundhog Day Celebrations in Canada Groundhog Day is celebrated in Canada and the United States every year on 2 February. Legend has it that watching a groundhog emerge from its burrow can determine the weather forecast for the coming weeks. Accordingly, if it is a sunny day and the groundhog sees its shadow, it goes back to sleep for six more weeks of winter. Groundhog Day is growing more and more popular in Canada. There is a festival in Wiarton, Bruce County, Ontario, where the town groundhog, Wiarton Willie, delivers his “prediction” early in the morning on February 2 every year. Groundhog Day was marked in the U.S., with the first prediction by Punxsutawney Phil in 1886, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's website reports. The first official trek to Gobbler's Knob was made Ontario Wiarton, Ontario is home to Wiarton Willie , the star of an annual local Groundhog Day festival bearing his name. Willie is apparently the world's only albino prognosticating groundhog. Ontario, Canada. The farming community in both US and Canada is celebrating Groundhog Day today. The centuries-old tradition involves a playground activity featuring their localised groundhog celebrity. In the tradition where folklore dominates science, groundhog delivers weather prediction based on whether or not it sees its own shadow. On Friday, shortly after 8 a.m., a groundhog was carried out onto the stage at Wiarton Arena, to decide the fate of winter for Ontarians as part of annual Groundhog Day ceremonies. Canada’s famous prognosticating rodents appeared to reach a consensus on Groundhog Day, as furry forecasters spanning three provinces predicted an early spring. Ontario’s Wiarton Willie, Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie Sam and Quebec’s Fred la Marmotte all reportedly did not see their shadows on Friday morning. There are 82 prognosticators throughout North America: 68 in the USA, and 14 in Canada. Use the map to find your nearest Groundhog Day prognosticator (unless you’re from Saskatchewan — sorry bud). See a list of all 14 Canadian prognosticators, whether genuine groundhogs or otherwise. Despite the name, GROUNDHOG-DAY.com is all-welcoming. In 2022, Groundhog Day was on Wednesday, February 2nd. Most groundhogs (57%) predicted an early spring. Ontario, Canada. Nova Scotia's groundhog, Shubenacadie Sam, and Quebec's Fred la Marmotte both predicted a long winter ahead, while Ontario's Wiarton Willie claimed an early spring is on the way. The results are in: Its a 50/50 split in Canada, with one extra vote for spring coming from our friend Phil in the U.S. Wiarton Willie: Ontario - Early spring A recap of Groundhog Day Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on February 2, each year. In weather lore, if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. According to folklore, 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, we will have an early spring. 2024 Groundhog Day Predictions: Canada’s groundhogs have agreed to disagree on weather predictions. Canada. Ontario; British Columbia; Alberta; Quebec; Nova Scotia; the weather prognosticating groundhog, at a Groundhog Day celebration in 2023. PETA is once again calling for a change to the On Friday, Wiarton Willie, Ontario's famed groundhog, was carried out onto the stage at Wiarton Arena, to decide the fate of winter for Canadians. South Bruc Heaven’s Wildlife Harvey is a somewhat rotund groundhog who is the official forecaster for the Heaven’s Wildlife Rescue Centre near Oil Springs, Ontario. Harvey succeeds Oil Springs Ollie, who began making predictions in 2014. “Harvey is doing great in his new role,” says Peggy Jenkins, founder of Heaven’s Wildlife Rescue. Wiarton Willie IV died in 2020, leading to the 2021 prediction being made without the presence of a groundhog. Wiarton Willie IV's death was not publicly announced until November 2021. [8] Wiarton Willie V was introduced at the 2022 Groundhog Day celebration; he is the first brown groundhog to assume the position. [9] [10] Wiarton, Ontario is home to Wiarton Willie, the star of an annual local Groundhog Day festival bearing his name. Willie is apparently the world's only albino prognosticating groundhog.
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