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Sudden death of Quebec's Fred la marmotte casts a shadow on Groundhog Day It was Fred's first prediction ever. His predecessor, little Fred, was discovered dead last year and town officials The organizer of Thursday's Groundhog Day event in Val-d'Espoir announced the sombre news following some 40 minutes of festivities, including music and dancing. 'Fred the Groundhog') is a groundhog located in Val-d'Espoir near Percé, Quebec, whose behaviour is used to predict weather on Groundhog Day. [1] Fred is the official groundhog of Quebec for Groundhog Day predictions. [2] The name "Fred la marmotte" is passed to a succession of groundhogs, that are replaced as they retire or die. [3] Groundhog Day in Quebec features “ Fred la Marmotte ” Quebec’s prognosticating groundhog, Fred, or “Gros Fred,” was predicting Quebec’s springtime from 2010 to 2017, after being replaced by his son, “Petit Fred” in 2018 but returned to predict in 2019. Fred is unique in being the only groundhog in North America to make his The Groundhog Day event in Val-d'Espoir, Quebec in eastern Canada began Thursday morning with music and dancing, but as it came closer for Fred to make his weather prediction, The new groundhog was adopted from a litter over a year ago and has been trained to be less fearful of human contact, Blondin explains. Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day, when groundhogs from across Canada and the United States are called upon to come forward and give their verdict on the arrival of spring. Fred la Marmotte, Quebec’s beloved groundhog who predicted whether spring would come early, was found dead early Thursday, just hours before he was supposed to perform his annual ritual. Quebec's furry forecaster, Fred la Marmotte died during hibernation before he was able to deliver his Feb. 2, 2023 prediction for Groundhog Day. Organizers of the Groundhog Day event in Val-d'Espoir, Quebec, broke the news of Fred’s demise to the crowd on Feb. 2. Event organizer Roberto Blondin said he discovered Fred dead the night About Fred. Fred la marmotte is a prognosticating Quebecois groundhog from Val-d’Espoir in the Gaspésie, Quebec. While a previous Fred unexpectedly resigned in 2023, in 2024 we were introduced to “the new Fred,” who (it is claimed) is “better than any other groundhog.” Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk, [101] was the representative forecaster for the province of Quebec from 2009 until his death in 2023. Groundhog Day in Quebec took a grim turn when the province’s beloved furry oracle, Fred la Marmotte, was found dead hours before he was expected to make his Groundhog Day 2023: Fred La Marmotte Passes Away. Unfortunately, in a tiny town in eastern Quebec, Canada, their famous groundhog named "Fred la marmotte" (French for groundhog) unexpectedly See a list of all 82 prognosticators, whether genuine groundhogs or otherwise. Despite the name, GROUNDHOG-DAY.com is all-welcoming. Quebec’s Groundhog Day Festivities Went Sideways Fast When The Groundhog Turned Up Dead. Mike Redmond Contributing Writer Twitter. February 2, 2023. We can expect another cold night into Sunday, with the low close to -20C in Montreal. Another storm system arrives on Groundhog Day Sunday, with more snow forecast. The first official celebration of Groundhog Day was in 1886, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. Designated groundhogs in other Canadian provinces were luckier in fulfilling their duty. GROUNDHOG DAY: Fred is dead in Quebec, Willie and Sam at odds. Organizers broke the news this morning to the crowd gathered in Val d'Espoir. Author of the article: Canadian Press. The Quebec rodent whose job it was to predict whether spring would arrive early, Fred la Marmotte, died the day before Groundhog Day.Subscribe to CTV News to Organizers of a Groundhog Day event in Quebec had to use a stuffed toy groundhog stand-in after the live groundhog was found dead. The Canadian groundhog known as Fred la Marmotte was found dead
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