Tag: Wiarton Willie
PETA pleads with Wiarton mayor following Willie’s death
“Keeping a live animal in captivity for an annual gimmick is animal abuse.”
Wiarton Willie dies in sleep, search for replacement to begin soon
Wiarton Willie made his first prediction in 2023, and his last just over a month ago. The hopeful groundhog predicted an early spring every year.
City of Owen Sound asks motorists to report potholes
It appears Wiarton Willie was wrong, again. But one thing is for certain, potholes will be waiting for Owen Sound drivers whenever spring arrives. The City of Owen Sound is alerting motorists to the inevitability of asphalt cavities caused by the annual freeze-thaw cycle. Soon, daytime temperatures will rise while nighttime lows persist, which is […]
Word from Wiarton Willie – early spring
Wiarton Willie did not see his shadow, crowd at 70th edition of Groundhog Day festival hears
Families bundle up for some fun at 70th Wiarton Willie Festival
Winter may have had it’s icy grip on Wiarton this weekend, but that couldn’t stop Mallory Beach’s Marie Rutherford from taking her grandkids down to Bluwater Park for some outdoor fun at the 70th annual Wiarton Willie Festival. The temperature outside was sitting at around –13 degrees Celcius and feeling like –20 C with the […]