We're moving to Calgary, Alberta on Sept. next year and then we'll have to stay, from mid Jan to ends of May, in Toronto, Ontario, We're comming from Phoenix, Arizona - 114F Summer highs and 65F winter lows. We just checked the weather and Canadian winter is going to be a brutal change for us, so we are bracing for impact. What we know is Alberta is dry, has low snow precipitation, and warm wind called Chinook, thus cold doesn't feel as harsh. Ontario is humid thus cold is harsher and has lots of snow, and ice storms. Any suggestions on what kind of clothes to buy, how long can we be out before we get frosbite, suggestions for children with mild asthma playing in the snow or any other thing that we would not have the slightless idea we need to be prepared for? Will our SUV (Hyundai Santa Fe) be useful there or do we need a buy a car locally because they are better conditioned for the climate. If we're going there, we're going to enjoy it if we can, just as much as cannucks would do.
2006-09-26
08:14:01
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