Helping shovel snow: a Canadian tradition

Last night the biggest snow storm of the year hit. When I was boy, we'd have put on our winter duds and headed off to school. School was just a short walk away. Today, with school bus trips taking over an hour each way for some kids, school was cancelled.

This little eight-year-old took this as an opportunity to help Gug, her grandfather, shovel the front sidewalk and drive. She was not alone. A walk through the neighbourhood found lots of kids out helping parents and grandparents clear away the snow. It is a Canadian tradition.