Sunday night through Monday morning, parts of Ontario and Quebec were reminded that we are still very much a winter country when as much as 50cm of snow fell.
A lot of stories coming out of the storm were those of collaboration and camaraderie – including these bus passengers who helped push themselves out of some snow:
Here's hoping they are now on the TTC payroll.
And then there's Carter.
Carter Trozzolo may look like your average kid enjoying a snow day. He's got a toque, a warm jacket and surrounded by fresh powder.
But looks can be deceiving.
The reporter started his story with: "If you didn't have a machine to move the snow, you probably found it a bit..." to which Carter replied:
Carter then goes on to explain that shovelling snow is actually worse than being in school, in his eyes:
And not only is he shovelling for his family he's also shovelling for:
And of course...
We must protect Carter at all costs. Carter is us. We are Carter.
You can watch the entire 32 seconds of glory here:
One of my favourite kids was on the news tonight in Toronto and I have officially died. I’m dead. The name plate alone. Gold.