Chilly Charlie emerged from his burrow at 8:10 a.m. this morning to predict an early spring.
UPDATE: It's official... we're going to have an early spring!
Woodstock's Chilly Charlie did not see his shadow when he emerged from his burrow at South Gate Centre this morning, so it looks like spring is right around the corner. Wiarton Willie, Punxsutawney Phil, Shubenacadie Sam, Quebec's Fred la Marmotte also didn't see their shadows.
However, Lucy the Lobster predicted another six weeks of winter after she saw her shadow in Barrington, Nova Scotia.
Woodstock Mayor Jerry Acchione called the Heart FM studio shortly after Chilly Charlie made his prognostication. You can listen to his full conversation with Dan and Marcie below:
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WOODSTOCK - Woodstock's favourite groundhog is about to emerge from his burrow.
Chilly Charlie is set to make his Groundhog Day prognostication at 8:10 a.m. today at South Gate Centre.
If he sees his shadow, we'll have six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't see his shadow, we'll have an early spring. Chilly Charlie predicted another six weeks of winter last year and an early spring in 2022.
South Gate Centre will also be serving up a pancake breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. It costs $6 and you can dine in or hit up the drive-thru on your way to work.
The local seniors centre has been hosting Woodstock's Groundhog Day celebration for 19 years now, with the first held on February 2nd, 2005. Don Eagle, a retired school teacher and who volunteered at South Gate, was supposed to go to Wiarton to witness Wiarton Willie's prognostication, but couldn't go because of the weather. That's when he called up the Mayor of Woodstock to see if a Groundhog Day event could be held in the Friendly City, and the rest is history.
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