This First Person column is the experience of Hilary Duff, who grew up in northern Ontario. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ.
Earlier this month, my friend and I went chasing winter.
With a car full of sports gear and hot chocolate supplies, we left a disturbingly mild Ottawa and headed for Quebec City. We arrived a few hours later to the sight of snow piled higher than parked cars. Everything was a fresh powdery white, so unlike the salt-filled slush we had left behind in Ottawa.
Winter, finally! That weekend we glided along the Lac-Beauport skating
