It’s been an unusually mild winter so far in northwestern Ontario.
In fact, December 2014 will go down as one of the mildest seen in the Kenora District for some time as the average temperature was a full three degrees warmer than normal.
Environment Canada Meteorologist Geoff Coulson says even snowfall amounts weren’t significant.
Snowfall during the month totalled 21 centimetres, a little less than the monthly average of 31.