How's everyone holding up with the ice? We've been fortunate not to lose power yet. Lots of downed trees and branches, and black-outs all over the place. We're all set if we do lose power, so we spent the day salting, clearing ice and trees, trying to head-off widowmakers, and checking on family, friends and neighbours.

It doesn't seem as bad as the 1997 ice storm in Ontario and Quebec, but it caught a lot of people unprepared and there's still a long wait ahead for many of them.

Something to think about: many stores lost power for a significant amount of time, and their perisable goods will have been affected. Christmas grocery shopping is right around the corner for many of us. Check your dates and ask questions!

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4284508-ice-storm-grips-ontario-quebec-and-maritimes/