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Winter has shaped Canada's image and been embraced with hearty enthusiasm from snowshoeing hikers in the 19th century to future hockey stars on backyard rinks and to the indoor spectacle of figure-skating carnivals and curling bonspiels. Much of our literature, our songs, and our memories of youth reflect the bracing tonic that winter brings even as we curse the ice-laden roads on the morning commute or while planning our weekend ski trip. But alas, winter's demise to a weak reminder of its former glory is a real possibility as climate change wreaks long-term havoc.