And Toronto may be known as the Weather Horseshoe.
The city has so far escaped the wrath of Old Man Winter, while all those around us are already suffering from an early season preview of what's to come.
The latest victim: cottage country, where as much as 15 centimetres of snow fell in some sudden squalls, creating the usual chaos on the roads.
In Orillia, Highway 12 was closed for hours after a three car pile-up forced officials to shut down the road. One of the vehicles involved was a school bus.
"Fortunately upon arriving on scene no children were involved," explains O.P.P. Cst. Mark Maeers. "Four people involved were minorly injured, treated by ambulance at [the] scene."
His colleagues in Barrie dealt with as many as 50 crashes, most involving vehicles spinning out into ditches on the slippery asphalt of the 400 and the 401.
Snow squall warnings remain in effect from Barrie all the way up to Huntsville, and residents near Georgian Bay should find their shovels - they could get an additional 10 centimetres before the weekend.
Whipping winds are adding to the misery, blowing much of the snow plows have already cleared right back in the way.
And few in Ft. Erie or Buffalo will forget the record snowfall from last month. Some residents were without power for weeks.
That has police issuing their yearly warning earlier than usual. "Winter has arrived," reminds Maeers. "We ask people to slow down, increase their following distances and drive carefully, get there safely."
When will Toronto's turn come? We'll be lucking out for a while longer.
CityNews Weather Specialist Michael Kuss acknowledges we could see a few flurries here. But they won't last long.
Things are expected to warm up on the weekend and by Monday, we could be back into double digits.
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