The City of Montreal has cancelled Fete des Neiges activities for today due to the extreme cold.
For the first time in over 10 years, today's program has been cancelled at Parc Jean Drapeau to ensure people's safety.
"Although the majority of the Festival's activities can be held despite difficult winter conditions, blowing snow, freezing cold, wind gusts and dangerous roads are all factors that have influenced our decision," said Francois Cartier, spokesman at Parc Jean-Drapeau.
Unless more extreme weather ocurrs, the winter event plans to proceed as scheduled — every weekend until February 10.