Okanagan residents doing their best to stay warm
Even though we are seeing an extreme cold warning in the Okanagan, that’s not stopping Kelowna residents from getting outside.“Stay inside, don’t come outside, there’s no reason.
Everything’s online now; we can just order everything to our front door, but if you do have to go outside — I just bundle up and wear long johns.”“Definitely layer up, get thermal stuff, just gotta get used to it.”For Gibson, his customers are happy to get his help and he’s in high spirits even with the low temperatures.The cold snap is forecast to weaken by Thursday and warm up for the Christmas weekend.
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