Hallowe'en, a spooky night of goblins, witches, zombies and ghosts, will be a day later than usual in much of southern Quebec. (Terri Trembath-CBC)

Hallowe’en postponed in Montreal due to weather

The annual spooky night for children across North America, will come a little later this year in much of southern Quebec.

The cries of “trick or treat” in English, or “de la charite/” in French, from young costumed children seeking candy handouts from householders will not be heard tonight, October 31, for the first time in anyone’s memory.

It would be nice if the weather cooperated for the children, but this is Canada, and the costumes are sometimes covered in winter coats, or raincoats, but rarely if ever postponed. (Shutterstock)

It seems reports of heavy rain and wind has caused the Mayor of Montreal, Valerie Plante, to advise city residents to postpone their celebration until tomorrow, citing the forecast of heavy rain and wind.  Many surrounding boroughs and municipalities have also put off the event until Friday.

Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante tweeted ” I invite the little ones and their parents to celebrate Hallowe’en tomorrow due to heavy rain and wind (Thurdsay).. City services will be on hand and be careful as usual, Enjoy the candy collected (Twitter)

While some might say the bad weather only adds to the dark night to make it more spooky, it seems the politicians making the decisions however believe it’s safer for the kids to delay the event.

A house in the Villeray district of Montreal has really gotten into the “spirit” of Hallowe’en with a heavily decorated ‘graveyard’ lawn and balcony to create a spooky atmosphere. (Simon-Marc Charron, Radio-Canada)

Many, including Montreal’s former mayor, Denis Coderre, have ridiculed the decision to postpone. He, along with others say you don’t put off Christmas because of a heavy snowstorm.

Montreal’s ex-mayor Denis Coderre, tweeted a couple of reactions, one showing a sheep- indicating the major was following the herd, and this one saying “I heard they postponed Christmas because the Almanach predicted 25cm of snow (Twitter)

However, weather forecasters are saying putting off the event until tomorrow may not have been a good idea after all. The forecast in the region of southern Quebec is calling for less rain on Friday but increased strong winds and gusts.

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