-25'C flashing on the car dashboard always heralds is a fresh start to the day, but the cool temperature didn’t deter the hardy souls I saw jogging as I drove out for my morning coffee.

Yet, if the comments of dial-in listeners on the morning news show where representative of city, a visitor would take Torontonians as feeble-minded as well as feeble-bodied.

Enough. This is winter. This is Canada.

You see, when it comes down to it, we can deal with these parky conditions in one of three ways:

1. Complain. Wish things were different but do nothing about it.
2. Ignore. Insulate yourself from current conditions and carry on in isolation.
3. Embrace. Modify your actions to make the most of the environment, and change as it changes.