Wiarton Now A Town Without A Willie

"He's Dead"

WThTiThe death of Wiarton Willie is mourned by,
left to right, his handler Sam Brouwer, visitor
Doug Kennedy and event co-ordinator
Bill Walker.

Groundhog dies, and his last message?  Spring will be early....

Children wept
Parliment mourned
In Wiarton, Mayor Al Given trudged through the snow-covered
barrens trying to find a successor.
And Wiarton Willie?
Well the toast of Wiarton has become the
Ghost of Wiarton.
He's dead.
And that about sums up one of the more traumatic
Groundhog Days in Canadian History.

MR.WILLIE
R.I.P

*Story is taken from article in the Toronto Star written by
Nicollas Van Rijn and photo by Bill Sanford*

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