Wiarton Willie, Ontario's beloved weather-prognosticating groundhog, is dead | Page 881 | Unpublished
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Publication Date: March 10, 2026 - 15:06

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Wiarton Willie, Ontario's beloved weather-prognosticating groundhog, is dead

March 10, 2026

Wiarton Willie has died three years after becoming the latest woodchuck to carry on the Groundhog Day tradition begun in 1956 in the Ontario community. "Willie was a curious and charismatic groundhog who delighted both residents and visitors," the Town of South Bruce Peninsula said in announcing the sad news Tuesday.



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