The Journal Pioneer

I love my job and all that goes along with it – meeting you, the weather consumers, explaining the science behind things that happen in the sky and sharing my Grandmother’s wisdom with anyone who will listen. While the weather is not ...

“Local” is the craze these days and I love it. It’s so important to support local businesses and farmers, shop locally and eat local foods. It’s good for the economy, the environment and the soul. Local weather is also very ...

Yesterday’s cold front came through with some pretty intense thunderstorms. The frontal boundary was very slow moving; in fact, that same cold front pushed across the family farm in Bainsville, Ont., last Friday evening! I had just landed in ...

The first time I saw these heavenly rays was on a tiny prayer card my mom gave me when I was eight. I still have it and carry it with me in my wallet. I remember being fascinated by the shafts of light radiating through the clouds. For many years, ...

On Monday, many of you were treated to a fairly rare optical phenomenon. The first photo I saw was taken around noon near Truro, N.S. Before long, my mailbox was filling up with lovely photos of iridescent clouds. They were spotted from Truro to ...

OK, so that headline might be a little misleading, but it did get your attention, didn’t it? The other day a construction worker asked me if this warm weather was considered a “heat wave.” Heat waves are changing in Canada. ...

We wait for this all winter – sun and heat. While I realize not everyone is a fan of this sultry summer weather, there’s not much we can do to change it. Instead, we can learn to use the proper terminology while enjoying an ice cream ...

We’ve had more than our share of showers. Earlier this week, I overheard someone say that the weather was “ugly” last weekend. Well, without showers, we wouldn’t have rainbows and they’re beautiful.  We’ve ...

I’ve been at my “new job” for 18 months; can I still call it new? When I started, I was a little concerned about coming up with topics to write about, five days a week. On the weekend, someone asked me how I do it? I can honestly ...

I have been talking about clouds a lot these days; they have been billowing so beautifully of late…    Last weekend, Paul Brodie spotted these golden towers on the horizon and snapped a few photos to share.  In ...