Thanks to Laurie Callsen at Metro Edmonton for her article about Jason and the 40 Below Project. Here are some highlights:
In Edmonton, there’s little else that can illicit fear, groans and even tears from residents like the ‘W’ word.
Winter.
But it’s a fact of life in the city, and one that local author Jason Lee Norman says people need to start enjoying again.
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Norman hopes to collect at least 40 pieces to showcase the best things about living in a winter city and self-publish the anthology in November 2013.
“Winter, it’s no surprise. I think a lot of people who do complain would like something else to do other than complain. The city is working hard on solving a lot of those problems [through the Winter Strategy] and the project is something that I can do. I can get writers together, I can get artists together and create a gift for the city, a love letter to the city,” he said.