There's Ontario's Wiarton Willie, Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam, Manitoba's Merv, Alberta's Balzac Billy — and now, Van Island Violet. The facility where Van Island Violet, as she's known, lives, is on Mount Washington. In the late 1990s, there were around 30 Vancouver Island marmots. "I used to love Groundhog Day before I became a broadcast meteorologist," said Wagstaffe. Over on Vancouver Island, Adam Taylor says despite three years of scientific setbacks, he will continue his research.

Source: CBC News February 02, 2018 16:01 UTC