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With heavy rain and high winds in the forecast for parts of Quebec, many parents expressed a hope communities would postpone Halloween and trick or treating by a day.
In Montreal and surrounding communities, they are getting their wish.
Montreal’s Mayor Valerie Plante tweeted “I invite Montrealers to celebrate Halloween on Friday because of the rain and strong winds.”
Avis météo: j’invite les petits et grands Montréalais.e.s à passer l’#Halloween vendredi en raison de la pluie et des vents violents annoncés demain. Nos services seront au rendez-vous, et faites preuve de prudence comme à l’habitude. Bonne cueillette de bonbons! #polmtl pic.twitter.com/B0CKoP7mu0
— Valérie Plante (@Val_Plante) October 30, 2019
The Village of Brossard also tweeted that they are postponing Halloween trick or treating until November 1st due to bad weather conditions.
Brossard reporte la fête de l’Halloween 🎃 dans ses rues
au vendredi 1er novembre en raison des mauvaises conditions climatiques https://t.co/02ZLmFWEAW #brossard #halloween2019 #meteo pic.twitter.com/qBtnBKr3i2— Ville de Brossard (@Ville_Brossard) October 30, 2019
Rainfall warnings are in effect for the Montreal area with winds up to 90 kilometres an hour.
The city of Ste. Julie also postponed trick or treating due to heavy rain. On their website, a news release states, “Considering the safety and comfort of children and teenagers wishing to roam the streets to collect sweets, we decided to postpone the event to Friday. Normally, the rain would not have made us change the date of the event; it’s really the exceptional nature of the precipitation that drives us to do it,” said Mayor Suzanne Roy.
@Ville_SteJulie reporte la fête d’Halloween au vendredi 1er novembre dû aux mauvaises conditions météo exceptionnelles annoncées https://t.co/FVq4qN1MtC pic.twitter.com/mukIwCKVMy
— Ville Sainte-Julie (@Ville_SteJulie) October 30, 2019
