REGINA – This weekend marks one full month of spring this year, but few celebrated on Friday as the temperature dipped to the freezing point.
“We’ve been delayed. We’ve been put into a stall. Weather-wise, the weather rules,” said Brad Herridge, assistant golf professional at Tor Hill Golf Course.
In some years, the hills were alive with the sound of golf claps sooner – as early as March. Last year, the doors opened in May; there is optimism that won’t happen again.
“It would be nice if the sleet ended, and the sun shone – and it will,” said Herridge.
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The battle between rain and shine didn’t impact sales at Northgate Shopping Centre’s Flip Flop Shops, however.
“Weather is not affecting us at all. Weather is actually bringing people into the store,” said Mark Storer, co-owner of Flip Flop Shops.
In fact, the store had one of its best two days of the year on Wednesday and Thursday with 53 shoes sold, something Storer attributes to customers preparing for travel and/or summer in Regina.
In terms of profitability, the store is in the top ten of the franchise.
“That’s doing better than some of our Florida, Hawaii, California, those locations. In little Regina, we’re still doing great,” said Storer.
Meanwhile, cooler temperatures affected Milky Way Ice Cream sales. Though the store still drew in an enduring crowd.
“You almost want to put yourself in their shoes, and be like: ‘It’s freezing, you’re freezing, and you’re eating ice cream.’ But I guess, even on those winter days sometimes you just have to have ice cream,” said manager Kelsey Boldt.
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