It’s here…winter. Winters in Canada are tough, winters in Kenora can be even worse. Its dark longer and later, the temperatures are dropping and many times your mood is on the decline as well. It is important to note that you are not the only one.

The winter blues are a wave of low emotions that come with these cold, dark days.

If you’re experiencing the winter blues, you might feel it difficult to wake up, find that you are treating yourself more often in comfort foods, and spend more time with Netflix than with your friends and family.

That is why the CMHA Kenora branch and Q104 wants to help you make the winter a little easier on yourself this year. For the month of January we are teaming up with four local businesses (Abundance, Hardwear Company, Lake of the Woods Sunrise Soap Company and Sweet) to get the word out about the winter blues by challenging community members with weekly activities to combat their lowered mood. For each week in January there is a designated activity we are challenging you to complete on your own or with someone close to you (COVID in mind of course). Take a picture and share with us to be entered in a draw to win a gift card from one of the amazing local businesses in Kenora. Draws will be held on Mondays for the week before.

You can submit your entry on the form below.