10/25/2025
Let’s all spread kindness
Across Canada, kindness doesn’t always speak. Sometimes, it simply hangs quietly in the cold. Every winter, as temperatures drop and snow begins to fall, ordinary people begin doing something extraordinary. They tie coats, scarves, gloves, and hats to trees, fences, and park benches. No notes. No names. No cameras. No questions asked.
Just a simple message tucked in the folds: “If you’re cold, take one.”
In Winnipeg and Regina, community groups have turned this small gesture into entire “winter wear campaigns.” In Victoria Park, hundreds of handmade scarves appear overnight in bright colors against the frost, waiting for anyone who needs them.
In Kamloops, one volunteer spends her evenings crocheting toques and scarves, then quietly hangs them on trees before the first snow.
And in cities like Ottawa and Winnipeg, “scarf bombing” has become a seasonal tradition, people wrapping public spaces in warmth, one branch at a time.
There are no collection bins. No paperwork. No requirements.
Just compassion hanging in plain sight, turning the harshness of winter into something gentle, human, and hopeful.
