Today is Halloween. As children prepare to go trick-or-treating, local weather enthusiast Scott Kehler says they will want to bundle up.
"It looks like we'll see nice sunny skies to start off the trick-or-treating," says Kehler. "And unfortunately that means temperatures will drop off pretty quick."
Kehler says expect the temperature to be just below the freezing mark by mid-evening and it will be breezy. He says however there is no precipitation in the forecast.
Mary Peters co-manages the clothing department at the MCC store in Steinbach. She says year round they will have boxes of Halloween costumes in storage at the store. Then shortly before October 31st they unpack those boxes. This year the contents took up six racks, with hats and masks spilling on to tables. Most of that sold out already more than a week ago.
"We're hoping lots of people come down in costumes or not in costumes but just to have a good time with us, maybe before they take the kids out trick-or-treating," adds Neustaedter.
He says they've been doing this for years now and adds staff get into the spirit too by dressing up.
"The whole preface of the thing is to just have as much fun as possible," says Neustaedter. "Be a good community event for people to come and have some fun."
Another option again this year is to swing by Clearspring Centre where stores will hand out candy to trick-or-treaters. Mall Manager Bob Frey says the fun happens between 6-9pm, with a costume contest at 7pm. He notes they've been doing this since 1981.
"It's one of those things that's become iconic, we can't just decide not to do it," he says.
Frey notes they have a big advantage over urban malls in Winnipeg where it is much more difficult to pull off an event like this.
"People come from all over our market on Friday night to participate in this thing," he says. "It's a great spectacle and the mall is just jam packed."
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