>> no, it's like a snow day everywhere. it's fun to get out. >> reporter: how would you describe the walk with the dogs today? >> a bit rough. wasn't it? >> yeah. >> icy. very cold. very blustery. but still fun. >> reporter: how do the dogs do? >> they love it. they're like little bunny rabbits jumping around in the snow, they love it. >> reporter: mail carriers are out and getting about the streets of halifax. but it's not easygoing. we've had more winter weather this last season than we had all of last season. the snow clearing budgets are being stretched. they have the snow removal crews out around the city trying to keep up but it's been a real challenge today, tom murphy cbc, halifax. >> there you see how the friends in the north are suffering from the same weather. january is typically cold but not like this cnn meteorologist alexandra steele explains what's behind the frigid temperatures. >> we talked last week about how cold it was, right? this week we've taken cold to a new level. what we're going to see is