A cold and miserable beginning to summer in B.C. means that ice cream vendors are losing business and wildfire-fighters are heading elsewhere to find work.
Residents are staying indoors more than expected this season, and ice cream vendors are struggling to make sales.
"We've been in business since 1986. This year by far has been the worst," said Pete Lepine, owner of Mr. Cool ice cream trucks.
"We have a very short window to earn a living. When that window shrinks to two months out of the season, it becomes very difficult obviously,"
The cold weather hasn't only affected the ice cream man but firefighters too.
Forest firefighters are sending their crews to Ontario where more blazes are estimated because of the slow fire activity that B.C. has seen this summer, wildlife information officer Jillian Chimko told CTV News.
The dismal spring is also affecting people's moods.
Those feeling the winter blues in summer should try to spend more time outside their homes in spite of the grey weather, psychologist Dr. Joti Samra recommends. An outing around the city can improve your overall mood during this drizzly summer and could even give a lift to some struggling businesses.
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Shannon Paterson.
