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Port Coquitlam snow video captures weather angst

Port Coquitlam residents Jon Ross and Shawn Cox finished up their Sunday brunch, stared bleakly out at the snow and decided to turn this winter's umpteenth dump of snow into a short video that’s getting thousands of online views.
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Port Coquitlam residents Jon Ross and Shawn Cox finished up their Sunday brunch, stared bleakly out at the snow and decided to turn this winter's umpteenth dump of snow into a short video that’s getting thousands of online views.

They borrowed a neighbour’s shovel, headed across the street to Terry Fox secondary school’s lacrosse box and hatched a plan: Cox would do the "writing" — with the shovel — while Ross, a Transport Canada-certified professional drone pilot (his work usually appears in real estate ads, film and TV productions, and corporate videos), filmed and helped guide his shovel-wielding brother-in-law.

They posted the film on Facebook, where it has received more than 5,000 views on Ross’ page and nearly 60,000 on the Vancouver Is Awesome Facebook page.

The ad hoc project was inspired partly by “we were bored” and the frustration at seeing yet more snow on the ground. “Everyone’s thinking the same thing right now,” Ross said. “The stupid snow, I can’t believe it’s back again.”

With more to come, Ross, more to come.