THE CANOPY

If you've ever felt like the Alberta winter is stealing a bit of your sparkle, you're not alone. Our province’s dramatic winter skies and snowy landscapes have their own beauty, but they also bring a certain heaviness. That seasonal weight has a name: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). In Alberta, where winter days are short and nights are long, the Canadian Psychological Association and the CMHA Alberta Division tell us that 2–3% of us experience severe SAD , while about 15%