Growing up in Portage la Prairie I've always known we have some of the toughest and meanest mosquitoes in all of Canada.  Well now thanks to Readers Digest I can back it up with facts!  The magazine compiled a top 10 list of the worst places in Canada for mosquitoes.  As you can see below, we make the cut (just barely) but there are some interesting questions raised, like how did Nunavut make the top 10!?!  (See the full article here: http://goo.gl/uyP6ZR)

 

10. Holberg, British Columbia

9. Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

8. Baker Lake, Nunavut

7. Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

6. Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

5. Pukaskwa National Park, Ontario

4. The Yukon

3. Parkhill, Ontario

2. Calgary, Alberta

1. Komarno, Manitoba