On the first bitterly cold night of October, a group of women are warming their hands by a bubbling cauldron in Coldwater, Ont. They’re talking about witches. More specifically, they’re talking about why thousands flock to the Coldwater Witches Walk every year.
“There are a lot of women here who are being who they want to be for one night,” says Jodi Derrick, a local resident and Witches Walk devotee. Derrick came to the event on the evening of Oct. 16 with her friend, Christine Nicholls, and Christine’s sister, April Brown. The three women shared drinks and laughs at her house before donning their witches hats and heading downtown.
