Very cold here too … weather for polar bears indeed! We’re even under a wind chill warning, due to this nippy, nor’easterly wind. Makes -27C feel like -37C. Schools are closed, water mains break … thankfully I haven’t had to go out.
Must have been fun to see that polar bear sculpture in France of all places. I can imagine its size from the picture. I was likewise surprised to see a sculpture of a seal, last time I was in my home town! It was just there in the grass in a park …no plaque, nobody seems to know anything about it — I’ve searched the city’s page for public art. Cute, though 
Stay warm!