If you’re heading out for a New Year’s party, here are some useful numbers to keep handy: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/new-years-eve-numbers.jpg) * [ Operation Red Nose ](http://www.operationnezrouge.com/) 613-820-6673 * [ ResponsibleChoice.ca ](http://responsiblechoice.ca/) 613-248-0444 * OC Transpo has free service after 8:00pm ( [ more info ](http://ottawastart. ...

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[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/8309345344/) Winter Wonderland by [ Luicana Nechita ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/8309345344/in/pool-ottawastart) . From the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/8309345344/) . * ** Do you have plans yet for New Year's Eve? ...

My city councillor Shad Qadri shared this infographic in a recent email to residents. It shows how the city plows roads during typical snowfalls. ** ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/what-to-expect-during-a-sto.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Winter Storm Guide ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sherrygaley/8288282489/) Photo by [ Sherry Galley ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sherrygaley/8288282489/in/pool-ottawastart) , shared in the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/8288282489/) . * [ ** What's open and closed in Ottawa for Christmas 2012 ** ](http://ottawastart. ...

** Did you take a great photo of today’s snow? ** Please send it along to us at feedback@ottawastart.com … here are some good ones from earlier today. [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/macnaull-ducks.jpg) Photo by Kelly MacNaull [ ! ...

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[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinberthelot/8270075480/) December Frost. Photo by [ Martin Berthelot ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinberthelot/8270075480/in/pool-ottawastart/) , shared in the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/8270075480/) . Here are our contributors' picks for the best local events in Ottawa this week. ...

Hyperlapse = a combination of stop-motion and time-lapse photography, where the footage is made dynamic through the introduction of rotations and pans.” Check out this hyperlapse video of Parliament Hill by Dave Bigelow from 27Forty in Ottawa. [ ](http://ottawastart. ...

I drove by this house on McElroy Drive in Kanata the other night: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_3223.jpg) …and next door: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_3224.jpg) …and just around the corner on Rickey Place: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_3229.jpg) ** See also: ** Ottawa Christmas Lights Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...