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[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bridgehead-latte.jpg) Local coffee giant Bridgehead officially launched their own coffee shop contest to compete with Tim Horton’s highly popular “Roll Up The Rim” contest. Called “Lick Up The Latte”, coffee customers will have a chance to win an assortment of fairly won prizes that include yoga lessons, baby strollers, beard trimmings, and even the grand prize of an all expense paid trip to Machu Pichhu. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/icehog.jpg) _ Ottawa _ A near-frozen skater on the Rideau Canal survived the icy temperatures by slicing open a nearby IceHog mascot with a skate blade and crawling inside it’s warm innards this morning. With temperatures in Ottawa around the -31degree range with windchill, some ill-prepared skaters on the newly opened Rideau Canal ice surface suffered frostbite and in this case, near death. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/snow.jpg) _ Ottawa _ The recent large accumulation of snow across the region has created giant snowbanks on city streets forcing all traffic to drive in a single file down most streets. Sidewalks are also becoming narrower due to the snowbank infringement, resulting in parents having to push strollers single file in the Wellington West area of Ottawa. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/snowbank.jpg) ** ** _ Ottawa - _ The recent heavy snowfall throughout the Ottawa region has left large snowbanks on many city streets, causing numerous traffic complications. The Bridgehead coffee company has embraced the abundant snow however, and has opened their 437th location in a tall snowbank just off Somerset. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/catdriver.jpg) _ Ottawa _ The recent hiring of cat bus drivers within OC Transpo has one city watchdog upset and warning they may pose a serious hazard on city streets. With most cat drivers taking over the more stressful bus routes within the city, watchdogs are warning that the cat drivers could suddenly turn erratic, causing sudden changes in direction of the bus, or even applying the brakes dangerously. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cutfinger.jpg) _ Ottawa _ A student at Westboro Alternative Montessori suffered a nasty paper cut during craft time yesterday, forcing the school to ban all forms of paper products. The student, who had just completed a toddler yoga class, began to cut out a Mobius strip from construction paper and suffered a lesion on his right index finger. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/poutinebag.jpg) ** ORLEANS - BAG OF POUTINE ** Kids in this predominately French suburb of Ottawa will be enjoying treat bags filled with their favourite Quebecois treat this year. Steaming hot, and accompanied by a cold Pepsi, Orleans children will be having a c’est tres bon Halloween this year! ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/parkingslot1.jpg) _ Ottawa _ The ongoing debate over a casino in Ottawa took a back seat today as the city of Ottawa installed new “Park N’ Play” slot machine parking meters on the streets of Ottawa in a pilot project to see what kind of revenue and reactions the one armed bandit meters produce. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/twitterlogo.jpg) Some of our favourite recent headlines from [ the-o-dot Twitter feed ](http://twitter.com/theodotblog) , your trusted source of breaking Ottawa news. (Republished here with permission.) * Pumpkin Infused Blood Transfusions Popular With Area Vampires * City Of Ottawa Parking Meters To Be Converted Into Exciting And Revenue Generating Slot Machines * Bridgehead Bulletin Board Has One Non-Yoga Flyer Posted * Quebec Driver Accidentally Uses Signal Light While Turning * Escalator In Sears Turned Up A Notch For Excitement In An Attempt To Lure Customers ** ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/segregated.jpg) _ Westboro _ Traffic in the Westboro area along Richmond Road was congested further today after the City Of Ottawa created a double Segregated Construction Lane (SCL) that reduces road traffic to a single 5 foot wide lane. ...