snow

Batman at yesterday’s Sears Great Canadian Chill (New Year’s Day Polar Bear Dip) at Britannia Beach in Ottawa. Photographer Mr. Casual says: “Fingers were frozen just taking the photo”. (Does anyone know the identity of this masked ice crusader? ...

This is amazing. Earlier today Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield tweeted this photo taken from space, showing a snow-covered Ottawa. Full size photo here. ** ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ottawa-snow-from-space.jpg) ** ** ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Nature & Science Guide ...

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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/rdb466/5439813142/) The Rocket. Statue at Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau. Photo by [ Ross Dunn ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/rdb466/5439813142/in/pool-1894735@N21/) , shared in the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart) . Here’s a special weather statement released Sunday morning by Environment Canada: ...

Here’s a photo from Derek Mellon , titled “Cold and Lonely”. Derek shared this photo in the OttawaStart Flickr Group . [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/derekmellon/6798750336/) ** See also: ** Ottawa Weather Guide If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. ...

Here are some reader photos of today’s snow storm. Depending on your perspective, today’s weather was either bleak or beautiful. I’m okay with the snow. We’ve had it easy this winter. If you have a great photo of Ottawa – snowy or otherwise – please send it to feedback@ottawastart. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2008-05-06-toboggan.jpg) ** Tobogganing at the Arboretum in the Experimental Farm. ** P _ hoto by [ Juliette Giannesini ](http://correresmidestino.com/) . _ Looking for your opinion: ** Should we call the act of sliding down a snowy hill on a wooden or plastic device “tobogganing” or “sledding”? ...

Thanks to Yannick Beauvalet who sent along these photos. He shot them on Sunday morning around 9:00am on the Ottawa River at the Little Chaudière Rapids, between the Champlain Bridge and Lemieux Island. Send us your great photos of Ottawa: feedback@ottawastart. ...

Thanks to all of our readers who sent along pics from today’s storm. Here are three of the best. You can send your cool photos of Ottawa to feedback@ottawastart.com [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/AjFArb5CQAMcuqh.jpg) by [ Alison Fowler ](http://www. ...