winter

[ ](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. ...

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 ...

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 [ ! ...

[  ](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. ...

Thanks to Kyle Smith for sending this hypnotizing video along. It was shot at about 11:15am, looking northwest over the Ottawa River from a highrise in west Ottawa. Luckily at the end the snow tops and the sky starts to clear. ...

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. ...