winter

_ (press release) _ Skiers, snowshoers, walkers and snow bikers will soon enjoy a multi-use winter trail along the Ottawa River Pathway, right by the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway. One track will be set for skiers, the other for snowshoers, walkers and snow bikers. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ City road crews are preparing to plow and salt roads and sidewalks at the onset of the snowfall and freezing rain forecast for Ottawa Wednesday and Thursday.  Residents are asked to exercise caution if driving, cycling or walking and to allow extra time for their morning and afternoon commutes during the snow and rainfall. ...

Eric Darwin has a good blog post on West Side Action about how the City could improve how it clears snow after major snowfalls like the one we had on Tuesday. _ Why on earth doesn’t Ottawa have a major snowfall protocol? ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ City crews continue to remove snow on roads and clear sidewalks following this week’s record storm, and are now preparing to plow and salt priority roads in anticipation of the forecast of snowfall this evening. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ The severe winter storm that hit Ottawa yesterday delivered an all time single-day record snowfall of more than 51 cm. The previous record (40.6 cm) was set back in March 1947. In one day, we received the equivalent of 26 per cent of the total snowfall that fell during the entire winter last year. ...

Some of our favourite tweets from a record-breaking snow day… https://twitter.com/FailedProtostar/status/699799713701298181 https://twitter.com/twitandrewking/status/699783500967219200 https://twitter.com/tonysunphoto/status/699796630367768578 https://twitter.com/KylesWeather/status/699792918656069635 https://twitter.com/EricDupere/status/699773620252491776 https://twitter.com/CBCRidlington/status/699772212878909440 https://twitter.com/ScottMoffatt21/status/699761864784289792 https://twitter.com/KittyBroadway/status/699763468946124800 https://twitter.com/Media_Sens/status/699759434168299521 https://twitter.com/HansontheBike/status/699755930708119552 https://twitter.com/LaurenceWall/status/699734752568479744 https://twitter.com/MegBlumenthal/status/699729683542315009 https://twitter.com/PoliceGatineau/status/699732211780681728 https://twitter.com/NancyFromCanada/status/699728122506182657 https://twitter.com/LaurenceWall/status/699728178210869248 https://twitter.com/PoliceGatineau/status/699723172208386048 https://twitter.com/CounterClick/status/699724836310921216 https://twitter.com/Nexxus455/status/699725786002001920 https://twitter.com/KylesWeather/status/699701435869458432 https://twitter.com/NaitSAYger/status/699709528733044738 https://twitter.com/xcottawa/status/699719899430723584 https://twitter.com/CFRAKristy/status/699719853964447745 https://twitter.com/LaurenceWall/status/699725305808814080 https://twitter.com/311laura/status/699714929675390976 https://twitter.com/buckburgess/status/699690914604666880 https://twitter.com/BlackAcesOtt/status/699714078235877376 https://twitter.com/timnaumetz/status/699710769705979904 https://twitter.com/cbcallinaday/status/699689977005875200 https://twitter.com/KylesWeather/status/699680436176293888 https://twitter.com/ottawastart/status/699660828627312640 ...

_ (via Ottawa Paramedic Service) _ Overnight, on Friday, February 12th, 2015, the Ottawa Paramedic Service responded to two separate incidents where patients were found with an altered level of consciousness outside in the snow. In the first incident, RCMP Officers found a male in his 40s at the intersection of Bank and Wellington. ...

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has issued a _ Frostbite Warning _ overnight Friday, February 12 to ensure people take appropriate precautions before going outside and to encourage homeless people to seek indoor shelter from the cold. This frostbite warning is in effect until further notice. ...

For this year’s list, please see: Family Day 2018: What’s open, what’s closed, what’s on in Ottawa

Here’s a memo that went out to senior staff at local schools from the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA). OSTA’s web site went down on Wednesday morning, when school buses were cancelled due to freezing rain. ** OCDSB Memo - Bus Service Cancellation Communication ** from ** stittsvillecentral **