The city of Ottawa has issued a 24-hour parking ban between 7 p.m. Monday and 7 p.m. Tuesday, and there will be no garbage, recycling and green bin pickup on Monday due to the snow.
A 24-hour winter parking ban is now in effect in Ottawa as snow removal crews begin the process of digging residential streets out from under a record amount of snow.
Vankleek Hill: 13.2 cm All English and French school boards across Ottawa and eastern Ontario have cancelled school buses Tuesday morning. Some schools are still open. The weather agency warned people to prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow, the snowfall warning said. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Winter storm warnings the Kingston and Gananoque areas have also ended. Ottawa Public Health issued a frostbite advisory on Tuesday, with an overnight low of minus 18 C in the forecast and a wind chill of minus 25.