Archive 1997-2016
Downtown workers taking transit during the afternoon rush hour can expect a delay heading west after two city buses collided with each other at around 4:20 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, according to Ottawa police.
Tenants who live in Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) buildings could soon be facing a 22-per cent increase in their laundry costs if a proposed recommendation is approved Feb. 9.
A potential ban of smoking on city property is one step closer to becoming an official bylaw.
This year’s international ice carving competition at Confederation Park included a giant squid, a ferocious Viking, and a psychedelic wink so curvy it seemed to defy the brittle medium out of which it was carved. The quarter-century old competition featured carvers representing 12 different countries, including Iraq, Mexico, France and the Philippines. Over three days and 30 hours, 14 teams of two carvers each transformed thousands of pounds of ice into stunning crystalline works of art. The grueling competition, which requires physical endurance and constant attention to detail despite frozen appendages, began on Feb. 3, 2012, and ended on Feb. 5. While the competition contained some tragedy this year, the end result was the same – a long soak in a hot tub. 
Adam KvetonIce carvers use an array of odd tools to form their elegant works of art, including this board with dozens of screws drilled through it. By roughing up the blocks of ice, carvers make it easier to glue separate blocks together using nothing but water and freezing temperatures.
This year’s winners:
Third: Fedor Markov (Yakutsk, Russia) and Vasiliy Sivtsev (Krasnoyarsk, Russia) for “Milky Way”.
Second: Samuel Girault (Le Blanc Mesnil, France) and Michal Mizula (Poznan, Poland) for "Cosmic Wink".
First and Media's Choice: Antonio Baisas (Gatineau, Quebec) and Ross Baisas (Verdun, Quebec) for "Viking's Last Ride".
