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Ottawa How do people in Ottawa keep warm in winter
Posted: Sat September 27, 2008 08:13 PM UTC
Hi

I just read an article saying that winter months can be as cold as -20 C ..how long is the winter..How do people keep warm in such cold temperature..I am just curious
robin888
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Ottawa Re: How do people in Ottawa keep warm in winter
Posted: Sat September 27, 2008 08:58 PM UTC
Most homes in the colder parts of Canada are heated by natural gas.

It helps to wear warm clothes too!

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Ottawa Re: How do people in Ottawa keep warm in winter
Posted: Sat September 27, 2008 09:26 PM UTC
It can get considerably colder than that in parts of Russia (and other places).

Heated homes, heated workplaces, heated transport, wearing appropriate clothing, minimising 'outdoor' time.....not so hard to keep warm now as it was in the past, that's for sure!

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Ottawa Re: How do people in Ottawa keep warm in winter
Posted: Sun September 28, 2008 12:39 AM UTC
The temperature might be as low as -30-40 C including the windchill, but people usualy spend most of their time in heated cars/buses, offices, homes. Think abt Toronto and Montreal, that's the same.

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Ottawa Re: How do people in Ottawa keep warm in winter
Posted: Mon September 29, 2008 01:39 AM UTC
As Ottawa is the Capital of the country, there is plenty of hot air coming from the Parliament buildings. Sorry, old joke. It can get bitterly cold in ottawa but people get out and skate on the canal and wander the indoor shopping malls. Ottawa is a wonderful place any time of year.

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