Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialYOW Weather Records @yow-weather.bsky.social · 04/09/2026#Ottawa just had its wettest meteorological summer since records began. Total precipitation was 547.8 mm. #YowWx #OttWeather 052
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Happy World Bicycle Day! 16911
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Strange how so many will shame people on bikes for not wearing helmets yet don’t have much to say about bike lanes without protection. Via @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social 29805225
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialToon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 26/05/2026In #OttCity projects are gated with so many risk transfers and guardrails in attempts to emiliante risk. And it doesn’t work. There is always risk; take calculated ones, be creative and learn from competent failures; contraction and complexity to make interesting #PlacesForPeople 1165
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialToon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 14/04/2026This. #OttCity is. G7 capital, and should be part of @c40cities.bsky.social global movement; it would force a reckoning of our decision making, funding and approach to design, creating a more sustainable city. @jleiper.bsky.social @shawnmenard.bsky.social @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social 0151
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialTrackSetFred @tracksetfred.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Ski Heritage East has been groomed from Green's Creek to Hillsdale. Lots of happy skiers out this evening! 011
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialTrackSetFred @tracksetfred.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Snow drifts tamed and tracks set, Green's Creek to P5. It's cold, but still quite a few skiers, walkers, runners, and fat bikes out this afternoon! Our new (to us) #HappyTrails groomer did a great job on the drifts! #SkiHeritageEast 011
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialTrackSetFred @tracksetfred.bsky.social · 16/01/2026About 19cm of fresh snow at the start of last night's groom (measured by the car underbody drag marks..), and more coming! More grooming today, tonight, and through the weekend! Get out and enjoy! 021
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialTrackSetFred @tracksetfred.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Ski Heritage East has been groomed from end to end. Skate and classic. Conditions are soft, and windy! Bonus points if you can find the track everywhere ;) @skiheritageeast #ottawatourism 021
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialNational Capital Commission @ncc-ccn.gc.ca · 06/11/2025If skating defines winter in the Capital, could swimming define summer? 🏊♀️ Our podcast is back! In episode 1, CEO Tobi Nussbaum explores how shoreline projects are reshaping urban life and why it matters. 🎧 Listen: ncc-ccn.gc.ca/podcast?utm_... 032
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialCTV News Ottawa @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Snowsuit Fund launches 44th season to help keep Ottawa kids warmbit.lySnowsuit Fund launches 44th season to help keep Ottawa kids warmThe Snowsuit Fund officially launched its 44th season on Tuesday, marking the start of its annual campaign to help keep children from low-income families warm through the winter. 031
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 21/10/2025N.I.C.E. Agents on the #Halifax waterfront #NovaScotia #Canada 🤣🍁 youtu.be/S1yYGb1U31o?...youtu.beWhen the ICE agent is Canadian… | This Hour Has 22 MinutesYouTube video by 22 Minutes 22297134
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialGatineau Park @gatineaupark.gc.ca · 29/07/2025It’s been a big season for trail maintenance! 🔨 Earlier this summer, incredible volunteers contended with bad weather to replace the “Pont des Lutins” on Trail 68. Thank you to Ottawa Hiking and the Ottawa Mountain Biking Association for their literal and figurative heavy lifting. 💪 142
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialNational Capital Commission @ncc-ccn.gc.ca · 08/07/2025Learn more about the big ideas that built the Capital: ncc-ccn.gc.ca/blog/big-ide... 📷 Topley Studio / Library and Archives Canada / PA-008981ncc-ccn.gc.caBig Ideas That Built Canada’s CapitalThrough long-term planning and public input, the NCC continues to build a Capital that reflects the values and aspirations of Canadians today. 021
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialNational Capital Commission @ncc-ccn.gc.ca · 08/07/2025Prime Minister Laurier famously called Ottawa “not a handsome city.” When sawmills and factories lined the river, smoke blanketed the skyline, and railway lines cut through downtown and divided neighbourhoods, there wasn’t room for the green spaces and amenities we enjoy today. 151
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialNational Capital Commission @ncc-ccn.gc.ca · 30/07/2025IRONMAN: NCC Edition! 😎 IRONMAN is racing through the capital on August 3, bringing athletes from around the world and plenty of action to city streets. For those of us not swimming 3.8 km, cycling 180 km, and running 42.2 km this weekend, check out our mini triathlon. 😉 132
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialNational Capital Commission @ncc-ccn.gc.ca · 06/08/2025Not your average storage containers! ✨ These ones bring colour and community to Westboro Beach! Led by the @wintertrail.bsky.social group, to improve their equipment storage containers, this project was made possible with support from the @en.ottawa.ca ‘Paint It Up’ Program. 🎨 151
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialNational Capital Commission @ncc-ccn.gc.ca · 07/08/2025We want to create a floating sauna at the NCC River House. 🔥 Know someone who can design, build, and/or operate it? Send them our RFP and help the River House become an even hotter destination year-round. 📅 Apply by Aug. 21 Details: ncc-website-2.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/RF... 📷 ottawainfocus 072
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialCTV News Ottawa @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social · 09/08/2025NCC eyes floating sauna in Ottawa Riverbit.lyNCC eyes floating sauna in Ottawa RiverThe National Capital Commission is looking for someone to build and operate a floating sauna near River House. CTV’s Kimberley Johnson reports. 031
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialThe Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Our client was cycling outside of Ottawa, next thing he knew he was in the ER w major injuries. @ottawapolice.bsky.social interviewed the driver (not our client) who said our client came up from behind & cut in front of her at an intersection. Their report blamed the cyclist for the crash 1/3 714037
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialAdam Hunt 🇨🇦 @gander22h.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Not mentioned is the fact that the Col By Drive is no longer closed to cars on Sundays at all. It used to be "active use only" from 0900-1300 hrs every Sunday. That means there is no biking Sunday for anyone in south #Ottawa any more at all. www.cbc.ca/player/play/... #CBC #news #NCCcbc.caCyclists aren’t happy with some of the changes the NCC has made to weekend bike daysThis year, the NCC has cut the hours back significantly on the Kichi Zibi Mikan and Queen Elizabeth Driveway. 151
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialAdam Hunt 🇨🇦 @gander22h.bsky.social · 01/04/2025The #NCC has officially called #ski season over in #GatineauPark. Open data from: ncc-ccn.gc.ca/places/ski-c... #skiing #XCskiing #winter #Ottawa #Gatineau 021
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialAdam Hunt 🇨🇦 @gander22h.bsky.social · 04/03/2025www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Bill Gould completed something amazing this week. Over a six-week period, he cross-country skied 1,000 kilometres — that's approximately the driving distance from Fredericton to Ottawa. #CBC #news #winter #ski #skiing #XCskiingcbc.ca'Woohoo!' Fredericton man skis 1,000 km in 6 weeks | CBC NewsOver a six-week period, Bill Gould of Fredericton cross-country skied 1,000 kilometres — that’s approximately the driving distance from Fredericton to Ottawa. 151
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Always will be. 381478227
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialAdam Hunt 🇨🇦 @gander22h.bsky.social · 27/02/2025The graphical area forecast for #Ontario and #Ottawa shows a complex situation for this afternoon, that should bring us some significant #snow. plan.navcanada.ca/wxrecall/ #NavCanada #winter #weather #meteorology 142
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 11/02/2025What if you built a billion-story building? Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with MinuteEarth! youtu.be/Z_xJ40QXu7Qyoutu.beWhat if you built a billion-story building?YouTube video by xkcd's What If? 603082311
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialAdam Hunt 🇨🇦 @gander22h.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Parking lot P19 in #GatineauPark was over-capacity again today, including right down the road. We need P20 back in service! #NCC #ski #skiing #XCskiing #Ottawa #Gatineau 021
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialAdam Hunt 🇨🇦 @gander22h.bsky.social · 08/02/2025#XCskiing with @kathrynbarr.bsky.social today in #GatineauPark. We covered 12 km from the P19 gatehouse to Lac Taylor and back via Trails 50, 51 & 55. #Ottawa #Gatineau #winter 161
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialD-Mac Ottawa @dmacottawa.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Sugarbush Trail. Gatineau Park, Quebec. #winter #nature #trees #city #travel #skiing #photography 1526
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialAdam Hunt 🇨🇦 @gander22h.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Official #NCC #XCskiing data for #GatineauPark this morning. Yesterday the report said #skiing conditions were good, today it is almost all "not recommended". Not sure what changed, but we do have some #snow coming! Open data from: ncc-ccn.gc.ca/places/ski-c... #winter #Ottawa 031
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialJim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 19/01/2025This painting is my love letter to the moments when I’ve been out skiing alone in the woods and stopped to take in the simple beauty of it all. WINTER BIRCHES, 16x16”, Acrylic #art #artwork #painting 201625288
Reposted by @xcstorey.bsky.socialActu Sport @actusport.bsky.social · 29/12/2024🎿Tour de Ski, Etape 2 MassStart 15km Classique Doublé de l'Americaine Diggins qui a gagné le Sprint hier. La Finlandaise Niskanen 2e, la Norvegienne Slind 3e. Les Bleues : Leonie Perry 47e, Lena Quintin 51e, Melissa Gal 59e, Julie Pierrel 60e. Au General Diggins est 38 secondes devant Niskanen. 061
xcstorey.bsky.social @xcstorey.bsky.social · 20/12/2024ncc-ccn.gc.ca/places/conte...ncc-ccn.gc.caContest: Name Gatineau Park grooming machinesEvery day, we work to build an inspiring capital that is a source of pride for all Canadians. 010
