For my past 2 years in Ottawa I have been shown just how cold it can get up here! During my first year there was so much snow during our winter exams I got snowed in at a friends house with no books to study from and no real warm clothes. Buses and cabs were useless, so I had no choice but to bundle up in my friends boyfriends snowboarding clothes and walk. On our hour and a half walk to my residence we helped THREE cars out of the snow, and on a normally busy road (for all of you Ottawans-Ottawatonians?- it was from Colonel By right by Bank to Carleton), we passed FIVE cars. It was insane. Then last year was the infamous OC Transpo strike in the dead of winter when everyone had to either walk everywhere, take a cab, or get a ride. It sucked!
Needless to say, I have had cold feet for abouuut 2 years, and I have not had adequate footwear to help with that. In first year I got some Emus-

and they were warm for about a month, until it started snowing and getting slushy, and THEN they packed out and I had to wear socks and oma slippers in them in order for them to fit/be moderately warm. I was not impressed, but I stuck it out for 2 winters and both adventures above, have now decided that it’s time for a new-GOOD- pair of winter boots. Ottawa winter-proof! I’ve been looking around on the internet and at Rideau Centre. I didn’t really find anything at Rideau, but I’ve found 3-4 online that I’ve been thinking about and guys, I need advice!











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