A pedestrian walks in downtown Ottawa during a snowstorm earlier this month. Places to its west such as Arnprior, Pembrokle, Renfrew and Bancroft had an extreme cold warning Monday morning.

I grew up in the west end of Ottawa. As a kid, I loved to take OC Transpo downtown on the weekends and just hang out. I was so proud of my hometown. Today, it’s a lot harder to go to the core ...