OTTAWA -- Heavy snow has fallen in Ottawa, creating a messy morning commute.
Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for the region, calling for up to 25 cm of snow by Friday night.
The weather agency says 14 cm had fallen by 6 a.m. Friday.
The city issued a winter weather parking ban starting at 7 a.m. Friday. Coun. Allan Hubley said the ban will be lifted at 7 p.m. Friday.
It's a new time for such a ban; usually, the city issues parking bans overnight.
"It allows us with more cars off the road to maintain our transportation network more efficiently," city roads operations manager Bryden Denyes said.
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The snow, mixed with freezing drizzle at times, began falling around 5 a.m. on Thursday, slowing down the commute on roads and sidewalks across the region.
