Janella Ashford

The snowstorm of Jan. 15 saw upwards of 40 centimetres of snow dumped on the capital region in less than 24 hours. Both the City of Ottawa and the City of Gatineau issued winter overnight parking bans, and Environment Canada issued an orange warning due to the heavy snow and reduced visibility issues. Another major winter weather event was in the works as a polar vortex dipped across the country starting Jan. 24.

Reporting by Amanda Mcleod, Reilly Armstrong, Kindra Paul, Tyson Purvis, Ryan Harkness, Pedro Mendez, Mohamed Abdallah Jbili, Tyrell Taylor and Madelene Mcneely Algonquin College students received an email Monday morning from senior vice-president Julie Beauchamp announcing recommendations to suspend up to 30 academic programs. “At the upcoming Feb.

Students made new friends and played classic arcade games on Jan. 12 and Jan. 13 during the AC Day 1 event,with even more events to come, according to the Students’ Association. “The Students’ Association was running this arcade for two days,” says Ilana Goldfarb, Students’ Association events manager. “On Monday it was a full day from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.” Ilana Goldfarb sits in the welcome booth of AC Day 1 helping students with whatever they may need.