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Matthew Kupfer's winter commute triathlon

Matthew Kupfer | CBC News | Posted: February 13, 2019 11:00 AM | Last Updated: February 13, 2019

It included a suburban bus, a 417 slog and snowshoeing in Centretown

Image | Matthew Kupfer snowy commute Ottawa Feb. 13 2019

Caption: CBC Ottawa journalist Matthew Kupfer used three modes of transportation, including snowshoes, to get to work on Wednesday morning. (David Richard/CBC)

Getting through the snow in Ottawa is going to be a challenge today, no matter how you get around.

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Caption: People in Ottawa got creative with their commute on Wednesday, after the city got about 30 centimetres of snow in under 24 hours. The CBC's Matthew Kupfer tried his hand at snowshoeing to work as part of a winter commute triathalon.

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So we decided to test out plowing through the city streets three ways — a rush-hour triathlon, of sorts — travelling by bus, car and snowshoe.
The CBC's Matthew Kupfer started in Barrhaven at 7 a.m. and made his way to the CBC's studios downtown by 10 a.m.
You can follow along as he documented his journey.
Share your commute stories with Matthew by sending him an email(external link).

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