With a frostbite advisory in place for New Year's Eve in Ottawa, event organizers are summoning the Canadian spirit (and lure of the bar) to encourage revelers to not stay home.
The City of Ottawa's frostbite advisory remains in effect Tuesday, with a forecasted high of -14 C during the day and forecasted low of -21 C overnight, without the wind chill.
Adding on the wind chill, Environment Canada said it felt like -30 C outside at 6 a.m. ET in Ottawa.
Ottawa Public Health says to avoid frostbite, stay indoors when possible.
They also recommend layering up socks, gloves and/or mittens and sweaters, along with not drinking alcohol - which narrows blood vessels and can speed frostbite and hypothermia along. Big New Year's parties happening inside and out
Organizers of some of Ottawa's biggest New Year's Eve parties said Monday they're confident people will be able to stay warm at their events.
"The weather might play a factor, but all of our pubs and restaurants are open and we're encouraging people to come down," said Les Gange, head of the Sparks Street BIA which is hoping to best last year's 20,000-person turnout at their event.
"If they get a little cool, they can come inside. But there's lots of people, body heat, hugging - lots to keep them warm down here."
"It's Canada. It's winter. It's going to be cold. Wrap up," said John Ivison, executive director of the Scottish Society of Ottawa, whose Hogmanay party happens at City Hall.
"We've got an indoor bar, we've got a heated outdoor bar... So there are plenty of places to go and take the chill off, have a drink, and come back out again."
People hoping to celebrate on the Rideau Canal are out of luck right now, as the National Capital Commission's latest update says the ice is still unsafe.
Cold temperatures will continue to start 2014, with a wind chill of -30 C forecasted for Wednesday and highs not leaving the minus-teens until Saturday in Ottawa.
Does the bitterly cold weather affect your plans for New Year's Eve?
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