Weather: Morning traffic a mess with slick, slow roads, more flurries forecast

The official first day of winter is Dec. 21 but Thursday is looking like a contender with slick and slow roads for the morning commute and blowing snow in the city’s west end.
Ottawa police was warning of black ice in spots.
BLACK ICE on the roads this morning. Please drive slowly and leave extra, extra, stopping distance. #otttraffic pic.twitter.com/HfgD1ZqYmj
— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) December 7, 2017The fire department reported just before 7 a.m. that they were on their way