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Emojis have become big business, too. Tim Hortons recently announced their own downloadable keyboard of Canada-themed emojis, including a moose, beaver, tuque, Muskoka chair, barbecue, cartoon bubble with the word “eh” in it, and, go figure, a trademarked Tims coffee.

As the use of emojis proliferates into a full-fledged form of communication, so, too, does the demand for more. Which got us wondering: which emojis say “Welcome to Ottawa?” We came up with a few:

Getting around

Unless you are commuting by ultralight, you will need these emojis to express your emotions as you fight your way through traffic.

Bus Face: An OC Transpo passenger looks forlornly out on a world that is getting where it’s going much more quickly than he is. Including the wait for the bus, his journey from the Rideau Centre to Bayshore, assuming no major traffic delays, will take him an hour and a quarter. To pass the time, he is trying to decipher Emoji Dick.

Construction Wizard: Wearing an orange caution cone as a wizard hat, this emoji is designed for times when you are delayed by Ottawa’s omnipresent road construction. Whether you’re confronted by LRT construction hold-ups, sink holes or the random tearing-up of roads for sewer work, this emoji lets people know you’ll be late and will arrive grumpy.

Traffic Snake: Likewise, the start of the summertime construction season can be identified by the sudden preponderance of Traffic Snake emojis, often found in angry, upper-case text messages.