Stats – 10 September 2021

10 September 2021

Weather: ?️ 30% chance of showers. High of 21°, low of 8°

Number: 1,600. The number of streets in Gatineau where street hockey could potentially be permitted. Right now, playing street hockey is banned in Gatineau. One proposal is to allow hockey on 25 new streets per year, taking 60 years to cover all streets. [CBC]

Ottawan of the Day: Alanna Bale. The actress stars in Kicking Blood, a film about hipster vampires, premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival today. [Toronto International Film Festival]

Quote: ‘We get 800 trucks a day’ – Grace Thrasher, president of the Manotick Village and Community Association, who wants the village main street to no longer be permitted as a truck route. [CTV]

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