Stats – 7 December 2021
7 December 2021
Weather: ⛅ A mix of sun and cloud. High of -5°, low of -13°
Number: 23. The number of City-run facilities – including community centres, pools, and arenas – that are getting new free WiFi for the public. [CTV]
Honorary Ottawans of the Day: Alicia Kazobinka and Arnout van Krimpen. Kazobinka modeled the Amsterdam Rainbow Dress, created by van Krimpen, which highlights the persecution of LGBTQ2S+ people around the world. The dress, currently on a global tour, includes flags of the 71 countries where homosexuality is punishable by law. As countries change their laws, their flag is replaced by a rainbow. [Ottawa Citizen]
Quote: ‘This has survived. Somehow, it's passed through person to person to person to person, and it's ended up here, right here in front of me’ – Lili Miller, of Neqotkuk First Nation, who was one of 30 people visiting Mādahòkì Farm to relearn how to work with deer and moose hides and other lost cultural knowledge. [National Observer]
Sport: NHL Ottawa Senators 3 – New Jersey Devils 2, last night
