Stats – 8 October 2021

8 October 2021

Weather: ☀️ Mainly sunny. High of 21°, low of 10°

Number:  16th. Out of 20, where Ottawa lies on a list of the fittest cities in the world. Amsterdam is #1. Vancouver is tops in Canada at #13. Toronto isn't on the list. [NarCity] [The List]

Ottawan of the Day:  Elizabeth Manley. The Olympic silver medalist and advocate for mental health received the ‘Courage to Speak Award’ from Carleton University, [CTV]

Quote: ‘We’re happy to be there with our non-Indigenous partners to clean that up. That’s what we’re known for. We’re stewards of our land. We’re happy to be part of that process. – Wanda Thusky. She and her husband, Andrew Decontie, run Decontie Construction and have been awarded the contract to decontaminate Victoria Island. [Ottawa Citizen

Sports: NHL Ottawa Senators 5 – Montréal Canadians 4, yesterday

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