Stats – 9 September 2021

9 September 2021

Weather: ?️ 70% chance of showers. High of 22°, low of 12°

Number: 2. The season of locally filmed comedy ​​​​​​​Stittsville on Patrol that premiers September 15 on Bell Fibe TV1. [Stittsville Central] [Season One on YouTube]

Ottawan of the Day: Harley Finkelstein. The president of local mom-and-pop business Shopify was named as one of Forbes magazine’s Forty under 40 for 2021. [Ottawa Business Journal]

Quote: ‘I stressed to the chief that I won’t be supporting any notion of defunding the police’ – Mayor Jim Watson, who said about recent shootings in the Capital, “This is not just a crime issue. It’s a social services issue, it’s a homelessness issue, it’s a mental health issue". [Ottawa Citizen]

Sports: CPL Atlético Ottawa 0 – Forge FC 1, last night. Ottawa plays host to Halifax Saturday.

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