Wednesday September 15, 2021

Stats – 15 September 2021

Weather: ⛅ A mix of sun and cloud. High of 21°, low of 9°

Number130. The number of opioid-related deaths in Ottawa between April 2020 and March 2021. Ms. Cada-Matasawagon now qualifies for the national championships in Toronto November 27. [Manitoulin Expositor]

Ottawan of the Day: Celina Cada Matasawagon, who placed first in the Ottawa Natural Classic Body Building Show.  [Apartment 613]

Quote: ‘It's a crying shame, and it's probably beyond recovery’ – Jon Cross on the condition of stately Cross House in Chelsea, built by his grandfather. A defunct non-profit society expropriated the mansion in the 1970s for a never built zoo. The boarded up house is now the property of the National Capital Commission. [CBC]

Sports: CPL York United 2 – Atlético Ottawa 0, last night.

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