Tuesday September 21, 2021
Stats – 21 September 2021
Weather: ?️ Mix of sun and cloud. High of 24°, low of 19°
Number: 65.16 per cent. The per centage of eligible voters who submitted a ballot in Ottawa, much higher than the national average of 58.44 per cent. [CFRA]
Ottawan of the Day: Vanessa Gilles. Last Tuesday was actually Vanessa Gilles Day, the Olympic soccer star being honoured by Mayor Jim Watson with the designation. Gilles is the only athlete from Ottawa to win a gold medal in Tokyo. [CFRA]
Quote: ‘I wish I had my time back’ – Martin Frampton in his taped interview with Ottawa Police. Frampton is currently on trial for the first-degree murder of his best friend, after he learned the friend was a predator of children. [Ottawa Citizen]