Stats – 8 November 2021
8 November 2021
Weather: 🌤️ A mix of sun and cloud. High of 13°, low of 4°
Number: $4.00. The amount that Gatineau STO charges for a single trip cash transit fare, the highest in Canada. At $3.65,the amount that OC Transpo charges for a single cash trip, it's the fourth highest fare in Canada. [CTV]
Ottawan of the Day: Matthew Arnone . The Atlético Ottawa made the equalizing goal against Halifax yesterday – then was given a yellow card and sent off for ‘excessive celebrating’. [Ottawa Sun] [Video]
Quote: ‘It’s like somebody served Doug Ford a bad meal’ – John Borsten, owner or part-owner of the downtown eateries Zak’s Diner, the Grand Pizzeria, Metropolitain Brasserie and Apothecary, who thinks the Province raising the minimum wage for servers who make tips to $15 per hour is ‘outlandish.’ [Ottawa Citizen]
Sports: NHL Tampa Bay Lightning 5 – Ottawa Senators 3, last Saturday CFL Toronto Argonauts 23 – Ottawa Senators 20, last Saturday CPL Halifax Wanderers 1 – Atlético Ottawa 1, yesterday.
