It was great to see Ottawa back in the CFL and with a fresh start winning their first game at home before 24'000 fans. When living in the Valley it was part of our yearly duty to trip off to Ottawa to watch exciting football. Russ Jackson and little Ron Stewart were the class of the league and we made our pilgrimage to add our voice to the Ottawa fans.
There was an old tired stadium and poor financial support for the club and it folded. Last week I was in Ottawa and saw the new stadium and the sold out crowd making for a new revival of the old team. There is still the huge problem with very limited parking but it did not keep the fans away. I watched the game on TV and with a exciting finish to the home team everyone went home happy.
Professional teams add much to a municipality in the way of recognition and Ottawa just came up with a winner. Maybe now they can come up with a proper name to take advantage of that national recognition
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