Soggy weather doesn’t deter soccer enthusiasts
Posted Aug 22, 2011 06:07:29 AM.
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Ottawa’s new professional soccer team hosted the first annual Emergency Services Appreciation Day.
The event started with a friendly game between Ottawa Fire and Ottawa Police.
Many football fans like Stephan came out to watch.
“It’s very entertaining! You’re not watching professionals but you’re watching guys who have their own day jobs,” he said.
Stephan added that it was funny to watch the rivalry between both police and firefighters.
The soggy weather didn’t deter crowds.
The stands were packed with over one thousand people, cheering singing and drumming to cheer on Ottawa’s Capital City Football Club against the Montreal Impact Academy.
Head coach Shaun Harris said the day was centered around soccer but it was all about putting emergency crews in the spotlight.
“I think it’s a way to kind of … put other people in the service industry like the fire department and the police department front and centre and just kind of show our respect for them,” said Harris.
Police, paramedics and fire crews stayed on sight all afternoon so that soccer fans could look at the some of the emergency vehicles.
10 per cent of the ticket sales will go to the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa.
The Boys and Girls Club will use the money to fund a soccer program for underprivileged kids.
