The Ottawa Senators hope to paint the downtown red.
Write this date down, mark it on a calender, do whatever it takes to remind yourself that Tuesday, Dec. 15 was indeed a big day not only the history of this city's NHL team but also the city of Ottawa itself.
It's the day that will someday be significant for this city one way or another.
Sometime on this business day Senators' owner Eugene Melynk along the group he's put together called Rendez Vouz Lebreton will deliver a comprehensive proposal to the National Capital Commission head office of what they envision for the 9.