Capital Voices: 'Swimming rivers is tough'

In anticipation of Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations, the Citizen’s Bruce Deachman has been out in search of Ottawans — 150 of them — to learn their stories of life and death, hope and love, the extraordinary and the everyday. We’ll share one person’s story every day until Canada Day.
“I was born and raised in Cornwall, but I live part time in Ottawa. I wanted to do something special for Canada Day, and I’ve been thinking about it for a while.