5 Ottawans look back on their best 2022 moments – CBC.ca

Two Ottawans wearing winter clothing and masks take a selfie on a snowy street with a cityscape in the background, capturing one of their best 2022 moments.

From the catastrophic Eastway Tank explosion to the destructive derecho storm, the stories in Ottawa that captured headlines this year were often far from uplifting.

But 2022 found room for some heart-warming personal stories too.

CBC’s All in a Day spoke to five people with close ties to Ottawa about their standout moments of 2022.

Here’s what they had to share.

Nduka Otiono

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In a year where his poetry collection DisPlace was nominated for an Ottawa Book Award, Nduko Otiono’s best moment instead came in…