Film star Ryan Reynolds could soon have his name in lights in the nation’s capital — at least when cars drive down the block.
In his annual state of the city speech, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson announced he would file a notice of motion to name a new street after Reynolds, who spent part of his childhood in the city’s Vanier neighbourhood.
Watson said he appreciated how the Vancouver-born Reynolds, the star of films like The Proposal and Marvel’s Deadpool franchise, had supported the city during the COVID-19 pandemic, from donating money to the Ottawa Food Bank to lending his star power to a viral public health campaign.
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