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During his six years in Ottawa, Rick Campbell fell in love —with the city, its CFL team and fan base and with a special woman he married New Year’s Eve.

In the next few weeks, the former Redblacks head coach and new bride will pack up their belongings and head to Vancouver.Soon after accepting a job to be the B.C. Lions head coach, on New Year’s Eve Campbell got married to a woman he met in Ottawa — Brianna Sutton, a labour relations specialist at Algonquin College. While the marriage papers were signed at city hall, the wedding reception was held on the top floor of The Westin.

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“I was very fortunate to meet the right person,” said Campbell, who’s in his second marriage. “I do not take that for granted. I like hanging out with her, she makes me smile. She is calming and comforting to me. She is a plus for me, I always look forward to seeing her. She’s pretty funny, too. We make each other laugh.

“We’re not in our 20s, we’re both a bit older so we’re pretty clear on who we are and what we want in life, that helped out. I like that we jive really well, but we’re definitely still our own people. I’m never listening to the Backstreet Boys, I’m more of a Pearl Jam guy. And I told her, ‘I love you tons, but I’m never going to be a Toronto Maple Leafs fan.’ ”