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It’s that time of year again – Grant writing season! Every organization across the board is gearing up to pull their projects together and apply for the funding that will deliver many worthy services and programs to communities that appreciate and need them.

The Canada Games, held in Manitoba from July 28th to August 13th, just wrapped up, leaving sports enthusiasts satisfied with exceptional sport showmanship and talent country-wide!The Province of Ontario is beaming this week, bringing home 87 gold medals, 65 Silver, and 60 Bronze, for a grand total of 212 placings. Here in Ottawa, we couldn’t be more excited to congratulate our local athletes as well.

As part of the official Ottawa 2017 celebrations, The Ottawa Champions will play host to the Can-Am/American Association All Star Game festivities. The event runs July 24th and 25th at the Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton (RCGT) Park, starting with a skills competition and followed by a classic Home Run Derby. The next day, July 25th, the All-Star Game kicks off at 7:05 PM.

In Reviewing Rowan’s Law: Part One, we briefly reviewed some of the recommendations made from the Coroner’s inquest from Rowan Stringer’s tragic death. There have been many press releases, meetings at Queen’s Park and discussions with key stakeholders in the amateur sport sector, not only in Ontario – but also Canada wide.

The Ottawa Sport Council is pleased to announce the launch of the 2017 Ottawa Sport Council Foundation Fund. The Ottawa Sport Council Foundation is a Charitable Endowment fund established in partnership with Community Foundation of Ottawa and the True Sport Foundation with the goal of providing support to Ottawa Community Sporting Organizations.

Writing and applying for grants can be a daunting and often confusing process. When you are an amateur or community sport organization looking for support and funding, resources and experience are often hard to come by. That’s why, at the Ottawa Sport Council, we want to assist to simplify the process and be a support to our local sports organizations.

Save the date - we are excited to announce our upcoming Spring Sport Summit! We hope you will join us on Saturday, June 3rd, at the Ottawa Tennis and Lawn Bowling Club.

In our two-part blog series regarding Rowan's law, we explore the recommendations made to educate parents, athletes, coaches and organizations about the severity that head injuries can lead to.

With Canada celebrating it’s 150th year, Ottawa hosting their highly anticipated Ottawa2017 celebrations, and making the world destination “List of places to visit” Top 10, our city is amped up for what is certain to be an unforgettable year!

Like many, we are happy to welcome 2017 and all the excitement of fresh slates and hopeful promise. As an organization that promotes amateur sport and a healthy lifestyle, January is an exciting time – as we see many people take to the gym and start healthy eating regimes. Over the months that follow, more then half of those who start in January, will have quit their New Years Resolution to be a better version of themselves.