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On November 26, 2016 the Ottawa Sport Council will host the third annual Ottawa Sport Summit, in Lansdowne Park’s Horticulture Building. Featuring a panel of guest speakers, this year’s edition will focus on learning about, and celebrating, sport volunteerism in Ottawa.

As Canadians, we love the autumn season. We embrace the chilly temperatures, celebrate the changing of the leaves and look forward to the crisp, fresh air that comes before the plummeting cold and banks of snow outside our doors. It’s also a popular time to be outside in the great outdoors and enjoy recreational sports, such as football.

The Canada Games Council announced September 12 that Ottawa is among the cities advancing to the second phase of the bid process to host the 2021 Canada Summer Games.

Have you ever hit the high seas on a sailboat? Not only is it a great excuse to break out your Sperry's and striped ensembles, it's also great for your health.

When a new season ushers in, we always see a rise of popularity in at least one sport. It’s usually deemed the “new fad” or “trendy”. This year, we couldn’t help but wonder what has everyone trying the sport of stand up paddle boarding (SUP).

The Ottawa at the Olympics Rio 2016 special edition of the Ottawa Sportspage newspaper is now out! Get to know all the local Olympians headed to the Aug. 5-21 Rio 2016 Games by reading the profiles of Ottawa area athletes.

Once the temperatures rise and the heat waves set in, we find ourselves looking for ways to cool down and enjoy the short summer season. One of the first things that comes to mind, is swimming. Swimming is one of the most popular sports in Canada. As well as being fun, swimming is a great way to keep fit and stay healthy. Swimming is an activity that you can pursue over your lifetime and has many physical and mental health benefits.

The Marketing, Communications and Event Coordinator will create and deliver an awareness campaign to highlight the support offered by the Ottawa Sport Council to community sporting organizations and to promote the Ottawa Sport Council Sport Summit. Activities will include writing of articles, newsletters, press releases, and success stories as well as development of the communication plan for the Ottawa Sport Summit.

As Canadians, we endure cold and often long winters, waiting for months for the warm weather to finally peak its head out. Although we have an abundance of great indoor facilities here in the Nation’s Capital, there really is nothing like being able to play the sports we love in the fresh, open air.

The Ottawa Sport Council Foundation is thrilled to announce its first Charitable Endowment Fund recipient – the Gloucester Dragons Recreational Soccer Club. The Dragons were awarded $1500 by the True Sport Foundation to support development of their Partners in Play program. The award will help create a new weekly program, in collaboration with Special Olympics Ontario, to teach children ages 7-12 with intellectual disabilities to play soccer.