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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.

The City of Ottawa is widely known on an international stage as our Nation’s Capital. Our reputation is that our city plays host to some of the world’s biggest political names, has exceptional dining and entertainment and is also well-known for its renowned journalism and overall media presence. One thing that isn’t talked about as much, is our diverse sport culture.

We have long known that children who participate in extra-curricular activities, especially sport, have a higher chance of having an overall successful adult life. Sports build character, lifelong friendships, encourage discipline and focus, the list goes on and on. But did you know that children who actively participate in sports activities also have a higher success rate in post-secondary education and continue on with physical activity into their adult life?

Join stakeholders from the Ottawa region to discuss strategies and opportunities for collaboration and alignment around physical literacy and quality sport. During this interactive workshop, you will also learn how Sport for Life can support you in applying for an RBC Learn to Play Grant.

The Ottawa Sport Council is pleased to announce the launch of the 2016 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.

It seems every place we turn, there is more and more pressure to excel in life. Whether it be academically, socially or in sport, the competition is fierce and the stakes are high.Early morning wake-ups to get to school and work on time, rush to pick up the kids and get home to have a quick dinner, do homework and then rush off to practice.

It seemed like yesterday that the kids were smiling as they headed off into the start of another school year. We were busy signing them up for the fall-season local sports clubs and thankful child-care costs would be alleviated with the return to full-time school. Fast forward six months, piles of snow from the recent “#onstorm” and we are already looking towards March Break.

The report regarding the proposed Facility Allocation Policy is now available on Ottawa.ca.

Thank you to everyone who attended our stakeholder engagement sessions for the City’s Recreation Facility Allocation Policy back in June. These sessions provided valuable input and background in developing the new policy directions that staff will be recommending to Council in a soon to be released report.