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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.

It’s no secret that playing sports can increase your risk of contracting an illness. Whether it’s a high five after a good game or an exchange of airborne germs from close contact, staying healthy and active can prove to be challenging. What are some things you can do to help prevent getting sick and staying on track with your fitness and sport regime? We’ve compiled some tips to help you out this winter

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The City of Ottawa is known for its active running community. With the various trails, tracks and outdoor venues, runners have an abundance of choice when it comes to where they hit the pavement. What sometimes poses trouble however is WHEN to run.

It may be the recent Toronto Blue Jays run at the World Series, but Ottawa (and Canada in general) is buzzing about baseball. We took at brief look at Canadian baseball history and its impact on our local sports scene.

In September, the Ottawa Sport Council reached out to Ottawa’s federal election candidates to learn about their positions regarding issues of interest and concern for the Ottawa sport community. Learn more about the candidates' views regarding community sport.

The Ottawa Sport Council is looking forward to our upcoming Annual Sport Council Summit where we will discuss funding in sport. It is our vision to get and keep Ottawa citizens active in community sport, recreation and overall physical activity. We have a great day planned! We’re going to engage participants with some entertaining and […]

Registration is now open for the fall 2015 Ottawa Sport Council webinar series – October and November 2015. Hosted by the Ottawa Sport Council, this fall webinar series has been created based on feedback from local sport organizations.