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Canadian Sport for Life has approached Kelly Robertson, Manager, City-wide Recreation Programs for the City of Ottawa to explore interest by recreation and sport service providers in participating in a research project to train front-line staff/program leaders in the assessment of physical literacy in recreation programs, non-Ministry supported afterschool programs, and, sport clubs. The ability to develop ‘Master Trainers’ is also a possibility.

If you are a sporting team, club or organization, chances are you have participated in many events at various venues. Has the time come where you may be thinking that hosting a sporting event is a new challenge you would like to undertake?

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Registration is now open for the inaugural Ottawa Sport Council webinar series - February and March 2015. Hosted by the Ottawa Sport Council, the webinar series has been created based on feedback from local sport organizations. The webinars provide an opportunity for community sporting organizations to increase their knowledge in areas such as athlete nutrition, legal issues, social media tips and the how and why to host successful local sporting events.

The Ottawa Sport Council congratulates the many members of Team Ontario from the Ottawa area for their selection to Team Ontario for the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

During the City of Ottawa’s Physical Literacy Workshop, we looked further into Physical Literacy Assessment for Youth, or what industry experts call “PLAY”.

The goal of this workshop is to cover a broad introduction to the concept of physical literacy. Participants will take part in an interactive session that will help to define physical literacy , and how to integrate its concepts to improve programs.

The holidays are a time of family, joy and often reflection. We take the time to look back at the past year and evaluate our success and where we need to improve. There is the usual conversation about New Year’s resolutions and goal setting, with the focus on healthy lifestyle and weight loss. This year, when you take time to reflect, make sure you put a plan in place to assist with achieving your overall health goals.

Your not-for-profit organization is invited by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport to complete a brief, fully confidential survey which will help the Ministry in its efforts to support sport and recreation in Ontario.

Volunteers are the most important resource community organizations have. The ability of people to work willingly together for the betterment of their community and themselves is a valuable resource. Whether it is a festival or sporting event, there is much overall benefit to all involved for their time and efforts in making it a success.