The Ottawa Sport Council is pleased to announce the release of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Panel Discussion Video.  This video is being released with the continued support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund as part of the Ottawa Sport Council’s  Rebound program. The program complements and enhances the resources found in the Ottawa Return to Play Roadmap.

The Ottawa Sport Council (OSC) has announced the composition of its newly-elected volunteer Board of Directors, including a new president, following the Annual General Meeting earlier this month.

Achieving a new goal or reaching an elite level in sport requires more than just talent and physical ability. It requires mental strength to push through adversity when physical training inevitably becomes more and more difficult.

Risk is a fundamental part of sport. Whether it be physical risk in extreme sports like paragliding or COVID-19-related risks for a local swimming club, it is important for all sport organizations and managers to be well-versed in risk management.

Volunteers are an invaluable resource in community sport and are the backbone of many community sport organizations. Finding – and keeping – volunteers, however, can be difficult. Sport organizations need to take an active approach to volunteer management to recruit, retain, retrain and recognize high-quality volunteers.

At a time when fewer people are participating in sport and youth activity levels are declining, increasing diversity and inclusion in sport is essential.

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged community sport organizations in new and unexpected ways. Organizations have had to alter the way they operate and, sometimes, completely overhaul it. Strategic planning is essential in overcoming adversity as a business and can be key to withstanding waves of success and failure during the pandemic.

The Ottawa Sport Council (OSC) recognizes the extraordinary challenges being faced by our members, and we are here to help you recover and rebound.

On October 9, 2020 World Rugby released new guidelines that bar transgender women from playing rugby internationally. According to an article in the New York Times, World Rugby has stated that in a collision sport where that least one injury typically occurs per match, “safety and fairness cannot presently be assured for women competing against trans women in contact rugby.”

The Ottawa Sport Council Foundation is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2020 True Sport Community Grant – the Rideau Canoe Club and the Nepean Sailing Club. Both organizations have been awarded $1,500 by the True Sport Foundation to assist with COVID-19 recovery efforts and further developing inclusive programming while embracing the True Sport Principles.