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In an era when university teams are recruiting middle school-aged kids and teenagers are capturing Olympic gold medals, many parents who are looking to get a leg up on the competition are streamlining their children’s athletic pursuits by putting them in one sport year-round.
Dave Adams, head groomer of the Sir John A. Macdonald winter trail, is tasked with maintaining the route, which spans 16 kilometres along the Ottawa River. The eastern portion of the trail is shown in the map below. Jolson Lim, Centretown NewsThe initiative that brought Ottawa residents a groomed urban trail for two weekends last winter will soon be returning to the Ottawa River shoreline. But this time, the snow-covered path for cross-country skiers, walkers and bikers will be groomed for the entire winter season.
The Toronto Blue Jays, alas, are on the sidelines now as the Cleveland Indians — triumphant over “Canada’s team” in the American League Championship Series — continue their battle with the Chicago Cubs for World Series supremacy.
Boots 4 Pups — a local chapter of the Citadel Canine Society — teamed up with Canoe Kayak Canada and organized an inaugural canoe and kayak fundraising challenge in honour of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, the reservist shot to death while standing guard at the National War Memorial on Oct. 22, 2014.