Archive 1997-2016
Special Olympics Canada is in the business of creating success in unexpected places. Every year, more than 35,000 Canadians benefit from Special Olympics programs. It’s part of the reason why the federal government pledged $10.8 million in funding over the next four years; so that Special Olympics Canada can improve and expand to even more communities in Canada.
The ride to Sochi is a long one, but it is nowhere as long as Marc Dorion’s journey to the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
The Ottawa Curling Club recently hosted a spirited send-off for Rachel Homan’s Canadian championship curling team as the athletes prepared to head to New Brunswick for the upcoming Ford Women’s World Championship. 
David Kawai for Centretown NewsRachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk and Lisa Weagle look to continue their winning ways at the Women's World Curling Championship, which starts March 15.
The Ottawa Grassroots Festival, a branch of the annual Folk Festival, is expanding to a three-day event in April at Montgomery Legion on Kent Street and other downtown venues. Different from any other festival in Ottawa, it is family friendly, culturally diverse and completely free of charge during the day.