City builder: Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah works to protect and advocate for trans and queer youth
Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah is a queer Ghanaian-Canadian activist and the executive director of the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity.
City builder: Susan Love helps prevent convicted sex offenders from re-offending
For more than 20 years, Susan Love has worked to help convicted sex offenders keep from re-offending. CoSA uses restorative justice principles to try to create both support and accountability for those they work with.
City builders: Derick Fage — from theatre kid to news host and advocate
Derick Fage is a television host and motivational speaker who has shared his experience of a chronic condition willingly with others.
City builder: Rae Landriau uses passion for nature to fuel volunteer work in Ottawa
Activist, volunteer, author and master's student Rae Landriau was awarded the 2023 Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award from Volunteer Ottawa.
The 25th Hour: Hitting the Ground Running
After surviving a near death experience in 2020, Brandon Peacock saw the death of his old life and the birth of his new life he could have never imagined.
The 25th Hour: Conquering cancer through running
When Cheryl Kardish-Levitan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, she kept running. Today she's a top fund-raiser for Ottawa's Run for the Cure.
The 25th Hour: Mapping a Life
Brad Green and Petra Thoms have successfully ran World of Maps for nearly 30 years despite the pandemic, because of their decision to take their business online years ago.
City builder: ‘Loud and proud,’ Sally Thomas works hard to bring parity to OC Transpo
Sally Thomas is a "loud and proud" adaptive public transit advocate working to close the disparity between conventional transit and para transit.
A promise kept: A son honours father’s request to attend National Remembrance Day ceremony
The annual National Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa was attended by a large crowd there to pay tribute to the fallen.
City builder: Lisa Weagle ‘hurrying hard’ to make a lasting impact in the curling world
World-class curler and proud Ottawa resident Lisa Weagle is using her experience to teach the "next generation" of curlers.
City builder: Devinder Chaudhary uses business success to give back to Ottawa
Ottawa businessman Devinder Chaudhary, owner of Aiana Restaurant Collective, partners with local charities to help the community.
Removing Aylmer Hydro Ruins could have major impact on wildlife, local experts warn
Removing the Aylmer Hydro Ruins will harm the local community's heritage and ecosystem, experts say.