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First Aid Plus founder Eric Roy teaches a Standard First Aid course. Photo Courtesy First Aid Plus

In case of emergency

As a teen, Ottawa’s Eric Roy developed an interest in saving lives. Today, Roy’s First Aid Plus teaches people how to help others   Eric Roy recalls when last summer, an Ottawa mother took a course with his company, First […]

SWOOS members (from left to right) Anna Cuylits, Terrance Hunsley and Carolyn Inch. Photo Credit SWOOS

A place to grow old in

An Ottawa-based organization is working to make communities age friendly and intergenerational. SWOOS shares their ideas with Sheryl Bennett-Wilson   In response to Canada’s aging demographics, a local group is planning for the future.  Senior Watch Old Ottawa South is […]

The gift of time

  If you’d like to volunteer but don’t know where to begin, Volunteer Ottawa can help.   “Volunteer Ottawa strengthens our community,” says Christine Trauttmansdorff, the executive director of Volunteer Ottawa, “by supporting volunteers and the not-for-profit sector.”   It’s […]