Recently, I went to see my doctor for the first time in about four years or so. I normally avoid doctors like the plague, if only because people with the plague are more apt to be found at a doctor’s […]
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Anniversary edition: The challenges of the good old hockey game
Editor’s note: Even for the busiest of us, it’s important to take pause and evaluate how we’ve changed and grown. Flipping through the editions from the last 10 years – a veritable trip down memory lane! – it’s only fitting that […]
There are activities for everyone with the City of Ottawa Recreation
Take your pick of activities at city recreation facilities this year. From child to adult and from exercise to experience – city facilities have pursuits that just about everyone can participate in. “We do have a tremendous number of options […]
Fall for some great activities at Dovercourt Recreation Centre
Dovercourt has just wrapped up a busy summer of camps – over 3,000 children enjoyed camps of all kinds. Now Dovercourt is switching gears for fall session, offering a full menu including swimming, fitness, sports, music and arts for both […]
Hoops catching on in the capital
In the wake of Raptors fever, grassroots basketball expected to grow locally Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you already know that the Toronto Raptors captured the entire nation’s interest by winning the NBA championship earlier this summer. […]
Taming the ball hog
Any parent with a kid in sports has seen it happen: one kid running up the field with a ball, not passing it, as though his teammates didn’t exist Ottawa coaching experts say taming a ball hog is complicated, […]
‘It has truly been a game-changer for our family’
Everyone should have the opportunity to play sports. That’s the idea behind Ausome Ottawa. Liisa Vexler is co-founder of Ausome alongside husband Derek Firth. They have two sons, ages 10 and 12, and live an active lifestyle. While looking into […]