Once again this year, Diann Lalande and Sylvie Simard of Diann’s Beauty Salon, opened up their hears and their salon to raise money for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. Diann and Sylvie drew in record crowds to the 12th annual event. The pair donated all of the days styling fees to the cancer foundation. And today’s tally is just […]
One Nite Wonders, presented by the Lift Foundation and Women for Mental Health, was an exceptionally fun event that was held last night at the Shenkman Arts Centre. The evening began with cocktails in the beautiful foyer of the Orleans Arts Centre, where guests mingled and got reacquainted with friends and business associates alike. Hosted by Valerie Pringle, the evening […]
RCMP estimate between 5000-6000 people gathered on Parliament Hill to partake in the annual 4/20 event by smoking marijuana. The aim is to bring about changes to the current laws to make marijuana legal. April 20, widely known in marijuana culture as “4/20,” is a day when thousands of people gather for “smoke-ins” in cities across North […]
Last night the Cystic Fibrosis Canada’s Ottawa Chapter had their post 65Roses Gala meeting and volunteer appreciation get-together. We had a very good year and look forward to striving again this coming year to raise awareness and funds towards the goal of a cure or control for cystic fibrosis. Thank You!
On Monday April 16th, A Taste For Life launched their media campaign to publicize the one night only, dining event to benefit Bruce House and The Snowy Owl AIDS Foundation. Participating restaurants will donate 25% of your bill to A Taste For Life to support people living with HIV/AIDS through supportive housing, compassion and education programs.
Rick Hansen chats with Canada’s Govenor General, His Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston, on the driveway of Rideau Hall in Ottawa Ontario, as part of Hansen’s Man in Motion 25th anniversary tour.
A few years back, while waiting at a local medical clinic in Orleans, my wife Nicole and I started talking to the couple beside us. He was the new Imam of the Orléans growing Muslim community, Mohammed Bin Salim Badat. We had heard that a new Mosque was planned for Orleans and that a building […]
Split second decisions… we make them everyday. But how many of us can say that the decisions we make may have saved a life or two? On my way home tonight, I came across this scene that had happened just a minute before my arrival. After assessing everyone was OK, the photographer part of me […]
In 2008, Ottawa Senators Captain Daniel Alfredsson became the celebrity face of the Royal Ottawa Foundation of Mental Health’s “You Know Who I Am” campaign, aimed at easing the stigma of mental illness, because of his sisters struggles with mental health. Since then, much progress has been gained in having an open dialogue for this […]
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