Q: I know it’s garage sale season, but this is the time of year I get pretty fed up with the overflowing donation bin in the parking lot of the Dovercourt Recreation Centre. Can something be done about it? Who’s responsible for cleaning it out? A: Well, I can’t […]
The Kitchissippi community is helping a family start over, following a devastating fire at their Tweedsmuir Avenue home. The fire started in the basement of Beth and Marcel Malloch’s home the morning of March 3. No one was injured, but the family has “lost everything” according to recent […]
Submitted by Claudine Wilson Thirteen teams competed in the Westboro Legion’s Trivia Challenge for Charity on February 28, and after the last of the 100 questions had been asked and answered, the three teams that came out on top had won $600 for their charities. Team “Banana Stand” […]
Two Westboro men are climbing Africa’s tallest mountain with two goals: to reach the summit and to bring clean water to people in some of Africa’s poorest regions. [View some photos from their trip at the end of this story.] Jason Thomson and Simon Mead are joining a […]
Q: I am looking for a place to volunteer on Christmas Day. I thought that maybe you would have some idea of where there are meals to be served in Westboro since Newport has closed and Donna’s will not be doing it. Thank you, Marthe A: Dear […]
The Caring and Sharing Exchange has introduced a new initiative as part of their nearly century old Christmas Exchange Program. Starting this holiday season, members of the Ottawa community can now deliver Christmas directly to local individuals and families in need through the new sponsor-a-hamper program. Sponsors are […]
Dovercourt Recreation Association is hosting their first annual SleepOut for Youth, a new event that will raise funds for the Youth Services Bureau and homeless youth living in Ottawa. SleepOut will take place outdoors at Westboro Kiwanis Park (behind Dovercourt Recreation Centre) on November 22. It’s a fundraising […]
By Andrea Tomkins – When Kitchissippi resident, veteran broadcast journalist and communications strategist Anna-Karina Tabuñar saw the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan she knew she had to do something, but she felt that writing a cheque just wasn’t going to be enough. “I saw all those images, and I […]
Mimi Golding is an operations manager for an international organization and community activist. She’s also a knitter, who decided to put her hobby to charitable use by making Clean Kits, small packages of personal care items she donates to people in need. Each one contains a knitted washcloth, […]
Two years ago, Scott Perry just needed a sport that would keep him in shape throughout the winter. He started running on a treadmill and has been running ever since. “Buying new clothes is expensive,” the Westboro resident laughs. “I just needed some sort of exercise that would […]
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