By Jared Davidson – Though it is always true that volunteers build Kitchissippi, it is seldom as literal as in the case of volunteers like Dawn Wood, who has spent almost ten years working with Helping with Furniture. The aid that this organization gives to those in need […]
By Jared Davidson – This year, Westfest is celebrating its 15-year anniversary. For a decade and a half, the festival has been a gathering place for Kitchissippi residents, serving up year after year of free outdoor concerts from local artists and touring acts. It has become such a […]
By Bhavana Gopinath – “It was the best day ever,” Norm Morrison says. “I’ve had lots of good days, but this was special.” Norm’s “best day” was September 7th when His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston honoured him with the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers. This official Canadian […]
By Judith Van Berkom – Shannon de Haan, an operating nurse at the Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital, spent a decade working toward her goal of volunteering on the Mercy Ship, an international, faith-based, charity that uses hospital ships to deliver transformational surgeries and health care to […]
Diana Potvin has been volunteering two days a week at the Carefor Carling Adult Day Program for the past seven years. Carefor Health and Community Services Carling Adult Day Program is a charitable, non-profit organization, which provides a variety of health and homecare services across the Champlain district. […]
Amanda McKay’s Currell Avenue home is full of wedding gowns. It’s become a popular drop-off point for newly wed women who want to do something positive with the wedding dress hanging in the back of their closet. McKay is a volunteer for the Brides’ Project, an organization that […]
We are continuing our series of profiles about longtime Westfest volunteers. Did you miss the first one? You can find it right here. Next up: the longest-serving volunteer, who is now official Westfest staff. “During the festival, I’m mainly trying to take care of the volunteers, getting them […]
By Rebecca Peng – In the next few issues we will be introducing readers to some veteran Westfest volunteers. We’re starting things off with Norm Morrison, who’s described as the “father” to Westfest staffers. Norm Morrison has been a resident of Westboro for 18 years and a part […]
By Kristy Strauss – For the last 11 years, Sharon Rideout and Westboro resident B.J. Porter have been the best of friends. They meet weekly to grab a coffee, go shopping, catch a movie – and they even get their mammograms done together. Their friendship – and many others […]
We Day is coming to Ottawa on April 9. We Day is part of a family of organizations, including Free The Children and Me to We. Intended for tweens and teenagers, We Day celebrates youth activism with music, celebrities and social activists, performances, and motivational speeches. It is about […]
Special to KT, from Shelly Ann Morris Physical fitness is important to us all. It is especially important to those who have disabilities or those with barriers to accessing programs to better or maintain good health. Volunteers can make the difference. Westboro is an inclusive neighbourhood. Elmwood Lodge […]
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, […]
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