The Cup is back. After last year’s cancellation due to warm, slushy weather, the annual Capital Ward Cup returned in full force January 26th under the tutelage of newly inaugurated City Councillor Shawn Menard. The Old Ottawa South Moose played a characteristically strong tournament but fell 6-3 in the final to the perennial favourites, the Old Ottawa East Hosers.
Spring 2019 Learning in Retirement at Carleton
The Learning in Retirement program at Carleton University has announced the upcoming sessions for Spring 2019.
Tennis Club Serves Up Project to Restore 98 Year-Old Clubhouse
The Ottawa Tennis and Lawn Bowling Club (OTLBC), a fixture in Ottawa South for nearly a century, plans to restore its historic clubhouse. On November 30, 2018, about 80 people gathered at Trinity Anglican Church, just down the street from the OTLBC, to launch a targeted fundraising campaign. Founded in 1881, the OTLBC built the three-season clubhouse in 1923, when it moved to its current location on Cameron Avenue adjacent to Brewer Park.
Rockin’ Power Duo Digging Roots to Headline Ottawa Grassroots Festival
The Ottawa Grassroots Festival (OGF) is pleased to confirm that multi-award winning folk rockers, Digging Roots, will headline Saturday night (April 27) at the festival in Old Ottawa South. The event happens April 25-28, 2019 at Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Avenue, Ottawa. First Nations power couple, ShoShona and Raven, are the creative team and inspiration behind Digging Roots. In creating music they utilize the traditional Anishinabek Song Lines composition technique of tracing melody and rhythm from the contours of the land. This traditional method of creating songs is paired with modern Eurocentric techniques of composition.
Pop-Up Christmas Eve Pageant at Trinity Anglican Church
What could be better than a Christmas Eve Pageant? A Christmas Eve Pageant without rehearsals! All ages are invited to join us once again at Trinity’s Pop-up Pageant.
Collaborative Problem Solving Courses for Parents Presented by OOS Churches
Does telling your child to “calm down” just ratchet up the stress? Are you wondering how to set appropriate parental boundaries? Could you brush up on your parental problem-solving skills?
In February 2019 area churches, including Sunnyside Wesleyan, Southminster United, Trinity Anglican, and St. Margaret Mary Catholic, will join together to host a series of four parenting workshops led by respected registered occupational therapist Denise De Laat and her partner Dr. Phil Ritchie, a psychologist. Both have served the community through the school system, at CHEO, and in private practice. The free sessions will be held on Tuesdays (Feb 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2019) from 7-8:30 pm will focus on the Collaborative Problem Solving Method (CPS) and are open to parents and guardians of children and youth in Old Ottawa South.
Giving Tuesday: November 27, 2018
GivingTuesday is a global day of giving. After the hype of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, GivingTuesday is a time to celebrate and encourage activities that support charities and non-profits.
Community Gardening: Seasonal Cleanup
This is an invite to the clean up of the treed area on Canal Woods Terrace (formerly Bronson Place) for Sunday, November 18, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to noon: CANCELLED until the spring due to the frigid weather!
The Making of Antony and Cleopatra
Where Youth, Energy, and Creativity Meet, We Are All Made Richer
Every now and then the universe aligns just so, and suddenly you remember why you are alive. Such is the power of spending an afternoon with the fine young actors from The Company of Adventurers.
Saturday Night Fever: Movie at The Mayfair
On Sunday, December 16th OSCA will be wrapping up our 40 year anniversary in style! We will be showing the original 1977 Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta! Join your neighbours from Old Ottawa South and beyond as we come together to celebrate all things 70's! Read more to find out the details.