Funding “Active” Recreation Programs
Comments by Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Steve Desroches in today’s Pine View Golf Course package were bound to raise the backs of the equestrian community. And they did. @wheeler_laura YEs, I do see...
View ArticleOttawa Batting Cages And Generating Interest In Baseball
Ottawa, strangely, has no automatic batting cages. Not to my knowledge, anyway. (Although, there appears to be some in Gatineau, according to these guys chatting on the subject). I’m reminded of this...
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Contracting Zumba Instruction And Other City Rec Programs
A post on the purchasing website Merx made me wonder about how much “instruction” the city farms out in parks and recreation. This is the most generic and recent photo of a Zumba class I could find in...
View ArticleQuick Arbitration Gives Rec Instructors A Win
Last summer part-time recreation workers with the city found out their pay was going to suddenly drop because the city believed they were being paid too much. CUPE Local 503 filed a grievance and four...
View ArticleCity Sports Fields Still On Schedule
A quick update for those itching to get your spring/summer sport leagues going. Public works GM Larry O’Keefe said today his department still expects to open city sports fields on time. “On time” would...
View ArticleCity Ball Fields Won’t Open May 1
The wet weather isn’t helping public works with trying to get the sports fields game-ready. If you’re in a league and and you use city fields, better check with your conveners. Wet conditions threaten...
View ArticleApplication To Name Osgoode Dressing Room After Volunteer
This is the first time I’ve heard of a dressing room considered for a commemorative name, but perhaps there are others in Ottawa I’m just not aware of. The city is collecting feedback on a proposal to...
View ArticleSports Fields Start To Open Monday
Just wanted to close the loop on the status of city sports fields. You can read about when the sports fields are now scheduled to open. Ball diamonds open Monday. All other sports fields open May 22....
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Hiding A Scorched Building When FIFA Comes To Town
A fire on April 10 destroyed businesses on Bank St. near Fifth Ave. Photo by the Sun’s Tony Caldwell. Fires, unfortunately, happen so I don’t think FIFA is going to get too riled over the scorched...
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Baseball Prez Still Pursuing Public Batting Cages
These batting cages are not in Ottawa. They recently opened in Leduc, Alberta. If you’re ever in the area. Bobby Roy/Regional Editor/Postmedia Network I’m trying to level my swing early in my team’s...
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