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First Avenue Investment Counsel returned to the second annual Altis Bocce Battle on Tuesday to take care of some unfinished business: claiming a championship trophy that narrowly evaded it last year.

Back in 2004, The Ottawa Mission launched a little training program, at a time when such things didn't really exist, to help get men off the streets and working in commercial kitchens, where they could enjoy a fresh start in life.

A crowd of 550 community and business leaders at this morning's President's Breakfast held at the Shaw Centre got a brief glimpse of The Ottawa Hospital's plans to reshape health care in our region through the construction of a new state-of-the-art facility.

Canadian tech legend Terry Matthews was the undeniable life of the party at the annual Lumière Rock gala his hotel co-hosted Thursday for Queensway Carleton Hospital.

At the heart of Kyle Braatz’s philanthropy is a recurring theme: transforming personal grief into meaningful contributions to the community. 

Even with summer quickly winding down, there was no need to fret about missing out on a trip to the ocean this season—not with BGC Ottawa hosting its spectacular Seaside Soirée Glamping Gala on Thursday.

Ottawa financial advisor Hanna Jackson felt a little nervous — overwhelmed, even — upon arriving to the Redblacks Summer Rush held at the Infinity Convention Centre on Tuesday.

The opening night of Come From Away at the National Arts Centre on Thursday was a true celebration, complete with a lively on-stage kitchen party involving folks from Gander, N.L . whose stories are central to Canada’s most successful musical ever.

Since it's mostly accountants playing in the Blachford Tax Law Charity Game, we could break down the game results into spreadsheets, graphs and charts. But, really, the most important takeaway is: two local charities, both serving some of the most vulnerable members of our community, went home with more money than they had when they arrived at Wednesday’s game, held at a RA Centre baseball diamond.