sports & recreation

_ (Via Ottawa Fury FC) _ Ottawa Fury FC midfielder and Ottawa-native Jamar Dixon has been named to the Canadian Men’s National Team for a pair of upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in September, Canada soccer announced on Thursday. ...

_ (Via REDBLACKS) _ ** OTTAWA-GATINEAU ** The Ottawa REDBLACKS host the BC Lions Thursday night at TD Place for the annual Canadian Forces Appreciate Night. Less than 1,000 tickets remain for Thursday’s game that will feature a fly-past by a CF-18 jet on two occasions prior to the game. ...

_ (Via Ottawa REDBLACKS) _ ** OTTAWA, ON ** The euphoria and thrills of the Panda Game presented by Air Canada, return to TD Place on October 1st as the Carleton University Ravens and University of Ottawa Gee-Gees football teams clash in what promises to be another memorable afternoon between these two CIS rivals. ...

_ (Via Science and Tech Museum) _ *Media are invited to attend, the public is invited to watch the live stream of the event on Facebook OTTAWA, Tuesday, August 23, 2016 — The Canada Science and Technology Museum will tell the story of Erica Wiebe’s path to Olympic gold with a display of her biometric training gear in the new Museum, set to open in fall 2017. ...

_ (Via Ottawa Junior Senators) _ The Ottawa Junior Senators announced their intention to bid for the 2018 Fred Page Cup earlier today in a media release. A Hockey Canada event, the Fred Page Cup pits the top tier-two junior hockey teams against each other in a tournament to determine the representative from Eastern Canada at the RBC Cup, Canada’s national Junior ‘A’ championship. ...

A hero’s welcome for Olympic champions Erica Wiebe and Natasha Watcham-Roy Tuesday morning at the Ottawa airport. Wiebe, of Stittsville, had won a gold medal in wrestling. Watcham-Roy hails from Gatineau and won a bronze in rugby sevens. A large contingent awaited Wiebe, including residents from her hometown, mayor Jim Watson and west-end councillors Shad Qadri and Marianne Wilkinson. ...

** Transition Weekend Retreat ** Find support in times of ending and beginning, change and transition. Explore your past experiences of transition and identify what choices you want to make now. What is the creative direction for your future? By working with reflective tools such as writing, drawing and spiritual practice, you can prepare for change, access strength and clarify options for your next steps. ...

Former Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson’s longtime number 11 jersey will soon hang from the rafters of the Canadian Tire Centre. The announcement was made Tuesday at a news conference featuring top Senators brass, confirming rampant rumours. Alfredsson had played for 18 seasons with the Senators until 2013, when he left for one season to play with the Detroit Redwings. ...

OttawaStart’s list of Ottawa-area athletes with events at Rio 2016 for Wednesday, August 10*: ** Cristy Nurse ** _ Rowing - Women’s Eight, repechage 1 @ 9:50 a.m. _

_ ** Update: ** _ * Ashton Baumann finished fifth in heat five of the 200m breaststroke, 24th overall with a time of 2:12.61. He did not advance. * Gaby Dabrowski and Eugenie Bouchard were eliminated in a second round loss of women's doubles tennis, 2-1. ...