baseball

Whether you’re looking to hit a few balls for fun or want some serious batting practice, here’s a few places in Ottawa where you can get in front of a pitching machine. (Unfortunately the closure of Dingerz in 2018 means one less great facility. ...

What a great video shared by Peter Tremblay of Ottawa Drone Services, taken at the recent 2015 Canadian Little League Championships in Barrhaven. Peter says: “Best in 1080p, full screen, with a bit of volume.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7OpnMtzcLk

Eastern Ontario’s first fully accessible baseball diamond and sports facility opened today when Mayor Jim Watson cut the ribbon at the Miracle League Field, located at Notre-Dame-des-Champs Park on Navan Road.  “Every child deserves a safe environment where they can play, have fun and be a kid,” said Mayor Watson. ...

Barrhaven is playing host to the 2015 Canadian Little League Championships from August 6-16 at Ken Ross Park. Here’s a cool aerial shot of one of the ball diamonds, courtesy of Ottawa Drone Services .

Residents of Ottawa are invited to an open house on Tuesday, June 23 at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre, 1265 Walkley Road, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to discuss the City’s facility allocation policy in relation to the use of arenas, sports fields and ball diamonds. ...

The Lunch Out Loud podcast looks to promote the amazing talent, food, events and music Ottawa has to offer. Every week we will introduce you to new things about Ottawa you never knew existed. ** This week: ** Nick joins Ming Wu from CHUO’s No Filter, Julie Cormier-Doiron from Couch Assassin and Peter Simpson from the Ottawa Citizen to talk about all things Ottawa music festivals. ...

The Lunch Out Loud podcast looks to promote the amazing talent, food, events and music Ottawa has to offer. Every week we will introduce you to new things about Ottawa you never knew existed. ** This week: ** We meet up with Elaina Martin, the founder and director of the amazing Westfest, to talk about the weekend, the events involved, her first year, the artists performing and so much more! ...

The Lunch Out Loud podcast looks to promote the amazing talent, food, events and music Ottawa has to offer. Every week we will introduce you to new things about Ottawa you never knew existed. ** This week: ** We meet up with the president of Ottawa’s new professional baseball team, the Ottawa Champions, David Gourlay to talk all things baseball. ...

Today’s opening of the Coventry Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge marks the completion of an important connection between communities on both sides of Highway 417 and adds another link to the city’s ever-expanding cycling and pedestrian network.  “The opening of this bridge demonstrates how the City continues to build on its reputation as a cycling and pedestrian-friendly city by improving its network of cycling infrastructure and multi-use pathways,” said Mayor Jim Watson. ...

Ottawa is one step, and several shovels full of dirt, closer to having its first and Canada’s second Miracle League Field; a safe and accessible baseball field and playground for children with special needs. Today’s groundbreaking ceremony took place at Notre-Dame des Champs Park in Orléans. ...