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[caption id=“attachment_32422” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Erica Wiebe celebrates after qualifying for the Olympics at the Pan Am Olympic Qualifier in Fresno, Texas in March. Photo via Erica Wiebe.[/caption] _ (Via Councillor Shad Qadri) _ As announced at her homecoming party on August 25 ...

Plenty of Ottawans among the 150+ Canadian athletes at the 2016 Rio Paralympics! Here is a list of every Ottawan competing: [caption id=“attachment_49989” align=“alignleft” width=“150”] Paralympic.ca[/caption] ** Josh Cassidy - Athletics ** * Born: Nov. 15, 1984 * Birthplace: Ottawa, Ont. ...

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. ...

** Erica Wiebe’s ** journey to the Olympics in Rio started when she was in Grade 9 at Sacred Heart High School. That’s when she saw a poster for co-ed wrestling practice. “I was playing competitive soccer from a pretty young age. ...

Today, Prezi launched its first North American Prezi Causes campaign, which will raise awareness for Classroom Champions, an Ottawa-based nonprofit organization founded by U.S. Olympic gold medal winner Steve Mesler. Classroom Champions motivates students to recognize their potential by creating mentor relationships between Olympic and Paralympic athletes (such as U. ...