volunteers

_ (Press release from CBC Ottawa.) _ Today CBC Ottawa announced the top 10 CBC Ottawa Trailblazers. These inspiring individuals are leading change, breaking down barriers and creating new possibilities. From a slam poet helping women find their voice to a self-trained chef sharing his culinary craft, the Trailblazers tell stories of triumph, adversity, passion and perseverance. ...

_ (press release) _ The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) is pleased to celebrate its Volunteer of the Year: Mary Grainger, a volunteer baby cuddler, who has brought comfort and healing to CHEO’s youngest patients since 1976. For 40 years Mary has provided much needed comfort to tiny patients and their parents, and is someone that the nurses look forward to seeing each week. ...

_ (press release) _ The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) Auxiliary Police Unit is inviting Ottawa residents to join the Auxiliary Policing volunteer program. The volunteer program is intended to enhance community based policing by providing an opportunity for citizens to participate and volunteer with law enforcement. ...

_ (press release) _ The Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, invite Ottawa residents to become volunteers for Canada’s 150 th anniversary celebrations in the nation’s capital.  The Ottawa 2017 online volunteer registration system launched today. ...

_ (via SchoolBox) _ On International Women’s Day, SchoolBOX is proud to announce that its 500th international volunteer in Nicaragua is Ottawa Councillor Diane Deans. She was part of an all-women volunteer team in February 2016 in Nicaragua. This team helped construct the 76th classroom for the Almonte-based charity with funds raised in Ottawa. ...