Don’t miss out on this opportunity to empower Ottawa’s youth!

 What do you think of when you remember your childhood? Those who are lucky reminisce on the blissful curiosity of youth which bears a variety of endless hobbies, dreams, opportunities and possibilities. However, for the 17 percent of youth in Ontario living below the poverty line, this is not the

Investing in Ottawa’s Youth: The YMCA-YWCA Launches 2014 Campaign

 Sure, Ottawa is considered by many to be an affluent city. We do after all, have one of the most educated populations in all of Canada and the highest concentration (per capita) of scientists, engineers and PhD graduates. But this shiny perspective also comes with a startling realization: there are

Power Shift Returns to Ottawa

 Power Shift represents a series of annual youth summits on an international level.The first Power Shift was held in 2007 in Washington, D.C., where over 20,000 young Americans gathered together outside their nation’s capital to promote environmentalism and lobby for government action to combat global climate change. Since then, the

Celebrating Ottawa’s Colourful Community

 Ottawa’s queer community and its allies will be coming together and celebrating at this year’s Ottawa Pride Festival. Known as Ottawa’s most colourful festival, Capital Pride will be hosting various events and activities in celebration of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community. “Once a year, our community has