NKOTBSB

Tomorrow night is the NKOTBSB concert in Ottawa at Scotiabank Place.

So I went digging for some of my old NKOTB stuff.

Just a little excited.

Squeeeeee!

The New Records

I have a soft spot for local unsigned bands - and this band from Ottawa - a bunch of teenagers - have an amazing first debut single that they've released.

They are called The New Records. The single is called 'Faster and Faster'.

Brilliant.

Greg Hebert

A brave, brave soul indeed.

Enerjive

I know a lot of people who have to follow a Glueten free diet....

There is a great company in Ottawa (not available in stores yet...you have to buy off their website) that sells protein energy crunch breads, granolas, pastas and kids nut free snacks...

Their name? Enerjive

Their website is www.enerjive.com

I tried their chocolate protein energy crunch....damn good....for real.

Their products are 1000% free from gluten, wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, salt, refined sugars & corn.

FREE Information Session - Youth Suicide

FREE Information Session - Youth Suicide: Recognizing Risk and Talking About It

Our community has been touched by the loss of Daron Richardson who passed away last weekend as a result of suicide.  The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre extends its sincere condolences to theRichardson family and all of Daron’s friends and classmates. 

The Richardson family’s strength and openness in this difficult time reminds us how important it is to talk about mental health. These conversations can be first step towards helping people who need it but many people struggle with what to say. To help address that issue, The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre will be holding a special free information session on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 7:00 pm entitled “Youth Suicide: Recognizing Risk and Talking About It”. 

“Youth Suicide: Recognizing Risk and Talking About It”

A free information session from the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre 

Registration is requested

Attendees can click HERE to register or go to (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SPP7CT3) 

Date and Time
Wednesday, November 24, 2010

7 to 9 pm (doors open at 6:30) 

Location
Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre

1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa 

Speakers

• Annmarie Nicholson, Director Volunteer Services and Trainer - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group
• Karen Poole, Chief of Social Work, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group
• James Thomas, Word is Out

         Presentation Summary

After accidents, suicide is the second-most common cause of death among young people in Canada.  An alarming 32% of young women and 18% of young men report having thoughts of suicide.  While females are twice as likely to attempt suicide, males complete suicide twice as often as women. When suicide occurs, the question most often asked by those left behind is “why?” and “how could we have prevented this?”  

Join us as we explore youth suicide. We will talk about the causes of suicide among young people, how to recognize risk and how to respond when someone you care about needs help. James Thomas, from the Word Is Out project, will also join us to share his own family’s personal story of loss and healing.

Talking about youth suicide is the first step in prevention. Our hope is that this presentation will help us to continue as a community to not only talk, but to listen as well.

Sue Riley

Communications Coordinator, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group

Wordless Wednesday.

Sex and the City 2 premiere. World Exchange Plaza.

Shoe porn.

Ottawa Chldren's Festival

The Ottawa Children's Festival is celebrating their 25th Anniversary this year.

The Ottawa International Children’s Festival was established in 1985 and is an annual celebration of the best in live performing arts for children. For over two decades the OICF has presented an abundance of award-winning artists from around the globe and made wide-eyed children out of attendees of all ages.

New to the festival this year is the Family Games Pavillion.

The festival takes place May 26-30, 2010 at Lebreton Flats Park.

Simply put this festival is inspired and fun...makes you want to be a kid all over again.

For tickets and information: 613-241-0999, www.ticketweb.ca, www.ottawachildrensfestival.ca.

The Galley Girls

The Galley Girls Dragonboat Crew is a team of 26 women of all ages, backgrounds, and sizes, known not only for their athletic endeavours, but also for their enthusiasm, sportsmanship and team spirit. They have been paddling together for 4 years. They started off as a recreational team, but have become more and more competitive as they went along.

The 2009 racing season was stellar for the team, they started with a gold medal win at the Ottawa Dragonboat Festival, and finished with a third place win at Nationals, earning them a qualifying spot in the Club Crew World Championships (CCWC) being held this July in Macau, China.

These wins were earned through alot of sacrifice and hard work. The team trains all year long, in the gym, at paddling clinics, and at the side of the pool. They are the first Ottawa women's team ever to be competing in a World Championship event. They are thrilled to be able to bring Ottawa and womens sport to an international stage. All this training, and travelling, however, is very costly and the Galley Girls are in need of some support in order to get them there.

The Galley Girls continue to strive for excellence in our sport: they are committed to improving their standings in all events in which we participate, while maintaining their high level of sportsmanship and enthusiasm. They are positive role models not only in the community and in their families but to athletes young and old: their team embodies the qualities of commitment, effort, support and teamwork.

A bowling fundraiser is taking place on Sunday, April 18. Money raised goes towards training, travel, paying for race entry fees. The team is also looking for prizing donations for the bowling fundraiser. If you are a local buisiness that can help out with prizing please contact Stephanie Brousseau at: sbrousseau@rogers.com or go to galleygirls.ca for additional information.