FitSpirit and Scotiabank empower Canadian girls to stick with sports

 Photo credit:  Fusion Fotography Self esteem, supporting one another, surpassing one’s limits and having fun – these are the four pillars of FitSpirit. For more than ten years, Canadian not-for-profit FitSpirit has inspired teenage girls across Canada to discover the benefits and fun of being physically active. Founded in 2007 by

Shaw Rocket Prize Awarded by Kids for Kids

 All photos by Andre Gagne. On Wednesday night the Shaw Rocket Fund held its annual evening of kid friendly revelry at the Shaw Centre to announce the winners for the Shaw Rocket Prize. A champion for children and youth, the not-for-profit Shaw Rocket Fund, invests in quality Canadian children’s programming

Navigating the Rough Waters with Chantal Kreviazuk

 Two mothers share a piano bench, one is a two-time Juno Award winner and member of the Order of Canada, the other is an activist, former television host and spouse of the Prime Minister. Both are beautifully butchering John Denver’s “Leaving on a Jet Plane” like there wasn’t a captive

Dream, Girl: A Homecoming

 Ottawa entrepreneur Komal Minhas is back in town for a very special event. Komal will be joined by her Dream, Girl co-creator Erin Bagwell, the director of the film, as well as women’s and girls’ rights champion Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau to screen Dream, Girl at the Mayfair Theatre Tuesday November 1st

20th Annual NAC Gala Brings a New Energy to the NAC

 Gala images by Ernesto Distefano and Andre Gagne. Saturday October 22ND, 2016 marked the 20TH Annual Natioanl Arts Centre Gala, featuring performances by five-time Grammy-winning Canadian artist Diana Krall, in collaboration with Music Director Alexander Shelley and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. This year’s Gala raised almost $725,000 in support

Health Champions Gather at Glashan for ‘Healthy Me Week’ Launch

 All photos by Eric Murphy.  An alligator, a vegetable man, YTV’s Carlos Bustamante and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna met up in Glashan Public School this morning to launch Canada’s fifth Healthy Me Week. The week is a call for children and parents across Canada to step up their health routine.

A Revolution in Political Communications

 It’s a safe bet that the large numbers of younger Canadians among the 3 million new voters who cast ballots in the last election did not open a paper or watch TV news to get their political information. This is the internet, mobile phone and social media generation, and they