Health and Recreation

Countdown to the FIFA Women’s World Cup at Lansdowne

Ottawa - The official match schedule for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ was provisionally approved today by the FIFA Executive Committee during a meeting held in Zurich. Nine games, including one quarter-final game, will be hosted by Ottawa.

Fans can now mark their 2015 calendars with the world’s largest women’s soccer tournament that will dominate the Canadian landscape from June 6 until July 5, 2015.

Findlay Creek Community Park named Diamond Jubilee Park

His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, Mayor Jim Watson and Deputy Mayor Steve Desroches officially named the Findlay Creek Community Park as Diamond Jubilee Park, commemorating the 60th year of the monarchy of Queen Elizabeth II. The name was unveiled at today’s special name commemoration at City Hall.

City names the Jérémie J. Audette Splash Pad

Ottawa - Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Stephen Blais, today formally named the splash pad at Portobello Park in remembrance of Jérémie J. Audette. At the young age of two, Jérémie drowned tragically in a backyard pool at a private daycare. His sudden death both stunned and saddened the community.

City opens sledge hockey-accessible arena in Stittsville

Ottawa – An official puck drop with Mayor Jim Watson, Councillor Mark Taylor, Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee, Stittsville Ward Councillor Shad Qadri and members of the local hockey community marked the grand opening today of Goulbourn Recreation Complex’s Arena B, which is a NHL-sized ice surface that was built to meet new provisions of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act for sledge hockey.

Neat Streets spotted throughout downtown Ottawa

Ottawa – Neat Streets, a summertime pilot project that will enhance the experience of visitors to downtown Ottawa, debuted at the Canadian Tulip Festival this weekend.

Neat Streets features summer students, clad in distinct green uniforms, patrolling downtown Ottawa streets and performing two key functions: keeping the sidewalks clean and providing customer service to downtown visitors who need a helping hand.

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