Champlain

2008-2009

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November 1 deadline

Ratified by the Ontario Trillium Foundation Board of Directors on March 6, 2009

Aboriginal Experiences, Arts and Culture
$43,900 over one year to expand educational theatrical outreach into rural communities that surround the First Nations reserves of Golden Lake and Akwesasne. Interactive workshops and performances in traditional languages will also be provided.

Arladun Somali-Canadian Society
$60,600 over two years to build the capacity of the organization through leadership development, networking, fundraising and strategic planning so it can provide effective programs and services to the Maay-speaking Somali community in Ottawa.

Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada Unit 342
$12,000 over one year toward renovations including painting, wall repairs and insulation to reduce heating costs and provide a more enjoyable environment at this well-used facility which serves the community of Cornwall and surrounding areas.

Arnprior/McNab Ringette Association c/o Ontario Ringette Association
$6,500 over one year to purchase two shot clocks and goalie safety equipment. The purchases will ensure the organization complies with new regulations and that all girls and young women have access to safe, proper and good quality equipment.

Aultsville Theatre
$60,000 over one year to purchase and install a more energy-efficient stage lighting system in this Cornwall community theatre space.

Bereaved Families of Ontario - Pembroke
$65,000 over three years to expand current programs and services across Renfrew County, and strengthen and increase the organization's volunteer base involved in the delivery of support services to those suffering the loss of a loved one.

Bonnechere River Watershed Project
$135,800 over two years to engage residents in the environmental stewardship of the Bonnechere River watershed through public engagement and volunteer-training workshops, data collection, stream monitoring and the development of on-line tools.

Bonnechere Valley Youth Activity Centre
$45,300 over one year for operating costs and the purchase of office and computer equipment. The capacity of this new organization will then increase to provide more after-school and weekend programs for youth aged 11 to 17 years in this rural area.

Brain Injury Association of the Ottawa Valley
$45,000 over one year to cover start up costs for the Clubhouse Work Centre, a program that will focus on skill acquisition and role restoration for adult survivors of an acquired brain injury.

Canadian Federation of Humane Societies
$20,000 over one year to support the newly created Network for Women with Pets Escaping Violence, strengthening the network and ensuring that resources and tools are available in the Ottawa community.

Canadian Pony Club, St. Lawrence and Ottawa Valley Region c/o Canadian Pony Club
$20,000 over one year to purchase a trailer and portable safety equipment that will increase the capacity of the organization to offer equestrian activities for children and youth aged 6 to 24 years in the Champlain Region and across eastern Ontario.

Causeway Work Centre
$75,400 over two years to support Cycle Salvation, a social enterprise that offers training and employment to people with disabilities while refurbishing and selling donated second-hand bicycles in Ottawa.

Centre culturel le Chenail
$25,000 over one year to conduct a feasibility study that will produce a business and strategic plan to allow for the eventual creation of an art and environment project in the City of Hawkesbury.

Centre d'artistes Voix Visuelle
$50,000 over 18 months to establish a training program in visual arts for Francophone students, artists and the general public in the City of Ottawa.

Chevaliers de Colomb, Conseil St. Jacques d'Embrun 6301
$42,000 over one year to install automatic doors that will make this community facility fully accessible to individuals with limited mobility, as well as to purchase a backup generator for community emergency preparedness purposes.

Club Colombien Fraternité de l'Orignal
$44,000 over six months to complete the second stage of a renovation project that will make washrooms in this meeting facility completely accessible to people of all abilities in this rural community.

Club d'âge d'or du Réveil de Vankleek Hill
$4,900 over one year to repair the roof of the club's building, ensuring the continued availability, comfort and safety of this important community meeting facility for seniors.

Community Living Glengarry
$72,000 over two years to hire a manager who will oversee the development of a two year plan for White Swan Linen, a social enterprise that employs community members who would normally face barriers to employment in other organizations.

Cornwall Minor Football Association
$34,100 over six months toward the purchase of safety equipment to help establish a midget football team in Cornwall and surrounding area.

Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa
$30,000 over one year to build the capacity of the organization to develop and implement a funding strategy and to grow the membership base in order to maintain long-term funding sources.

Festival franco-ontarien (2006)
$50,000 over two years to promote and increase participation by culturally diverse Francophone performers in this important event in Ottawa that celebrates Francophone culture.

Gloucester Synchronized Swim Club
$15,100 over one year to purchase a sound system and provide coach development and training that will increase the quality of the club's recreational and competitive swim programs for girls and young women.

Greening Sacred Spaces - Ottawa c/o Faith & the Common Good
$100,500 over three years to engage faith communities in greening activities that promote education and action on environmental issues through the development of Green Teams and the delivery of educational workshops.

Highland Park Lawn Bowling Club
$16,500 over one year toward clubhouse roof renovations to ensure safety and enhance the enjoyment of the sport of lawn bowling for players of all ages living in Ottawa, especially seniors.

JazzWorks
$12,000 over one year to redesign the organization's website in order to better support the ongoing activities of various Ottawa-based jazz groups.

KidSport Ottawa c/o Sport Alliance of Ontario
$70,000 over two years to strengthen the organization's capacity through volunteer recruitment and training, and to expand sports activities for children of low-income families in the Ottawa area.

Living Wall Project c/o Eastern Ontario Training Board
$62,000 over one year to install the Living Wall, which uses living plants to improve indoor air quality, in the Cornwall Public Library and to produce and disseminate educational material promoting environmental stewardship.

Myers Riders Football Club
$30,000 over six months to purchase football equipment to expand programs for youth aged 17 to 18 years at the level of the Ontario Varsity Football League in the Ottawa West area.

Nation Building Committee c/o Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn
$51,000 over six months toward the operating costs of organizing the first Algonquin Nation Gathering, which will bring together 10,000 people in the Algonquins of Ontario area to recapture and celebrate their history, heritage, culture and identity.

Neil Squire Society, Central Regional Office c/o Neil Squire Society of Canada
$45,000 over two years to maintain and expand the EmployAbility Program for people with disabilities in Pembroke and area, particularly targeting individuals from Aboriginal communities living in Renfrew County.

OCRI VIE Assistive Technology Training and Volunteer Program c/o Ottawa Carleton Learning Foundation
$125,000 over two years to develop a volunteer-training program including resources, workshops and on-line training videos that will provide more assistive technology training opportunities for students, parents and educators.

One Change
$61,800 over one year to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by launching a community-based social marketing campaign called Get the Gauge, which educates drivers in suburban Ottawa about using tire gauges to achieve fuel efficiency.

Opeongo Seniors Centre
$8,400 over one year to renovate this well-used community facility, install an outdoor shuffleboard court and replace aged tables to continue providing recreational programs for seniors living in Madawaska Valley and surrounding area.

Orleans Bengals Football Club
$27,200 over six months to repair the clubhouse roof and replace aged helmets in order to enhance the club's ability to provide safer sports programs for youth.

Ottawa Arts Court Foundation
$123,000 over two years to increase the organizational capacity and self-sufficiency of this important Ottawa arts foundation through donor and sponsor relationship-building and strengthened public awareness of its ongoing programming.

Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre
$30,000 over one year to build the capacity of the organization through board, staff and program development and the creation of a procedures manual.

Ottawa Festivals
$90,000 over two years to increase volunteer and employment opportunities at the numerous festivals and events held in the National Capital Region each year.

Ottawa Kids Triathlon
$7,500 over one year to purchase an enclosed trailer to transport and permanently store equipment. This will increase the safety of volunteers during events and reduce storage costs, helping to maintain affordable participant fees.

Ottawa Museum Network
$30,000 over 18 months to hire a professional conservator who will spend four weeks at each of the network's 11 member-museums in order to conduct conservation assessments and aid in artifact conservation.

Ottawa Orienteering Club c/o Ontario Orienteering Association
$12,500 over two years to prepare orienteering maps of sites in the Ottawa area to enhance the orienteering experience and to increase the club's capacity to host events.

Ottawa River Canoe Club
$38,400 over one year to create proper access to the waterfront for paddlers with physical disabilities, and to purchase specialized adaptive paddling equipment that will permit more opportunities for physical independence and safer participation.

Parkdale United Church Orchestra
$15,000 over one year to purchase percussion instruments to expand the musical repertoire and allow amateur musicians of all ages and abilities to rehearse and perform with a symphony orchestra in the Ottawa area.

Prescott-Russell Environmental Outreach Initiative
c/o Association française des propriétaires de boisés privés de l'Est de l'Ontario
$52,500 over one year to hire a co-ordinator who will build the capacity of local environmental organizations to initiate environmental projects in the community while engaging volunteers.

Rideau Street Youth Enterprises
$70,000 over one year to support the organization's restructuring of programming and social enterprise opportunities to reflect the need for a broader range of services within the training and employment spectrum for youth at risk in Ottawa.

Scouts Canada, 1st Greenwood Group c/o Scouts Canada
$13,500 over one year to purchase canoes and safety equipment that will enhance existing outdoor activities for children and youth in the Ottawa area.

Scouts du district d'Ottawa
$27,000 over one year to develop a communication plan for a regional recruitment strategy for Francophone children and youth in the Ottawa-Carleton and Prescott-Russell areas.

Social Planning Council of Ottawa
$78,800 over two years to develop an on-line community information and mapping system that will support the voluntary sector in Eastern Ontario. The system will be used to provide organizations with access to data about communities and organizations.

St. John Ambulance, Cornwall Branch c/o St. John Council for Ontario
$20,000 over one year to equip a second Mobile First Aid Post, ensuring the health and safety of attendees at community events in Cornwall and surrounding areas.

Township of Champlain
$57,000 over one year to replace the Mill St. Park play structure with a splash park, which will enhance the recreational opportunities for children and families in the community of Vankleek Hill.

Village d'Antan Franco-Ontarien
$23,000 over six months to develop a business plan for the creation of an interactive, historic, early 1900s franco-Ontarian village in the village of St-Albert that will educate children and the public about local history and heritage.

Volunteer Fair Project
c/o Sexual Assault Support Services for Women of Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry and Akwesasne
$40,000 over six months to develop tools and resources for not-for-profit organizations to recruit and train volunteers. This will help to match agencies and organizations that need volunteers to those who are willing to donate their time and services.

Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre
$57,900 over two years to hire a part-time volunteer and community education co-ordinator who will recruit and train volunteers to support the Chrysalis House and Violence Against Women program.

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July 1 deadline

Ratified by the Ontario Trillium Foundation Board of Directors on October 30, 2008

Action des parents pour l'entraide et l'encadrement des jeunes
$45,000 over three years to provide Francophone tutoring services to children and youth with learning difficulties aged 6 to 19 years. The program will target the Haitian community in Ottawa West area, including Barrhaven, Nepean and Kanata.

Arts Ottawa East
$25,500 over one year to design, develop and launch a website that will support the development of a vibrant and engaged arts community in East Ottawa.

Bottleworks c/o Operation Go Home
$130,000 over two years for a co-ordinator, equipment and communications to launch a new social enterprise called Bottleworks. The project will create employment opportunities for street youth in the Rideau and Market area.

Breast Cancer Action
$44,000 over two years to hire a part-time volunteer co-ordinator. This will further develop this group's capacity to recruit and train members who want to be involved in peer support, education and awareness and fitness programs in Ottawa.

Bronson Centre
$115,000 over six months for a vertical platform lift in the centre's northeast wing. Meeting rooms, a theatre and office space will be more accessible to all members of the community visiting the not-for-profit organizations housed there.

Camp Fortune Ski Club
$20,200 over one year for coaches training, certification and licensing. Specialized tools and dryland equipment will also be purchased to enable this alpine ski club to offer better ski-training experiences to youth in Eastern Ontario.

Canton de Hawkesbury Est
$27,900 over six months to install traffic barriers and to make a variety of improvements the municipal baseball field in the village of St.-Eugène.

Capital Xelles Basketball Club
$10,900 over one year to purchase shot clocks and skill-building equipment. These will help the organization implement the new FIBA rules and enhance the skills development program for players aged 9 to 17 years in Orleans and area.

Church of St. John the Evangelist - Ottawa
$37,200 over one year for a co-ordinator and volunteer support activities for the Circles of Support and Accountability program. This initiative supports, yet holds accountable, released sex offenders who are integrating into the community.

Club de l'amicale du village de L'Orignal
$40,000 over one year to install an automatic door, which will complete the accessibility renovations of this important meeting space so that more people of all abilities can take part in community events.

Comité d'action local Rideau-Vanier a/s Centre des services communautaires Vanier
$100,000 over two years for a co-ordinator, website development and equipment. The staff and purchases will help build partnerships that will enhance physical activity programming and promote healthy, active living for children aged 4 to 12 years.

Cooperative Policing, Killaloe Area
$30,400 over one year for a co-ordinator and promotional costs to develop and implement a restorative justice program. Restorative conflict resolution will be offered to the public through community circles and educational programs for students.

Cornwall and District Immigrant Services Agency
$62,800 over one year for staff and administration costs to provide artistic and creative opportunities to immigrant children and youth. Culturally sensitive literacy and learning will also be offered to help reduce isolation among immigrant women.

Cornwall Carbon Reduction Initiative
$72,400 over two years for a co-ordinator and costs to implement a fundraising plan and build partnerships. Presentations and displays will be offered to promote greater awareness of carbon reduction opportunities and encourage public participation.

Créations In Vivo
$14,400 over one year to purchase sound, lighting and circus/acrobatic equipment, which will increase the capacity of this new multidisciplinary Francophone theatrical organization to offer programs for children in eastern Ontario and across Ontario.

Dundas County Food Bank
$25,000 over six months to renovate the Winchester food bank's building and pave the driveway. This will increase the safety and accessibility of the facility for the staff, volunteers and more than 300 families who rely on its services.

EAGLE Training Centre
$45,000 over one year for staff and tools to provide job readiness, life skills and employment coaching to visible-minority youth aged 16 to 24 years in Orleans and Ottawa East. The program will enhance self-confidence, pride and leadership skills.

Eritrean Community Association Ottawa
$20,000 over one year to increase opportunities for children, youth and adults to be more physically active. A part-time co-ordinator will be hired to organize sporting activities and arrange transportation to reduce barriers to participation.

ESPACE francophone Ottawa a/s Centre de ressources communautaires Orléans-Cumberland
$60,000 over one year for additional facilitators to deliver a preventive program that educates Francophone children, teachers, daycare staff and parents to recognize and deal effectively with abusive situations.

Family Counselling Centre of Cornwall & United Counties
$50,700 over one year to increase community awareness, improve service delivery and enhance accessibility to programs and services by rebranding the organization, introducing a database and enhancing the website.

Five County Trail Association
$15,000 over one year for a gazebo in McIntosh Park and to increase access to the recreational trail in North Stormont by providing boardwalks and expanding the parking lot.

Greening Ottawa Non-Profits c/o EnviroCentre
$101,000 over two years for a program co-ordinator, workshops and energy audits so this collaborative can help not-for-profit organizations develop more environmentally sustainable policies, programs and operations.

Jer's Vision: Canada's Youth Diversity Initiative
$25,000 over one year for staff to implement a youth-led public awareness and education program that addresses discrimination and promotes diversity in middle schools, high schools and post-secondary institutions in Ottawa.

Kanata Cross Country Ski Club
$38,600 over one year to purchase track-setting equipment including storage unit to groom, maintain and improve the trails. Better trail conditions will encourage more participation in cross-country skiing as a form of healthy outdoor exercise.

KidActive - Healthy Kids, Communities and Outdoors
$118,700 over two years for staff and equipment to enable the organization to expand innovative outdoor physical activities to children and youth in Renfrew, Ottawa-Carleton and Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry.

Les contes nomades
$6,000 over one year for advertising and a website to promote and market this new storytellers group. This outreach will increase visibility and create greater awareness of programming for the Francophone community in the Ottawa region.

Little Voice Foundation
$30,000 over one year for a co-ordinator to produce a multidisciplinary arts and culture event series in Ottawa. Local artists will focus on relevant social issues, helping to raise awareness and encourage solidarity for a more positive world.

Manotick Curling Center
$10,600 over six months to purchase junior curling stones and equipment in order to encourage more youth to become active and participate in curling in the community of Manotick.

Monument de la francophonie de Cornwall a/s Club Richelieu de Cornwall
$25,300 over one year for a co-ordinator, materials and fees to produce and distribute a document that celebrates Francophone history. This project will promote awareness and encourage cultural pride in this community in Cornwall.

Mount Martin Ski Club
$65,000 over one year to purchase a tracked ski hill maintenance vehicle. The equipment will help ensure a better quality and safer terrain for skiers of all ages in Deep River.

Nepean Girls Hockey Association
$30,500 over one year for a player-development program and regulation goalie equipment. These additions will help players improve their skills and experience goaltending, providing a better hockey experience for girls aged 17 years and under.

Nepean-Ottawa Diving Club
$9,800 over six months for a new trampoline, mats, sound system and storage unit that will allow the club to provide a more comprehensive training program for divers of all ages.

Orleans Nordic Ski Club
$16,000 over one year to purchase a more efficient snowmobile, which will increase the club's capacity to groom trails at local ski areas and encourage greater participation in this healthy form of outdoor recreation.

Ottawa Chamber Music Society
$90,000 over two years for staff, overhead and office equipment. These additions will enhance organizational capacity, enable long-term planning and improve communications and the development of outreach programs to increase audiences.

Ottawa Children's Choir
$19,900 over two years to commission works by Canadian composers, hold workshops for music teachers and host a festival for school choirs. A CD of choral versions of O Canada will also be produced for use in area schools.

Ottawa Chinese-Canadian Heritage Centre
$50,400 over one year for a co-ordinator, administration costs and a computer. These will help to provide opportunities for social, recreational and educational activities to help reduce isolation among Chinese-Canadian seniors.

Ottawa Community Concert Band
$13,800 over one year to purchase additional musical instruments, music resources and equipment to increase the band's ability to offer quality concerts for seniors as well as the community at large.

Ottawa District Badminton Association
$18,700 over two years for a program supervisor and equipment to expand programs for children, youth, adults and seniors. A Sunday program will offer skills-improvement clinics and certification for coaches and officials.

Ottawa Guardsman Basketball Club
$31,700 over two years to purchase shooting machines, shot clocks, and score clocks. Skills development opportunities will expand for coaches, volunteers and players, helping to provide recreation opportunities to more area youth aged 10 to 19 years.

Ottawa Symphony Orchestra
$36,000 over three years for musicians' fees. The orchestra will expand free educational classical music concerts for children in Grades 5 and 6, with a special focus on beacon schools in low-income neighbourhoods.

Partenariat pour prévenir l'itinérance à Ottawa a/s Action-Logement
$32,000 over one year for part-time staff to provide service co-ordination and annual training planning. This will help this 16-agency group provide housing support services to Francophone residents in Ottawa.

Pembroke & Area Cross Country Ski Club
$42,200 over one year to purchase a cross-country ski trail groomer. The equipment will provide users with easier access to better trails and help encourage participation in this sport in the community of Pembroke.

Polaris Institute
$132,500 over two years for staff, equipment and materials to raise awareness and foster a strategy to address the bottled-water trend. Workshops and community forums will engage high-school youth to support public water systems in Eastern Ontario.

Polish Combatants' Association in Canada, Ottawa Branch 8
$50,000 over one year for renovations including installation of an accessible washroom, an indoor chair lift and exterior ramp. The upgrades will make the building accessible to seniors of all abilities who attend recreation and social programs.

Pregnancy Support Services of Upper Ottawa Valley
$8,600 over one year to purchase office and computer equipment. These will increase administrative effectiveness and equip organization to better serve pregnant teens in need of support services in the Upper Ottawa Valley.

Richmond Munster Minor Hockey Association
$13,500 over one year to purchase goalie equipment, safety supplies and computer equipment to improve delivery of programs and overall management of the association in the community of Richmond.

Russell Association for the Performing Arts
$40,000 over eight months to purchase and install stage equipment that will enhance the quality of performances for this local performing arts association.

Somerset West Community Health Centre
$75,000 over six months to construct an exterior ramp to the main entrance of the Rochester Heights Community House. This will enable community members of all abilities to fully participate in health programs and social activities offered on-site.

Ten Oaks Project
$53,000 over two years to hire a part-time executive director. This addition will help the organization increase volunteer engagement and management, and expand programs that respond to the needs of children and youth in LGBTQ communities.

Township of Bonnechere Valley
$32,200 over six months to install automatic doors and an interior chair lift and pave the exterior ramp. These upgrades will make the Eganville Community Centre accessible to people of all abilities who attend its recreation and social programs.

Union des Haïtiens de l'Outaouais
$20,700 over one year for tutors, transportation and equipment to provide educational support and sports programs to Haitian-Canadian youth in East Ottawa. Activities will help students having difficulty with school work and at risk of dropping out.

United Way of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry
$14,200 over one year to install an energy efficient furnace, remove the asbestos covered boiler, and make repairs to the building's roof. These upgrades will make the facility healthier and safe for volunteers, staff and community members.

Upasana the Spirit of Dance
$30,000 over one year for staff, marketing and office supplies to develop culturally diverse community dance events in Ottawa. These will celebrate Indo-Canadian culture and increase knowledge of classical Indian dance.

Village de Casselman
$20,800 over six months for kiosks, artists' fees and equipment rentals for the first Christmas Festival, which will form part of Casselman's downtown economic revitalization plan.

World Inter-Action Mondiale
$39,000 over one year to provide hands-on workshops exploring video production, animation, acting and audio production. These will expose Aboriginal and culturally diverse youth who are living in low-income neighbourhoods in Ottawa to global issues.

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March 1 deadline

Ratified by the Ontario Trillium Foundation Board of Directors on on June 26, 2008.

1st Richmond Scout Group c/o Scouts Canada
$8,600 over six months to purchase a cargo trailer that will provide adequate storage and transportation of scouting equipment, including canoes and camping gear.

Acadiens & Franco-Ontariens en Famille
c/o Groupe action pour enfant, la famille et la communauté de Prescott-Russell
$21,500 over one year for artists, equipment rental and publicity to attract visitors to celebrate culture at the Acadian and Franco-Ontarian family festival in Rockland during the 400th anniversary of the Francophone presence in North America.

Action et Développement Jeunesse
$17,600 over seven months for staff and board-member training. The organization will develop a three-year strategic plan and implement communication and volunteer recruitment strategies to improve youth engagement and mentorship programs in Ottawa.

Akwesasne Economic Development Agency
$100,000 over two years for language and artistic skills to expand the multimedia Mohawk language initiative in Akwesasne. The organization will then have the capacity to provide the language initiative to other First Nations in Ontario.

Artswell
$60,000 over two years for marketing and volunteer-and-administrative co-ordinators. The additions will increase this Ottawa-based organization's capacity to offer specialized arts classes and workshops to patients in various health-care situations.

Association canadienne-française de l'Ontario, Conseil régional de Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry
$37,200 over one year for staff and promotion and administrative costs to develop a French-language services database. The product will engage the Francophone community and increase the quantity and quality of French-language public services.

Boys and Girls Club of Cornwall/SDG
$59,200 over one year to increase the organization's capacity to expand programs and services to youth in the Cornwall area by hiring an executive director.

Canadian Organic Growers, Ottawa Chapter c/o Canadian Organic Growers
$120,000 over three years to expand Growing Up Organic, a program that engages children in organic gardening and environmental education. It also helps build the capacity of the local food sector by training farmers and creating marketing channels.

Capital Chordettes
$14,900 over one year to purchase MP3 voice recorders and costumes. These additions will help increase this women chorus's repertoire and broaden its audience base in the Ottawa region.

Celebration of People c/o Citizen Advocacy of Ottawa
$59,500 over 18 months for staff to help raise public awareness of the achievements of people with disabilities who received a Celebration of People Award. Public perception will be changed and greater accessibility in community life promoted.

Centre des services communautaires Vanier
$50,000 over one year to implement the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters program (HIPPY) in Eastern Ottawa. Home educators will teach parents how to develop school readiness skills and support academic achievement.

Chalk River and Area Lions Club
$43,800 to install an energy-efficient HVAC heating and air conditioning system in this well-used community facility. Automatic door openers will also be installed to improve access to the building for all the community members who use it.

Club Bourg Joie d'Or de Bourget c/o Fédération des aînés et des retraités francophones de l'Ontario
$13,200 over one year to renovate the club's facility. New flooring, kitchen cabinets and counters will be installed and furniture purchased to help improve overall safety and ease of use by seniors within the Francophone community.

Club de gymnastique les Sittelles
$13,500 over six months to purchase additional safety equipment. These additions will increase safety and the quality of training for amateur gymnasts of all ages in the Francophone community in Ottawa and surrounding area.

Club joie de vivre 50+
$47,400 over one year to make this community space in Embrum fully accessible and safer for people with limited mobility. An exterior ramp and an indoor accessibility lift will be installed and washrooms will be renovated.

Communauté Congolaise du Canada/Ottawa-Gatineau
$20,600 over one year to recruit volunteers who will organize workshops and recreational activities for Congolese seniors in the Ottawa area.

Coopérative multiservices francophones de l'Ouest d'Ottawa
$100,000 over two years for an executive director who will develop and launch a new multi-service centre for Francophone residents in western Ottawa Centre. The centre will deliver social, recreational, health, education and cultural programs.

Diefenbunker, Canada's Cold War Museum
$75,000 over one year to help renovate this important historical site and bring it to acceptable City of Ottawa fire standards.

Ecology Ottawa
$100,000 over two years to increase awareness and participation in local environmental issues. Educational materials will be produced and distributed, a website maintained and the Green Workplace and Building Initiative developed.

Entraide budgétaire Ottawa
$104,300 over two years for a project manager, promotions and supplies to launch a new social enterprise venture. Credit counseling services will be extended to paying customers and revenue will be reinvested in programs for low-income families.

Erin Society of Ottawa
$75,000 over one year to make the public washrooms of the Ottawa Irish Cultural Centre fully accessible to people of all abilities. The upgrades will enable greater use of the facility for social, cultural and recreational purposes.

Gloucester South Raiders Minor Football Club
$42,000 over one year to purchase safety equipment and increase training opportunities for volunteer coaches and trainers. Also, additional equipment and uniforms will be purchased to expand the club's activities for youth aged 17 to 19 years.

Groupe de danse traditionnelle Burundaise Abezamutima
$15,000 over one year to provide instruction in the traditional dance and drumming styles of the Burundian culture to young people in the Ottawa area.

Jewish Family Services
$38,000 over two years for a marketing consultant, materials and website. These will help promote the organization's counselling program as a culturally-diverse, non-denominational centre of excellence that is accessible to all community members.

Just Food c/o Social Planning Council of Ottawa
$62,500 over one year for staff, website development and translation services. A city farm will be created that offers education programs for children and workshops for youth and adults on food production.

Lancaster & District Curling Club
$40,000 over nine months to replace critical components of the 46-year-old ice-making equipment. These repairs will improve the energy efficiency of the building and ensure the continuity of curling programs at this well-used curling facility.

LASI World Skills
$139,800 over two years to strengthen the group's management capacity. A new senior manager will be hired to oversee outreach activities and ensure better integration of employment programs for new immigrant workers in the Ottawa area.

Leadership Ottawa
$46,000 over two years for staff and equipment to offer leadership training in Ottawa's not-for-profit sector. The new workshop series and mentoring program will enable more learning opportunities to be extended to a broader group of participants.

Leading Note Foundation
$25,000 over one year for teachers' fees, instruments and overhead costs. These additions will increase the capacity of the organization to provide free music lessons to low-income children in the Ottawa region.

Maison familiale rurale franco-ontarienne
$90,000 over two years for a project co-ordinator and expenses to help establish the Maison familiale rurale franco-ontarienne in Alfred. This not-for-profit co-operative will help 20 youth to develop careers in the agricultural sector.

Nation Municipality
$15,000 over one year to help purchase and install new playground equipment at the municipal park in Ste-Rose. The upgrades will offer safer outdoor activities to children aged 5 to 12 years.

Nepean Corona School of Gymnastics
$40,500 over one year to replace gymnastics equipment. The new additions will enable the club to meet current safety standards in its extensive recreational, competitive and special-needs programs for children and youth aged 1 to 17 years.

Nepean Minor Hockey Association
$19,000 over one year to provide coaches with better training tools, clinics and media. Goaltender equipment will be replaced and a computer upgraded to help the association continue providing hockey as recreation for over 2,800 children.

Odawa Native Friendship Centre
$14,000 over six months to upgrade the entrance and structure of the local centre. A safer environment will then be available for the Capital Region's Aboriginal community to participate in a variety of cultural, recreational and social programs.

Oneness-World Communications
$85,000 over three years for staff, workshop fees and computer equipment to maintain and grow the Step Into Stories children's literacy program in Ottawa. The organization's youth outreach and on-line content will also be enhanced.

Quigley Highlanders Pipes and Drums
$42,600 over one year to purchase band equipment and uniforms. These additions will increase the organization's capacity to recruit new members in the North Glengarry area, particularly children, youth and seniors.

Renfrew Agricultural Society
$15,000 over one year to repair the exterior brick wall of the organization's main building. The upgrade will increase safe access to the building and enhance the overall appearance of this well-used community facility.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 632 - Orleans
$40,000 over six months to complete the replacement of the HVAC system for this important community facility in Orleans.

Skate Cornwall
$4,300 over one year to improve safety and training effectiveness for figure skaters. An on-ice jump harness will be purchased and installed in the Cornwall Civic Complex, to help retain members and enhance their skills.

Société franco-ontarienne d'histoire et de généalogie, Régionale St-Laurent
$45,700 over one year to develop an electronic catalogue of the Cornwall organization's inventory and collections. Clients will then have easier access to information and volunteers will be trained to regularly update the electronic collection.

Soma Selepak Culture Association of Ottawa
$15,000 over one year for electrical work, drywall, flooring and paint. Upgrades will improve the safety and use of the rehearsal and performance space for this group that provides cultural and sports programming to the Cambodian community.

St. Lawrence Rowing Club
$33,000 over one year to increase access to rowing programs for the Morrisburg community by improving docking facilities and purchasing rowing equipment.

SuzukiMusic
$14,000 over six months to purchase instruments for a viola program for this important school in Ottawa. The program provides music instruction to 320 children aged 3 to 18 years, including students with special needs.

Valley Employee and Family Assistance Program
$25,000 over six months to purchase office equipment and furniture. The additions will help the group function more efficiently and increase its capacity to deliver educational workshops in the Renfrew County community.

Valley Heritage Radio
$35,000 over one year for electrical work, air conditioning and computer upgrades. These improvements will enhance the safety and health of the facility used by this community-based radio station serving Renfrew County.

Victim Assistance Services of Ottawa-Carleton
$113,600 over two years for a co-ordinator and expenses to maintain and expand the Court Accompaniment Service. Trained volunteers will be able to provide more assistance and emotional support during the court process for women victims of violence.

Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health
$140,600 over two years to provide culturally based arts and physical activities that promote healthy lifestyles among Aboriginal children aged 7 to 12 years living in Ottawa.

Wetland Education and Workshops c/o Ducks Unlimited Canada
$77,200 over two years to provide quality in-class wetland resources and field trips to 55 Grade 4 classes each year in Ottawa through Project Webfoot. Teachers will also have opportunities to participate in wetland workshops.

Whitewater Historical Society
$7,300 over one year to print and install information signs in five Whitewater Region towns and at the Ross Museum in Foresters Falls. The signs will help increase the museum's visibility and profile, draw more visitors and attract new members.

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