Mar. 09, 2022
Raz El-Asmar, Dave Mallory, John Reid, and Dominic Soong are the 2021 recipients of the Ottawa Sports Awards Lifetime Awards and Mayor’s Cup. The Ottawa Sports Awards is proud to highlight the years of commitment and excellence that these recipients have shown to sport in Ottawa, including returning to sport in 2021. Lifetime Award
MoreFeb. 19, 2022
The Ottawa Sports Awards salutes the large number of our Award Winners who have been named to Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic teams for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games. The Ottawa Sports Awards is proud to have presented awards to Olympic and Paralympic athletes both before, during, and after their Games experiences over the 68-year history
MoreSep. 15, 2021
The Ottawa Sports Awards proudly hosted the 2020 Lifetime Award winners for a special evening at City Hall on September 15. In many ways it was a completely different Ottawa Sports Awards event: down from the over 600 guests that had attended each of the last three dinners to just 22 guests in attendance, including
MoreJul. 23, 2021
The Ottawa Sports Awards salutes the large number of our Award Winners who have been named to Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic teams for the Tokyo 2020 Games. The Ottawa Sports Awards is proud to have presented awards to Olympic and Paralympic athletes both before, during, and after their Games experiences over the 68-year history of
MoreDec. 15, 2020
Carol Anne Chénard, Eric Loucks, Dean Sherratt, and the Takahashi family are the 2020 recipients of the Ottawa Sports Awards Lifetime Awards and Mayor’s Cup. In a year which saw remarkable challenges for many in the sporting community, the Ottawa Sports Awards is proud to highlight the years of commitment and excellence that these recipients
MoreDec. 01, 2020
The Ottawa Sports Awards board members would like to thank all those who submitted nominations for the 2020 Lifetime Awards and Mayor’s Cup. Nominations are now closed, as the deadline was November 30. There was an incredible response this year, with more nominations submitted than in years past. As a result there are many outstanding
MoreOct. 13, 2020
The Ottawa Sports Awards Board of Directors recently made the following decisions in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in an effort to proactively follow the relevant guidelines of the City of Ottawa and Ottawa Public Health, in addition to the province of Ontario: Nominations are now open for Lifetime Awards in Coaching, Technical Officials,
MoreDec. 30, 2019
The Ottawa Sports Awards committee has selected the winners of its annual major awards for 2019. Ivanie Blondin’s recent successes at the Speed Skating World Cup put her over the top in a strong field of candidates for Female Athlete of the Year, which she previously won in 2014, while shotputter Tim Nedow is honoured
MoreDec. 03, 2019
The Ottawa Sports Awards is proud to announce the 2019 recipients of Lifetime Achievement Awards in coaching, officiating, and volunteering and administration, as well as the winner of the Mayor’s Cup award for outstanding contribution to local sport. The honourees will be celebrated in person at the 2019 Ottawa Sports Awards Dinner, January 29, 2020
MoreJan. 30, 2019
Athletic standouts ranging from thirteen-year-old phenoms to Olympic medallists will be honoured at tonight’s Ottawa Sports Awards as the best representatives of their sport in Ottawa for 2018. The 64 Individual Sport Award winners will come together tonight at Algonquin College, alongside members of championship teams and major award winners, to celebrate amateur sport at
MoreIn 1953, Lou LaBlond of the Associated Canadians Travellers (ACT) initiated the first awards dinner called the ACT Sportmens Dinner, honouring 16 amateur athletes with assistance from the Eastview Lions Club and the Eastview Recreation Centre. The event continued to be known as the ACT Awards for an amazing 50 years under the guidance of Mike Milligan and Gary Mighton. In 2003 Mike and Gary decided to step down from their key organizing roles and the Ottawa Sports Awards were renamed and revamped, but continue the tradition started in 1953.
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