As a Program Assistant, Tek Ma has been preparing to save lives for the better part of his 15 year recreation career. Having worked in Ottawa’s largest and busiest recreation complexes like Walter Baker Centre, Nepean Sportsplex and Goulbourn Recreation Complex he learned quickly that he could be called upon any time as a first responder. When the situation demanded it, he performed the role of first rescuer in incidents where the risk of death or serious injury was

Every year the CUPE Ambulance Committee of Ontario (CACO)..

With 29 years of recreation experience, CUPE 503 member Judith Dupuis has been keeping people safe from harm…

Local 503 is proud of its membership and recognizes members involved in community..

My name is Shawn Bent and I am a self-discovery author, speaker and a Creative Change Artist. I am the author of 2 books: “Make Your Imagination Rich” and “Change For a Quarter”. I deeply enjoy working with people in their twenties (and thirties) and I believe there is a lot more to them than what meets the eye…a lot more than what “society” tells us. I firmly believe that people have the resources within to find out what it is that they really want out of life. I am passionate about what I do and I am adamant toward empowering others to their true potential. I live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Ottawa Public Health’s enviable performance during H1N1 campaign sets the bar for effective response in face of crisis Continued planning, interdepartmental cooperation key to meeting future threats

Meeting a challenge with joy: For Ottawa Community Housing workers,
helping extended ‘family’ is a reward in itself

If there was a moment that best illustrated the impact that the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) and its workers have on low income households in Ottawa, it was during last year’s employee recognition event.

City of Ottawa supervisor keeps water and hope flowing in quakeravaged Haiti

After the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake ripped through the Caribbean nation of Haiti, killing an estimated 300,000 people and leaving more than 1 million homeless in a sea of dust and rubble, there was just one person Ottawa firefighter and aid worker Scott Barton felt he needed to call: Chris Hamilton.

With compassion and care, Champlain CCAC staff connect those in need to a brighter future

As the steadily rising population of Ottawa ages, the residents who fall into the expanding senior citizen demographic are being confronted with many difficult realities inherent with growing old. Many want to keep their independence by staying in their own homes, but need assistance with daily tasks in order to do so; others lack the mobility to make it to stores and appointments; others have medical needs that aren’t being met due to a lack of a physician or physiotherapist.

With CUPE 503 help, Champlain CCAC becomes first in province to engage in Healthy Conversations

When your role in the community is to interact with citizens in need and connect them with the support services that will give them the proper care to lead a more fulfilling life, effective communication skills are essential. Which is why CUPE 503 recently endorsed an innovation grant proposal submitted by the Champlain Community Care Access Centre to support its health care workers in the field who frequently have to engage in difficult conversations with clients.

Cardiac arrest survivor cites co-worker’s quick action and CPR training for his renewed lease on life

April 8, 2009 began as a routine day for Jim Clark, a heavy equipment operator at the City of Ottawa’s Scrivens Road Works Garage. That day would surely have ended in tragedy had it not been for the quick-thinking actions of his well-trained co-workers, Craig McCooeye and Bruce Crate.