CITY UPDATE
Ottawa to get new
fields in innovative
public-private
partnership
Work to do it for your city
BY MARCIA MORRIS PHOTOS BY KENDRA WAMONT
ExECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OTTAWA-CARLETON ULTIMATE ASSOCIATION
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Carleton Ultimate Association
(OCUA) today celebrated the grand opening of four brand
new Ultimate playing fields, located at the Canada Aviation
Museum. Yasir Naqvi, MPP for Ottawa Centre, joined
Ontario Trillium Foundation representative Frank Dyson to
congratulate OCUA at a full day’s worth of family activities
that included demonstrations of the sport of Ultimate and regular league games.
The sport of Ultimate has grown rapidly in Ottawa,
climbing from less than 100 players at its inception
“Ultimate is a great team sport, focusing on skill come online, and to have worked with all levels of in 1986 to about 5,000 players today, making
and athleticism,” said MPP Naqvi. “It is a fun way to government to come up with the solution for these OCUA one of the largest Ultimate associations in
become active – not only is it inexpensive to play, but much needed fields,” said Neil Saravanamuttoo, the world. The four new playing fields at the Canada
it is also open to anyone who can throw a Frisbee. We Chair of the OCUA Board of Directors. Aviation Museum will help alleviate the shortage of
are proud to support OCUA which aims to promote public playing fields in the Ottawa area, and provide
healthy, active lifestyles while having fun! These new a permanent venue for the future development
fields will allow more adults and children to enjoy of the sport.
Ultimate.” “The Canada Aviation Museum is pleased to be
This project represents an innovative public- welcoming the Ultimate Association to Rockcliffe as
private partnership involving multiple levels of this activity will undoubtedly add a dynamic aspect
government working together. The fields were and expose new audiences to this historic site,” said
designed and constructed by the Ottawa Carleton Anthony Smyth, Director General.
Ultimate Association, on land owned by the federal The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of
government’s Canada Science and Technology the Government of Ontario. For over 25 years, the
Museum Corporation, financed primarily with a Foundation has supported the growth and vitality
$55,000 grant from the provincial government’s of communities across the province. It continues
Ontario Trillium Foundation, and within the framework to strengthen the capacity of the volunteer
of a City of Ottawa strategy to provide new facilities sector through investments in community-based
for the rapidly-growing sport of Ultimate. initiatives. For more information, please visit
“We are delighted to see four new Ultimate fields www.trilliumfoundation.org.
www.canadianultimate.com — Ultimate Canada Magazine 13
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