The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly walk in support of local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness. Join us on February 24, 2024 - team up, fundraise, walk, and take a moment to look closer... because it’s cold out there.
Community Sponsors
Nepean (Ottawa Innercity Ministries) is super grateful for our fantastic 2024 sponsors! View all sponsors >
Here's an early collection of our fave CNOY 2024 pics from across North America - special thanks to our many volunteer photographers! If you've got CNOY Day photos or videos you'd like to share, contact photos@bluesea.org.
The Metropolitan Bible Church ("The Met") has been a lighthouse for the gospel in Canada’s capital region since 1931.
Schedule
4:00 pm: Meet Check-in + Welcome
5:00 pm: Move Send-off
6:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
7:00 pm: Mosey Goodbye + see you in 2025!
Not able to join us in person at the Main Event? We hope you'll register, fundraise and walk offsite with friends and family.
Route Details
Route Distances: Check out the maps below to see where we will be walking.
Rest stop: Keep an eye out for opportunities to rest and refresh with yummy snacks along the route.
Signage: Routes will be well-signed with our bold blue CNOY signs.
Route Support: Route marshals, rest stop hosts, and support vehicle drivers provide support along the route.
Children 12 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.
No Pets: We love our little furballs like you do, but pets are not permitted at the Coldest Night of the Year except for approved and trained service animals. Read more about our pet policy >
Check-In
All walkers participating at the Main Event on Saturday, February 24, 2024 must check-in upon arrival.
Toques! Fundraising walkers who raise $150+ (or $75+ for those under 18) will receive a CNOY toque as a thank you on event day, while supplies last.
Offsite fundraising walkers can contact their local event director to arrange toque pickup the week of the event.
Credit Card: The Best Option! Simple, secure, automatically tax receipted for gifts of $20+. Visit the Donate page, share your personal page link, or have your donor call the CNOY Head Office.
Cheques: The Old Faithful - made out to Coldest Night of the Year with your name on the Memo line. Mail them to CNOY Head Office along with your completed pledge form.
Cash: You have 2 options:
1. Login to FundHub, click “Enter $$ and Cheques,” create pledges for your cash donations, pay them off with your personal credit card, and keep the cash. OR...
2. Write a cheque (made out to “Coldest Night of the Year”) for the total amount of cash you’ve collected. Mail it to the CNOY Head Office with your completed pledge sheet.
Waivers
All participants must register online and accept the electronic waiver.
Adults accept the waiver automatically when they register online.
Youth/Children under 18 need a waiver signed by their parent or guardian.
An online form will be emailed to all parents/guardians before CNOY Day.
Are you thrashing the competition (for a good cause)? Find out here! Stats are updated every 15 minutes. See how you stack up on the national scoreboard >
Teams
Walkers
#
Team Name
Captain
Members
Raised
1
CFPP
Jordan Levesque
12
7,605.00
2
Ottawa Valley Represent!
Andrew Bailey
10
6,345.00
3
Met Mens Fellowship
Mike Pearce
14
5,020.00
4
Fire Starters
Sandy & Dalius Poskus
5
4,620.00
5
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
Matt Rice
19
4,065.00
6
Starbucks 1960
Lindsey Sauve
9
2,594.00
7
OIM
Stephen Prendergast
8
2,590.00
8
Leslie Poon
Leslie Poon
1
2,000.00
9
Simply chill
Elizabeth Sim
1
1,750.00
10
The Helping Hands Club
Elizabeth Pavey
6
849.00
11
JMSS KeyClub!
Joanna Dong
5
195.00
12
M+M
Melanie Theriault
1
100.00
13
EGC Outdoor Adventure Fusion Group
Suzanne Gibson
1
90.00
14
The Tharakan Turtles
Sandra Tharakan
4
50.00
15
Moss Mania
Zach Moss
1
16
SPM
Luiza Nalik
1
#
Name
Team Name
Donors
Raised
1
Jean-Claude Rivest
CFPP
5
5,300.00
2
Andrew Bailey
Ottawa Valley Represent!
53
4,645.00
3
Lindsey Sauve
Starbucks 1960
6
2,544.00
4
Sandy & Dalius Poskus
Fire Starters
26
2,225.00
5
Leslie Poon
Leslie Poon
9
1,800.00
6
Elizabeth Sim
Simply chill
10
1,750.00
7
Mike Pearce
Met Mens Fellowship
6
1,140.00
8
Donna Heon
Fire Starters
3
1,050.00
9
Mason Bramer
Met Mens Fellowship
6
1,000.00
10
Jordan Levesque
CFPP
10
900.00
11
Stephen Prendergast
OIM
9
845.00
12
Josie Pynn
Ottawa Valley Represent!
21
735.00
13
Corinne Pendéliou
Fire Starters
10
720.00
14
Justus Corrente
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
9
675.00
15
Gwynneth, Garrett and Heather Spence/Finn
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
7
630.00
16
Taffy Nahas
OIM
2
550.00
17
Jeff Lauzon
Met Mens Fellowship
4
400.00
18
Joanne Hogeveen
Fire Starters
8
400.00
19
Maxime Rivest
CFPP
4
400.00
20
Caleb Bennett
CFPP
3
375.00
21
Trevor Seay
Met Mens Fellowship
5
325.00
22
Robert Walker
Met Mens Fellowship
3
325.00
23
Maureen Levesque
CFPP
6
300.00
24
Mark Perry
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
7
275.00
25
Emily Wall
Ottawa Valley Represent!
4
270.00
26
Geoffrey Grimwood
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
3
250.00
27
Buehler Family
2
250.00
28
Brian Bartell
Met Mens Fellowship
1
250.00
29
Holly Bartell
1
250.00
30
Matt Rice
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
1
250.00
31
Rachael Witzke-Prendergast
OIM
3
250.00
32
Charles Williams
Met Mens Fellowship
1
250.00
33
David Bablitz
Ottawa Valley Represent!
1
250.00
34
Susan Nahas
OIM
1
250.00
35
Elizabeth Pavey
The Helping Hands Club
6
217.00
36
Naomi Grimwood
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
6
210.00
37
Dominique Marshall
5
202.00
38
David Monch
Met Mens Fellowship
3
200.00
39
Julian Grant
Met Mens Fellowship
3
200.00
40
Heather Perry
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
4
190.00
41
Patrick Gélinas
CFPP
3
180.00
42
Susan Levert
Ottawa Valley Represent!
4
175.00
43
Lisa Chaput-takken
Ottawa Valley Represent!
4
170.00
44
Ethan Pavey
The Helping Hands Club
4
157.00
45
Mya Grimwood
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
4
155.00
46
Anna Brown
The Helping Hands Club
3
150.00
47
Sharon Remmerswaal
Fire Starters
2
150.00
48
Brittany Levesque
CFPP
3
150.00
49
Michelle Segreto
The Helping Hands Club
5
125.00
50
Becky Grimwood
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
2
125.00
51
Rachel Rice
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
3
105.00
52
Melanie Theriault
M+M
3
100.00
53
Chris Russell
Met Mens Fellowship
1
100.00
54
Evie Grimwood
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
2
100.00
55
Cara Gileno
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
2
95.00
56
Tara Faught
OIM
2
95.00
57
Dylan Rice
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
1
75.00
58
Mariah Rice
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
1
75.00
59
Nate Levert
Ottawa Valley Represent!
2
75.00
60
Jessica Wang
JMSS KeyClub!
4
75.00
61
Lilia corrente
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
2
55.00
62
Suzanne Gibson
EGC Outdoor Adventure Fusion Group
1
50.00
63
Émilie Conistis
The Helping Hands Club
1
50.00
64
Stefane Trudel
Starbucks 1960
1
50.00
65
Sandra Tharakan
The Tharakan Turtles
1
50.00
66
Walter Schwabe
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
1
25.00
67
Elizabeth Schwabe
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
1
25.00
68
Hannah Rice
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
1
25.00
69
Owen Rice
Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa
1
25.00
70
Pat Takken
Ottawa Valley Represent!
1
25.00
71
Mathai Tharakan
The Tharakan Turtles
72
Kim Angrignon
CFPP
73
Harold Mantel
Met Mens Fellowship
74
Kameela Tharakan
The Tharakan Turtles
75
Nayana Tharakan
The Tharakan Turtles
76
Zach Moss
Moss Mania
77
Melinda Moore
CFPP
78
Shiloh Buehler
79
Kaeden Canie
Starbucks 1960
80
Trevor Buehler
81
Michelle Courtnage
CFPP
82
Angie Steadman
Starbucks 1960
83
Morgan Zirul
Starbucks 1960
84
Myriam Dagenais
CFPP
85
Cameron Galbraith
Starbucks 1960
86
Maria Battisti
The Helping Hands Club
87
Nicole Lee
Ottawa Valley Represent!
88
Linda Williams
Ottawa Valley Represent!
89
Joanna Dong
JMSS KeyClub!
90
Aayla Fatima
JMSS KeyClub!
91
Dan Waselnuk
92
Wiame Bacheikh
JMSS KeyClub!
93
David Warner
Met Mens Fellowship
94
Luiza Nalik
SPM
95
David Shephard
OIM
96
Kirsten Hansen-Trip
Starbucks 1960
97
Jill Reeves
JMSS KeyClub!
98
Brianna Williamson
Starbucks 1960
The Challenge
Got a big-hearted business, workplace, group, church, or community? Step up and join the Challenge to compete for your local pride in support of CNOY. Check the National Challengeboard to see more!
OIM comes alongside people experiencing poverty and homelessness in downtown Ottawa. For the past 35 years OIM staff and front-line volunteers make sure our cold, hungry, hurting, and isolated street friends receive not only warm clothing and food, but companionship and care without judgement.
In 2022 OIM made over 25,000 connections, providing emergency relief of food, clothing and personal items for adults, veterans, and youth.
By supporting OIM you help our city’s most vulnerable people. It doesn’t take a lot to make a difference. Every dollar donated is equal to 2 dollars in value.
For more information visit www.ottawainnercityministries.ca