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Ottawa Centretown

Youth Services Bureau

82 Walkers|21 Teams|8 Volunteers|14 Days Left

The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly fundraising walk in support of local charities. Let’s change the tune for people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness... because it’s cold out there. Join us on February 22, 2025 - team up, fundraise, and walk with us!

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About Youth Services Bureau

The Youth Services Bureau (YSB) has been proudly supporting vulnerable youth throughout Ottawa since 1960. YSB provides support to youth in the areas of shelters and housing, mental health, and wellness, as well as employment and justice services.

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YSB is honoured to be hosting the Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk on Saturday, February 22nd, engaging our community of supporters to raise funds for our two shelters dedicated to serving homeless youth.


We believe every young person deserves to be seen and supported, regardless of what they look like, who they love, where they come from or where they live.


Please join us February 22nd as we move forward in supporting homeless youth in Ottawa.

Ottawa Centretown Scoreboard

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
Challenge Teams

#

Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

GENT

Nora Beirne

1

2,450.00

2

Team YSB

Patti Murphy

5

1,875.00

3

TD Ottawa

Colin Snelson

6

1,645.00

4

KPMG Cold Crew '25

Stacey McMillan

4

1,190.00

5

Polar Posse ???????

Ashley Letourneau

5

890.00

6

Team Fundytus

Hannah M

5

875.00

7

TAG HR

Jesika Arseneau

4

540.00

8

Gloucester Homers 7025

Rick Palmer

1

275.00

9

OTR4MentalHealth

Greg McPherson

2

150.00

10

Barrhaven Home Depot

Elie Baliki

4

150.00

11

Ashbury College Walkers

Padme Raina

14

85.00

12

Youth Helping Youth

Deshaun Mielke

2

50.00

13

Pleo (Parents' Lifeline)

Michelle Crogie

3

25.00

14

Home Depot Kanata

Kyle Swerdfager

1

20.00

15

South Keys Home Depot

Matthew Valois

1

16

The Fortress Orleans - Home Depot 7118

Charles Quevillon

4

17

SOS

Margaret O'Malley

1

18

Hope worldwide Canada - Ottawa Chapter

Pedro Babb

6

19

Carleton Impact Club

Malick Sylla

1

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Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Nora Beirne

GENT

13

1,165.00

2

Robert Rheaume

Team YSB

5

1,100.00

3

Junie Navarro

TD Ottawa

9

945.00

4

Ashley Savoia

Polar Posse ???????

8

550.00

5

Rick Palmer

Gloucester Homers 7025

4

275.00

6

Katie Hillman

KPMG Cold Crew '25

6

275.00

7

Nick Fundytus

Team Fundytus

4

275.00

8

Patricia Denis

Polar Posse ???????

7

260.00

9

Colin Snelson

TD Ottawa

5

250.00

10

Ken Allen

TD Ottawa

2

200.00

11

Liz Buiting

KPMG Cold Crew '25

4

200.00

12

Stacey McMillan

KPMG Cold Crew '25

3

150.00

13

Elizabeth Desjardins

TAG HR

1

140.00

14

Karim Ali

Team Fundytus

3

125.00

15

Elie Baliki

Barrhaven Home Depot

2

100.00

16

Layla Hasan

OTR4MentalHealth

2

100.00

17

Sloan McMillan

KPMG Cold Crew '25

2

100.00

18

Suzy Fraser

Team YSB

1

100.00

19

Ana Popescu

Team YSB

1

75.00

20

Chelsea Angus

Team Fundytus

2

75.00

21

Shelley Fitzgerald

Barrhaven Home Depot

1

50.00

22

Hannah Wolfe

TD Ottawa

1

50.00

23

Valerie Marsh

1

50.00

24

Greg McPherson

OTR4MentalHealth

1

50.00

25

Ashley Letourneau

Polar Posse ???????

1

50.00

26

Erica Selschotter

1

50.00

27

Laura Duchene

Polar Posse ???????

1

30.00

28

Nicole Gonato

Team YSB

1

25.00

29

Deshaun Mielke

Youth Helping Youth

1

25.00

30

Heather Felix

Youth Helping Youth

1

25.00

31

Padme Raina

Ashbury College Walkers

1

25.00

32

Shyla Singhal

Ashbury College Walkers

1

25.00

33

Kyle Swerdfager

Home Depot Kanata

1

20.00

34

Yasmin Dhanani

Ashbury College Walkers

1

10.00

35

Michelle Crogie

Pleo (Parents' Lifeline)

36

Akshaan Singh

TD Ottawa

37

Margaret O'Malley

SOS

38

Kaitlin Fowles

The Fortress Orleans - Home Depot 7118

39

Jonathan Bell

Hope worldwide Canada - Ottawa Chapter

40

Patti Murphy

Team YSB

41

Oliver Giernalczyk

Ashbury College Walkers

42

Oliver Giernalczyk

Ashbury College Walkers

43

Rebekah D'Souza

Hope worldwide Canada - Ottawa Chapter

44

Charlotte Scott-Frater

Team Somerset Ward

45

Megan Bedard

TAG HR

46

Elizabeth Beauchamp

47

Jessica Cole

Team Fundytus

48

Aviral Sharma

TD Ottawa

49

William Martin

Ashbury College Walkers

50

Rosanne Isaac

Hope worldwide Canada - Ottawa Chapter

51

emily Mackinnon

Polar Posse ???????

52

Diane Oxborough

Pleo (Parents' Lifeline)

53

Matthew Valois

South Keys Home Depot

54

Don Pettipas

The Fortress Orleans - Home Depot 7118

55

Idil Sheikh

56

Jaya Venasse

Team Somerset Ward

57

LeeAnn Patterson

Barrhaven Home Depot

58

Christine Richer

Pleo (Parents' Lifeline)

59

Holly Ladouceur

The Fortress Orleans - Home Depot 7118

60

Malick Sylla

Carleton Impact Club

61

Stanislav Kupferschmidt

Team Somerset Ward

62

Eric Lapner

Ashbury College Walkers

63

Hannah M

Team Fundytus

64

Sienna Jennings

Ashbury College Walkers

65

David Thompson

Hope worldwide Canada - Ottawa Chapter

66

Emma Duong

Ashbury College Walkers

67

Nanami Tokunaga

Ashbury College Walkers

68

Tessa Franklin

Team Somerset Ward

69

Farshid Mirshahi

TAG HR

70

JK Harris

Hope worldwide Canada - Ottawa Chapter

71

Charles Quevillon

The Fortress Orleans - Home Depot 7118

72

Danny Cinquemani

Barrhaven Home Depot

73

Pedro Babb

Hope worldwide Canada - Ottawa Chapter

74

Jaime So

Ashbury College Walkers

75

Ainsley Brancato

Ashbury College Walkers

76

sofia mclean

Ashbury College Walkers

77

Jesika Arseneau

TAG HR

#

Organization

Team Name

Members

Raised

1

TD Canada Trust

TD Ottawa

6

1,645.00

2

KPMG

KPMG Cold Crew '25

4

1,190.00

3

YSB Youth Justice

Polar Posse ???????

5

890.00

4

Royal LePage

Team Fundytus

5

875.00

5

TAG HR

TAG HR

4

540.00

6

Home Depot

Gloucester Homers 7025

1

275.00

7

Home Depot

Barrhaven Home Depot

4

150.00

8

Ashbury College Walkers

Ashbury College Walkers

14

85.00

9

Pleo (Parents' Lifeline)

Pleo (Parents' Lifeline)

3

25.00

10

Home Depot

Home Depot Kanata

1

20.00

11

Home Depot

The Fortress Orleans - Home Depot 7118

4

12

Hope worldwide Canada

Hope worldwide Canada - Ottawa Chapter

6

13

Home Depot

South Keys Home Depot

1

14

Carleton Impact Club

Carleton Impact Club

1

Community Sponsors

Ottawa Centretown (Youth Services Bureau) is super grateful for our fantastic 2025 sponsors! View all sponsors >

Event Day Details

Save the date - CNOY Day is February 22, 2025!

Start/Finish Google Map

366 Lisgar Street

Schedule

  • 4:00 pm: Meet Check-in
  • 4:45 pm: Muster Gather for Opening Remarks
  • 5:00 pm: Move Send-off
  • 6:00 pm: Munch Light meal served
  • 7:00 pm: Mosey Goodbye + see you in 2026!

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 22, 2025 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.

Have questions? Visit the FAQ section!

Handling Money

  • 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 the age of majority need a waiver signed by their parent or guardian.
  • An online form will be emailed to all parents/guardians before CNOY Day.
  • Waivers will also be available at check-in on CNOY Day.

What to Bring

A few common sense suggestions:

  • A cell phone for emergencies (recommended but not required)
  • Good waterproof shoes/boots for walking
  • Warm coat and mitts/gloves
  • Extra snacks if you have allergies or food sensitivities
  • Your own water bottle
  • A passion for the charity you're walking and fundraising for!

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Ottawa Centretown Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

5kmView + print!

Our first IN PERSON route for CNOY 2023 will have us walking from Cooper and Bank Street to the corner of the Great Lawn of Lansdowne park on Exhibition Way, and back!

2kmView + print!

Our first IN PERSON route for CNOY 2023 will have us walking from Cooper and Bank Street to the corner of Patterson and Bank Street (opposite of Central Park), and back!

2024 CNOY Photos

Here's a collection of our favorite photos from CNOY 2024 nationwide. Special thanks to our many amazing volunteer photographers!

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Contact Us


CNOY Ottawa Centretown 2025

The CNOY Team Participant & Donor Services
Toll Free 1.877.743.3413 / Phone 519.603.2250
Email ottawacentretown@cnoy.org

Got questions about the Coldest Night of the Year?
info@cnoy.org | 1.877.743.3413