Raised:
$28,931
82%Goal:
$35,000

Ottawa Centretown

Hosted by Youth Services Bureau

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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

Ottawa Centretown (Youth Services Bureau) is super grateful for our fantastic 2024 sponsors! View all sponsors >

2024 CNOY Photos

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.

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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

#

Team Name

Captain

Members

Raised

1

Team YSB

Rachel Lessard

13

6,421.35

2

KPMG Ottawa

Liz Buiting

4

3,735.00

3

CSV Architects

Rebecca Ball

8

3,695.00

4

Alterna Savings Ottawa

Samantha Hetherington

17

3,375.00

5

Team GENT

Nora Beirne

1

2,640.00

6

Rotary Club of Ottawa South

Lisa Barleben

7

1,620.00

7

Home Depot Gloucester

Corey Kennedy

5

1,425.00

8

TAG HR

Jesika Arseneau

5

1,050.00

9

PQ Stone Soup

Erica Selschotter

5

670.00

10

The Myre-Deschenes

Sonia Myre

2

625.00

11

RBC Downtown Ottawa

Kaitlyn Amell

8

605.00

12

Kanata Krushers

Alex Ivey

1

530.00

13

yorkshire teaM

aidhana howells

2

490.00

14

Winter Wanderers

Laura Wardlaw

2

355.00

15

Dillon Consulting - Ottawa

Connor Edington

2

225.00

16

Home Depot South Keys

Elie Baliki

7

200.00

17

Sweet Sole Sisters

Jennifer Keech

2

170.00

18

Comtech Fire Credit Union Ottawa

Lara Meadows

2

150.00

19

Innovation

Teresa Jones

1

20

RÄNDA VOO Business Network

Aaron McFarlane

2

#

Name

Team Name

Donors

Raised

1

Martin Sampson

Team YSB

9

1,505.00

2

Ahmed Sheikh

Team YSB

25

1,500.00

3

Nora Beirne

Team GENT

9

1,285.00

4

Liz Buiting

KPMG Ottawa

18

973.00

5

Darryl Hood

CSV Architects

8

900.00

6

Katie Hillman

KPMG Ottawa

18

845.00

7

Marc Mainville

CSV Architects

13

750.00

8

Shawn Timmons

Alterna Savings Ottawa

17

710.00

9

Laura Duchene

Team YSB

12

710.00

10

Rick Palmer

Home Depot Gloucester

10

625.00

11

Shannon Timpson

Home Depot Gloucester

11

600.00

12

Sandra Simmonds

Alterna Savings Ottawa

14

500.00

13

Kelsea Towell

KPMG Ottawa

5

492.00

14

Rachel Lessard

Team YSB

4

481.35

15

aidhana howells

yorkshire teaM

6

450.00

16

Tina Williscroft

Alterna Savings Ottawa

4

450.00

17

Sonia Myre

The Myre-Deschenes

8

400.00

18

Scott Vetter

Rotary Club of Ottawa South

5

365.00

19

Laura Wardlaw

Winter Wanderers

7

355.00

20

Natalie Desjardins

Alterna Savings Ottawa

12

350.00

21

Ann Leung

Alterna Savings Ottawa

11

325.00

22

Jesika Arseneau

TAG HR

6

325.00

23

Maria McRae

Team YSB

2

300.00

24

Samantha Henderson

Alterna Savings Ottawa

3

300.00

25

Erica Williscroft

Alterna Savings Ottawa

7

290.00

26

Kateri Clark

Rotary Club of Ottawa South

7

280.00

27

Lee Bushey

CSV Architects

6

275.00

28

Lisa Barleben

Rotary Club of Ottawa South

6

275.00

29

Patricia Denis

Team YSB

5

270.00

30

Collin Potter-Bonar

KPMG Ottawa

5

250.00

31

Patti Murphy

Team YSB

4

250.00

32

Julie Cugalj

Rotary Club of Ottawa South

4

250.00

33

Rosemary Parker

Rotary Club of Ottawa South

6

225.00

34

kathryn owens

Team YSB

1

200.00

35

Corey Kennedy

Home Depot Gloucester

2

200.00

36

Erika Falconer

RBC Downtown Ottawa

3

200.00

37

Grant Yeo

PQ Stone Soup

5

180.00

38

Jeremie Deschenes

The Myre-Deschenes

3

175.00

39

Val Marsh

PQ Stone Soup

5

175.00

40

Reina Paz

Alterna Savings Ottawa

3

175.00

41

Britt & Finn Bushey

CSV Architects

4

170.00

42

Jennifer Keech

Sweet Sole Sisters

3

150.00

43

Gabriel Gratton

RBC Downtown Ottawa

1

125.00

44

Frederic Birt

PQ Stone Soup

1

100.00

45

Katalin Gyimesi

Dillon Consulting - Ottawa

1

100.00

46

Shelley Fitzgerald

Home Depot South Keys

2

100.00

47

Paolo Marinelli

CSV Architects

4

100.00

48

Jeff Sirrs

Rotary Club of Ottawa South

2

100.00

49

Erica Selschotter

PQ Stone Soup

3

90.00

50

Rebecca Ball

CSV Architects

3

75.00

51

Perpetua Mulikita

Rotary Club of Ottawa South

1

75.00

52

Alex Ivey

Kanata Krushers

2

50.00

53

Kaitlyn Amell

RBC Downtown Ottawa

1

50.00

54

Lara Meadows

Comtech Fire Credit Union Ottawa

1

50.00

55

Rita Anne Awad

RBC Downtown Ottawa

1

50.00

56

Derek Mainville

Alterna Savings Ottawa

1

50.00

57

Jason Dockrill

Home Depot South Keys

1

50.00

58

Johnny Seveny

Comtech Fire Credit Union Ottawa

1

50.00

59

Isabella Zhang

TAG HR

1

25.00

60

Connor Edington

Dillon Consulting - Ottawa

1

25.00

61

Sydney Denney

yorkshire teaM

1

20.00

62

M-J Malcolm

Sweet Sole Sisters

1

20.00

63

Shawn Hetherington

Alterna Savings Ottawa

64

Sue McGraw

Alterna Savings Ottawa

65

Le Anh Chau Tran

RBC Downtown Ottawa

66

Devon Camara

RBC Downtown Ottawa

67

Barnali Deb

RBC Downtown Ottawa

68

Ryan Soutar

TAG HR

69

Oliver Saner

Team YSB

70

Kerri Connolly

Team YSB

71

Vanessa Martin

RÄNDA VOO Business Network

72

LeeAnn Patterson

Home Depot South Keys

73

Jody Dale

Home Depot South Keys

74

Aaron McFarlane

RÄNDA VOO Business Network

75

Wes Richardson

Team YSB

76

Danny Cinquemani

Home Depot South Keys

77

Elizabeth Farrell

CSV Architects

78

Elie Baliki

Home Depot South Keys

79

Shawn Marsh

PQ Stone Soup

80

Jason Davis

Alterna Savings Ottawa

81

Teresa Jones

Innovation

82

Ahmed Husseini

Team YSB

83

Susanna Craine

Alterna Savings Ottawa

84

Raynell D'souza

Alterna Savings Ottawa

85

Chelsey Yateman

86

Irene Elsa Mani

Alterna Savings Ottawa

87

Dena Kaplan

Home Depot Gloucester

88

Samantha Hetherington

Alterna Savings Ottawa

89

Barbara Martinez Silva

RBC Downtown Ottawa

90

Cristina Giamberardino

Alterna Savings Ottawa

91

Diane Levert

92

Victoria Beaudoin

Home Depot Gloucester

93

Wendy Therrien

Home Depot South Keys

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!

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.


YSB is honoured to join the CNOY event for the fourth time, engaging our community of supporters to raise funds for our two shelters dedicated to serving homeless youth.


We are 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 24th as we move forward in supporting homeless youth in Ottawa.

Event Day Details

Save the date - CNOY Day is February 24, 2024!

StartGoogle Map

357 Lisgar Avenue


This address is the parking/backyard of one of our YSB buildings.

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.

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 18 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!

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!

Contact Us


CNOY Ottawa Centretown 2024

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