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 Lowertown (Capital City Mission & Jericho Road) 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.
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.
This short loop will cross over two bridges and follow along a river pathway before looping back into Lowertown where you will pass by The Drop-In for a quick warm up and hot chocolate!
This loop follows along the Rideau River before looping back into Lowertown and then into to Byward Market. Stop by the Drop-In or at the Ottawa Sign for a hot chocolate.
Ottawa Lowertown 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
In The Trenches
Gerald Jorgensen
27
10,079.00
2
Walkley Walkers
Jonathan Langille
10
8,855.00
3
ONE DAY AT A TIME
Kevin Williams
10
7,446.00
4
Navan moonlighters
Don Macartney
13
6,920.00
5
Arlington Woods Church
Benjamin Spears
13
6,900.00
6
Ottawa Winter Walkers
Debbie Davidson
1
5,940.00
7
Walking With Hope
Hope Versluis
11
5,101.00
8
Lowertown Walkers - Better Together
Keltie Davidson
3
4,595.00
9
CalvinKnights
Ron Hosmar
10
4,535.00
10
Ashes to Rubies
Alexandra Cherniuk
11
4,515.00
11
the cold guppies
Jenna Williams
7
3,390.00
12
Team St. Elias
Nicholas Kirkish
10
3,360.00
13
MappWalkers
Chloé Mapp
1
3,085.00
14
Get Ridge of Addiction
David Hoffmann
6
3,004.00
15
DHouse Diamonds
Shawn Haley
4
2,895.00
16
Cedarview Wanderers
Dennis Nazarenko
11
2,700.00
17
Team Fundytus
Hannah M
4
2,675.83
18
Southeast City Church and Friends
Diana Hood
3
2,100.99
19
CCCO Noodle House
Ivan Mark Amor
3
2,075.00
20
The Gathering
Crystal Wasney
5
1,865.00
21
Davidson Hearing Aid Centres
Robbie Davidson
3
1,800.00
22
Intervarsity uOttawa
Tabea De Vries
9
1,635.00
23
BAMM’s Snack Shack
Matthew Atton
5
1,425.00
24
Indigenous Law Student Governance
Brooke Wakegijig
3
1,390.00
25
The Country Folks
Sheri Moffatt
2
1,270.00
26
Ottawa East SDA Youth
Kemunto Maranga
8
1,265.00
27
Sprinting Spaghetti Squashes
Vicky Ayling
8
1,220.00
28
Maggie's Ascenders
Edward Logan
3
1,100.00
29
westend wanderers
Alan Solheim
2
750.00
30
Perc House
Brent Percival
3
500.00
31
Born Again!
Jordan Fiveash
4
500.00
32
HeavenlyAngels
Irene Mielke
3
475.00
33
St. Joseph's Walkers
Christopher Adam
1
275.00
34
Coop Brébeuf
Joana Chelo
4
270.00
35
Sequoia Super Sox
Heather Pennington
3
200.00
36
Ottawa Toasty Toes
Stephanie Spenard
5
175.00
37
Mission Impossible
Marion Rook
1
170.00
38
Bondslaves
jay asselin
1
100.00
39
Meridian Credit Union
Spencer Pomeroy
2
25.00
#
Name
Team Name
Donors
Raised
1
Debbie Davidson
Ottawa Winter Walkers
29
5,840.00
2
Keltie Davidson
Lowertown Walkers - Better Together
30
3,645.00
3
Kevin Williams
ONE DAY AT A TIME
31
3,581.00
4
Shawn Haley
DHouse Diamonds
17
2,550.00
5
Gerald Jorgensen
In The Trenches
26
2,410.00
6
Evan van Roon
Walkley Walkers
25
2,300.00
7
RUTH MCFADDEN
Walkley Walkers
28
2,100.00
8
Don Clysdale
Navan moonlighters
20
2,100.00
9
Jonathan Langille
Walkley Walkers
15
1,700.00
10
Alexandra Cherniuk
Ashes to Rubies
11
1,595.00
11
Hope Versluis
Walking With Hope
8
1,575.00
12
Stuart Morrison
ONE DAY AT A TIME
11
1,400.00
13
The Garners
Walking With Hope
16
1,366.00
14
Beverly Charles
Arlington Woods Church
25
1,195.00
15
Jenna Williams
the cold guppies
17
1,180.00
16
Ben Henry
In The Trenches
18
1,145.00
17
Fabio Vitagliano
In The Trenches
7
1,136.00
18
Dennis Nazarenko
Cedarview Wanderers
8
1,130.00
19
Joel Erickson
Arlington Woods Church
11
1,080.00
20
Neil Blaney
Navan moonlighters
16
1,050.00
21
Bea Vandermeer
CalvinKnights
5
1,025.00
22
Andrew Clark
In The Trenches
9
1,000.00
23
Hunter Dewar
In The Trenches
1
1,000.00
24
Joyce Deng
CCCO Noodle House
10
965.00
25
Nick Fundytus
Team Fundytus
7
875.00
26
Jeff Frizzell
14
850.00
27
Hannah M
Team Fundytus
8
825.83
28
Mark O’Donoughue
Navan moonlighters
18
785.00
29
Ivan Mark Amor
CCCO Noodle House
14
785.00
30
cindy hicks
The Country Folks
12
770.00
31
Karen Ball
Ashes to Rubies
17
760.00
32
Heather Monkman
Navan moonlighters
11
750.00
33
Robbie Davidson
Davidson Hearing Aid Centres
5
750.00
34
Lorraine Tell
Walking With Hope
11
750.00
35
Curtis Schoblocher
ONE DAY AT A TIME
10
750.00
36
Andrea Gorsky
Davidson Hearing Aid Centres
6
725.00
37
Laureen Williams
ONE DAY AT A TIME
12
715.00
38
David Hoffmann
Get Ridge of Addiction
5
700.00
39
Sophia Reimer
Get Ridge of Addiction
10
700.00
40
Elysia Dickey
Arlington Woods Church
10
680.00
41
Kassandra Woods
In The Trenches
11
670.00
42
David and Shelley Douglas
Navan moonlighters
8
670.00
43
Richard MacNeill
ONE DAY AT A TIME
6
650.00
44
Elise Buhrmann
Intervarsity uOttawa
2
650.00
45
Debbie Langille
13
625.00
46
Robert Hall
Walkley Walkers
8
620.00
47
Filomena Morabito
Ashes to Rubies
5
600.00
48
Peter Cleroux
Walkley Walkers
6
600.00
49
Gord Reimer
Get Ridge of Addiction
10
596.00
50
Nicholas Kirkish
Team St. Elias
2
575.00
51
Martine Kielstra
The Gathering
6
550.00
52
Edward Logan
Maggie's Ascenders
5
550.00
53
Daniel Soueiti
Team St. Elias
8
530.00
54
Evan Gowans
Get Ridge of Addiction
14
508.00
55
James Latham
Walkley Walkers
1
500.00
56
Steeve Njejimana
Ottawa East SDA Youth
1
500.00
57
John Hiemstra
the cold guppies
1
500.00
58
Kimberley Reimer
Get Ridge of Addiction
7
500.00
59
Evert de Boer
CalvinKnights
5
485.00
60
Jon Ruby
Ashes to Rubies
4
475.00
61
Violet & Heath Arends
Southeast City Church and Friends
5
469.00
62
Christianne Ojala
Ashes to Rubies
9
465.00
63
Liz Bannon
BAMM’s Snack Shack
17
450.00
64
Annet de Boer
CalvinKnights
4
450.00
65
Julia Douglas Freitas
the cold guppies
9
445.00
66
Elliott Spears
Arlington Woods Church
9
435.00
67
Tabea De Vries
Intervarsity uOttawa
4
435.00
68
Eowyn Spears
Arlington Woods Church
10
435.00
69
Thomas Malekani
Arlington Woods Church
4
425.00
70
Christine & Dave (with Adrian) Villeneuve
Arlington Woods Church
6
425.00
71
Christine M Admiral
CalvinKnights
8
410.00
72
Amy Lauber
Walkley Walkers
6
400.00
73
August McComb
Arlington Woods Church
2
400.00
74
Reg Best
Navan moonlighters
3
400.00
75
Rachel Agnew
Indigenous Law Student Governance
5
395.00
76
Jessica Garten
In The Trenches
5
383.00
77
Lauren Aussant
Indigenous Law Student Governance
3
370.00
78
Brooke Wakegijig
Indigenous Law Student Governance
5
355.00
79
Josh Spence
In The Trenches
4
350.00
80
Donna Nazarenko
Cedarview Wanderers
5
350.00
81
Morgan Shaw
In The Trenches
3
350.00
82
James & Luke Logan
Maggie's Ascenders
3
350.00
83
Jordan Fiveash
Born Again!
4
350.00
84
Carol Millar
Arlington Woods Church
5
345.00
85
Sarah Hosmar
CalvinKnights
1
325.00
86
CharlotteIvyMiller Hunt
In The Trenches
5
325.00
87
Karim Ali
Team Fundytus
6
325.00
88
Katelyn & Brandon
the cold guppies
5
315.00
89
Sarah Nazarenko
Cedarview Wanderers
6
305.00
90
Benjamin Spears
Arlington Woods Church
2
300.00
91
Karen Martel
Davidson Hearing Aid Centres
2
300.00
92
Diana Hood
Southeast City Church and Friends
2
300.00
93
Todd Smith
In The Trenches
2
300.00
94
Jannosaurus Kielstra
The Gathering
2
300.00
95
Kim Kimbell
Sprinting Spaghetti Squashes
1
300.00
96
The Scott’s Party of 5
The Gathering
5
300.00
97
Peter Dryburgh
Walkley Walkers
4
280.00
98
Don Macartney
Navan moonlighters
2
275.00
99
Christopher Adam
St. Joseph's Walkers
5
275.00
100
Stephen Kimbell
Sprinting Spaghetti Squashes
8
270.00
101
Susan Macartney
Navan moonlighters
7
260.00
102
Chloé Mapp
MappWalkers
3
260.00
103
Cecil Miller
Walkley Walkers
3
255.00
104
The Better Scotts ??
The Gathering
5
250.00
105
Madi Stassen
CalvinKnights
2
250.00
106
Katelyn Bradfield
the cold guppies
4
250.00
107
Kathy Solheim
westend wanderers
1
250.00
108
Chelsea Angus
Team Fundytus
5
250.00
109
Sheri Moffatt
The Country Folks
1
250.00
110
Christine Ndagijimana
Ottawa East SDA Youth
4
250.00
111
Matthew Atton
BAMM’s Snack Shack
2
250.00
112
Mary Howard
Intervarsity uOttawa
3
250.00
113
Alan Solheim
westend wanderers
1
250.00
114
Jesus Bondo
the cold guppies
2
250.00
115
Vicky Ayling
Sprinting Spaghetti Squashes
5
245.00
116
Rachael Ponsen
CalvinKnights
3
225.00
117
Rev. Nancy Best
Navan moonlighters
4
220.00
118
Jodi Sabourin
Navan moonlighters
6
210.00
119
Carlos Aponte
Team St. Elias
7
205.00
120
Morag Mackenzie
Sprinting Spaghetti Squashes
3
200.00
121
Mathieu Rancourt
Intervarsity uOttawa
1
200.00
122
Justin Steiginga
CalvinKnights
2
200.00
123
Haig McCarrell
Walking With Hope
1
200.00
124
Malcolm McEwen
Maggie's Ascenders
1
200.00
125
Ivan Chavez
Ashes to Rubies
1
200.00
126
Liz Bridges
Cedarview Wanderers
2
200.00
127
Irene Mielke
HeavenlyAngels
2
175.00
128
Theresa Fawcett
In The Trenches
6
170.00
129
Marion Rook
Mission Impossible
6
170.00
130
Crystal Wasney
The Gathering
4
155.00
131
Leslie DiPietrantonio
ONE DAY AT A TIME
2
150.00
132
Jamar Mielke
HeavenlyAngels
1
150.00
133
Jerome & Carol Doutriaux
Walking With Hope
3
150.00
134
anne sabourin
Navan moonlighters
1
150.00
135
Jasmine Haddad
HeavenlyAngels
1
150.00
136
Vikki Ruby
Ashes to Rubies
2
150.00
137
Joanne Beveridge
Walking With Hope
1
125.00
138
Lucy Bridges
Cedarview Wanderers
3
125.00
139
Chris Holmes
In The Trenches
2
125.00
140
Kemunto Maranga
Ottawa East SDA Youth
4
120.00
141
Tammy Haley
DHouse Diamonds
3
120.00
142
Liam Nazarenko
Cedarview Wanderers
4
120.00
143
Erik Nazarenko
Cedarview Wanderers
4
120.00
144
Denis Mcguire
In The Trenches
1
120.00
145
Elijah Barrett
Sprinting Spaghetti Squashes
3
105.00
146
Heather Pennington
Sequoia Super Sox
2
100.00
147
Janet Riddell
Walking With Hope
1
100.00
148
Reese Sherwood
Team St. Elias
3
100.00
149
Donato DiP
ONE DAY AT A TIME
1
100.00
150
Joseph Burton
Intervarsity uOttawa
1
100.00
151
Ron Hosmar
CalvinKnights
1
100.00
152
Matthew Nazarenko
Cedarview Wanderers
1
100.00
153
Lise Bastien
ONE DAY AT A TIME
1
100.00
154
Nathan Mason
the cold guppies
1
100.00
155
Glen Scammell
Walkley Walkers
1
100.00
156
Grace Osler
Walking With Hope
1
100.00
157
Sherly Seide
Born Again!
1
100.00
158
John Bruce
BAMM’s Snack Shack
2
100.00
159
Leah Seabrook
Walking With Hope
2
100.00
160
Megan O’Brien
In The Trenches
1
100.00
161
Brandon Draper
In The Trenches
2
100.00
162
Joseph Bridges
Cedarview Wanderers
1
100.00
163
Julie Hogeboom
Arlington Woods Church
1
75.00
164
Jack Bridges
Cedarview Wanderers
2
75.00
165
Rebecca Bridges
Cedarview Wanderers
2
75.00
166
Abigail Erickson
Arlington Woods Church
3
75.00
167
Stephanie Donovan
Coop Brébeuf
1
75.00
168
France Lepage
Coop Brébeuf
1
75.00
169
Leif Harris
Ashes to Rubies
2
70.00
170
Paul Moore
In The Trenches
2
50.00
171
Stephanie Spenard
Ottawa Toasty Toes
2
50.00
172
Stacey Proulx
In The Trenches
1
50.00
173
Megan Datema
CalvinKnights
1
50.00
174
James Reynolds
Born Again!
1
50.00
175
Holly Stiller
CCCO Noodle House
1
25.00
176
Evert Telgen
In The Trenches
1
25.00
177
Suzannah Barrett
Sprinting Spaghetti Squashes
1
25.00
178
Spencer Pomeroy
Meridian Credit Union
1
25.00
179
Shelby Van Holland
Sprinting Spaghetti Squashes
1
25.00
180
Kerri Haley
DHouse Diamonds
1
20.00
181
Sharon Mbabazi
Ottawa East SDA Youth
1
20.00
182
Kim Sheldrick
1
20.00
183
Dougie McCauley
In The Trenches
1
20.00
184
Janel-Lee Delisser
Ottawa East SDA Youth
185
Genevieve Frizzell
186
jay asselin
Bondslaves
187
Megg Hanson
In The Trenches
188
Joana Chelo
Coop Brébeuf
189
Madeleine Kline
Intervarsity uOttawa
190
Daniel Wall
Ashes to Rubies
191
Amanda Tindyebwa
Ashes to Rubies
192
Tami Macdonald
Ottawa Toasty Toes
193
Charlotte Frizzell
194
Ashley Atton
BAMM’s Snack Shack
195
Nick LeBrun
In The Trenches
196
Leslie DiPietrantonio
ONE DAY AT A TIME
197
Paulina Hoffmann
Get Ridge of Addiction
198
Timothy Janzen
Team St. Elias
199
Dave Boone
Sequoia Super Sox
200
Joseph Haddad
Team St. Elias
201
Mandi North
In The Trenches
202
Anna Vogt
Lowertown Walkers - Better Together
203
Elias jarouj
Team St. Elias
204
Gabrielle Assaf
Meridian Credit Union
205
Imad Soueiti
Team St. Elias
206
Tristan Mignott
Ottawa East SDA Youth
207
Denise Boone
Sequoia Super Sox
208
Jorja Tashlin
Ottawa East SDA Youth
209
Brent Percival
Perc House
210
Aidan Bohart
Born Again!
211
Jacob Percival
Perc House
212
Blake Maclean
In The Trenches
213
Cate Percival
Perc House
214
Karen Gilroy
In The Trenches
215
Christopher Lord
In The Trenches
216
Xiran Zhou
Intervarsity uOttawa
217
Josée Bazinet
BAMM’s Snack Shack
218
Charon Simbi
Ottawa East SDA Youth
219
Boula Moussa
Team St. Elias
220
Adriana Villa
221
Alyssa Thibault
Sprinting Spaghetti Squashes
222
Mario Rivera
Ashes to Rubies
223
Andrew Russell
In The Trenches
224
Rev. Nancy Best
Navan moonlighters
225
Zachary Fontaine
DHouse Diamonds
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!
Capital City Mission exists to meet the needs of the unemployed and street involved in Ottawa’s Lowertown, by demonstrating God’s love. The Drop-In is a first point of contact for many searching for health care, addiction services, mental health support, and housing options.
Many of our friends struggle with mental health issues and addictions resulting in isolation from the broader community. Our purpose is to provide a safe, quiet, and respectful space that fosters friendships and community. Together we make a home.
Walk with us this February!
About Jericho Road
We are a community of people who strive to move from addiction to connection through addiction recovery, peer support, community engagement and spiritual development.
Our 9-month residential addiction treatment program is the first step in the long journey of recovery for many of our clients. We share our own lived experience, strength and hope through peer mentorship and the 12 Steps not only to our clients but to their friends, family and greater community as well.
We do recover, together.
Gerald is Walking with CNOY
Gerald's remind us of the vital importance this event. Everyday people come through the doors of Capital City Mission and Jericho Road, seeking compassion, empathy, acceptance, and community. Even though our organizations do different work, we overla