From 50 years to 45 seasons, the past few weeks have brought milestone after milestone. Catch up with us on the moments that made them, plus fall events worth putting on your calendar!

Here's a look at what's inside:

Acart Communications turns 50

Rohit Group groundbreaking

Roger Neilson Children's Hospice 20th anniversary celebration

The Snowsuit Fund’s 45th season

& more

Fifty years of creativity calls for a celebration. On September 24, Acart Communications marked the milestone at the Westin Ottawa’s TwentyTwo, joined by founder Al Albania, president and CEO Andrew McWiggan, and Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, who presented an official proclamation. We were delighted to help bring the evening to life, taking care of the details behind the scenes so the Acart team could enjoy their moment.



Congratulations to the whole Acart team on half a century!

A reception on an active construction site takes some planning. On September 25, Rohit Group broke ground on Astra Block and The Avro at Wateridge Village, two of three apartment buildings that will bring more than 375 homes to Ottawa’s east end. We had the pleasure of planning the evening around it, working out everything from guest flow to the weather plan so the milestone could take centre stage.

Both buildings take their names from the area’s aviation history, a nod to the museum and airfield next door.

Since January, we’ve been working with Roger Neilson Children’s Hospice on its 20th anniversary, from family stories and media relations to the events themselves.

It all came together on September 27, when 600 families, staff, volunteers and partners filled the Canadian Tire Centre for an afternoon of bubbles, stilt walkers and yellow anniversary ties.

Twenty years of walking beside families through the hardest days imaginable, and one afternoon to celebrate it.

United Way East Ontario is aiming to raise more than $21 million this year, and on September 29 it set that year in motion at the Infinity Convention Centre. More than 370 community leaders filled a sold-out room for A Good Morning with United Way, the first event of its kind for the organization.

We were glad to help make it happen, from the venue search through to the morning itself. What filled the room was all theirs: the people who shared what United Way-funded services have meant to them, and a closing that had everyone’s hands in the air.

Forty-five seasons of keeping Ottawa kids warm. The Snowsuit Fund launched its 2026 season at the Donald Street depot, and we were glad to have a hand in the morning, which brought Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Councillor Stephanie Plante, the Fund’s board, volunteers and supporters together to mark it.

Councillor Stephanie Plante spoke about how the depot supported her own family years ago. That’s what 45 seasons looks like from the inside. Last winter the Fund gave out 21,315 snowsuits, more than 5,000 have already gone out this season, and all of it happens without government funding.

Since October 1, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa has been turning drinks, desserts, merchandise and leftover slot tickets into money for breast cancer research, right through to the 31st. It’s part of Hard Rock International’s 27th annual Pinktober campaign, which has raised more than $15 million worldwide, with Canadian donations going to the Canadian Cancer Society.

If you’re heading out that way before the month ends, Pinktober drinks and desserts are available at Council Oak, the Hard Rock Cafe, Constant Grind, Plum Lounge and on the casino floor, plus a merch collection at the Rock Shop and a photo booth that costs nothing but a share.

Two reasons to be at TD Place on Friday, October 23. First, Rugby Canada’s Women’s Networking Event just before kickoff, where food, a cash bar and a log cabin full of champions of women’s sport come together in support of the OSEG Foundation.



Then Canada versus England, a rematch of the 2025 World Cup final and the last stop of the Rugby Rematch Tour. Our top rivals, on home soil, with kickoff at 7 p.m.

Black Tie Bingo for Bruyère

Glamour, giving, and high-stakes bingo return on Thursday, November 5, at the Infinity Convention Centre at 5:30 p.m. Black Tie Bingo for Bruyère brings supporters together over cocktails and dinner, with proceeds funding patient care and programs at Bruyère Health.

Ottawa Police Gala

The Ottawa Police Gala marks its 15th year at the Rogers Centre Ottawa on Saturday, November 7. Proceeds support Voice Found, the Capital Prosperity Foundation, and the Ottawa Police Service Memorial Cemetery at Beechwood.



2026 FAM Network Ball

The FAM Network Ball takes over the Brookstreet Hotel in Kanata on Saturday, November 7, with this year’s theme set to Infinity. The evening brings a cocktail hour, three-course dinner, entertainment, silent auction and dancing, with proceeds supporting temporary foster care for the pets of people in crisis.

Christmas Cheer Breakfast

Christmas Cheer marks 75 years at the Westin Ottawa on Friday, November 27 at 7:00 a.m. What began in 1951 as a radio-thon is now one of Ottawa's most cherished holiday traditions, supporting dozens of local charities that help families through the season.



Holidays Remix at Hard Rock Live



Skip the planning this year. Hard Rock Live hosts Holidays Remix on Thursday, December 10, a shared holiday party for small and medium-sized businesses, with a Christmas buffet, live music, a DJ and a cash bar. Tables run $1,000 for up to 10 guests, and reservations close November 15.