Sports and recreation

Sports and recreation offer Ottawa Francophones unique opportunities for getting together. Men and women participate in a variety of activities, some of which go back more than one hundred years, as illustrated by these images. It is often parishes, mindful to support their parishioners in every aspect of their life, who organize the opportunities. The associative network also offers a large number of sports and recreational activities, from music and dancing to bowling tournaments. Outings to the park for tobogganing in the winter and picnics in the summer are rituals in many families.

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Postcard of seminarians posing with hockey sticks, Ottawa [1910-1914].

Source: University of Ottawa, CRCCF, Fonds Georges-Michaud (P62), Ph59-715.

Black and white photograph, taken in winter, of a group of about fifteen young men, accompanied by some adults. They are arranged in three rows, in front of a wooden fence. The youngest wear the cassock and hold hockey sticks. Adults wear long winter coats and fur hats. One of them stands in front of the group, the other in the center of the photo, the other two on the sides.

Seminarians playing hockey

 Postcard of seminarians posing with hockey sticks, Ottawa [1910-1914]. 

University of Ottawa, CRCCF, Fonds Georges-Michaud (P62), Ph59-715.

Black and white photograph, taken in winter, of a group of some fifteen young men accompanied by a few adults. The group is arranged in three rows, posing in front of a wooden fence. The younger members of the group wear cassocks and hold hockey sticks. The adults, wearing long winter coats and fur hats, appear among the hockey players, at the front of the group, in the centre, and at the sides.

Winter sports

Winter sports in Strathcona Park, Ottawa, Ont., 1925.

Library and Archives Canada, Department of the Interior photographic records (Ottawa) [graphic material]: numerical series OT, Ottawa city views, PA-044759.

Black and white photograph of a winter landscape with a river in the background. People of all ages mingle, with some playing hockey, and others going up and down a hill with sleds.

Male snowshoers

Male snowshoers, King Edward Avenue at Clarence, east side [ca. 1950].

Library and Archives Canada, National Film Board of Canada. Still Photography Division [graphic material] (R1196-14-7-E), e010944011.

Black and white photograph of three young men participating in a snowshoe hurdle race in an urban park. In the foreground, a young man jumping a hurdle. Spectators watch the race.

Female snowshoers

Female snowshoers, King Edward Avenue between Murray and Clarence, east side [ca. 1950].

Library and Archives Canada, National Film Board of Canada. Still Photography Division [graphic material] (R1196-14-7-E), e010944012-v8.

Black and white photograph of three young women and a middle-aged woman participating in a snowshoe race in the city, against a backdrop of houses. A crowd watches the race.

Baseball tournament

Ottawa's Notre-Dame team at a baseball tournament among different circles, Ottawa, 1958. Photo: Champlain Marcil, Le Droit.

University of Ottawa, CRCCF, Fonds Association de la jeunesse franco-ontarienne (C9), Ph74-15A.

Black and white photograph of a group of eight teens accompanied by a middle-aged man. Five young men are kneeling, with the other three standing behind them. All boys wear “A.J.F.O. Notre-Dame“ jerseys, and three in the front hold baseball equipment.

Fédération des femmes canadiennes-françaises choir

First choir of the Fédération des femmes canadiennes-françaises, directed by Ms. Y. Séguin, January 16, 1960. Photo: Newton.

University of Ottawa, CRCCF, Fonds Fédération nationale des femmes canadiennes-françaises (C53), Ph52-27.

Black and white photograph, taken in a living room, of some thirty adult women. They are positioned in four rows, with the first two sitting, and the others standing. Most of the women are middle-aged. All wear elegant dresses and smile at the camera.

Francomité musical activity

University of Ottawa Francomité members participating in a musical acivity (square dancing), [ca. 1970]. 

University of Ottawa, CRCCF, Fonds Francomité (C98), Ph200/1.

Black and white photograph of a dance party. Two young adult couples dance in the center of a semicircle formed by four fiddlers, two guitarists and an accordionist. The musicians are all men.

Potvin brothers mural

Mural of the Potvin brothers, at 279 Marier Street, Vanier, created by David Yeatman (2003). The mural of two Vanier hockey heroes, the Denis and Jean Potvin brothers. The mural depicts their hockey trajectory: in the background, a childhood scene where they are learning the basics of the sport; in the center, skating with the Ottawa 67s hockey team; and in the foreground, playing for the New York Islanders.

Vanier Museopark, Potvin brothers mural.

Colour photograph of a mural depicting images of hockey players. In the foreground, two adult players wearing the insignia of the New York Islanders. Behind them two young Ottawa 67s hockey players. In the background, a winter scene with children playing hockey on an ice rink near a village.
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