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.
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
Hunter Dewar
In The Trenches
1
1,000.00
23
Andrew Clark
In The Trenches
9
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
Curtis Schoblocher
ONE DAY AT A TIME
10
750.00
34
Lorraine Tell
Walking With Hope
11
750.00
35
Robbie Davidson
Davidson Hearing Aid Centres
5
750.00
36
Andrea Gorsky
Davidson Hearing Aid Centres
6
725.00
37
Laureen Williams
ONE DAY AT A TIME
12
715.00
38
Sophia Reimer
Get Ridge of Addiction
10
700.00
39
David Hoffmann
Get Ridge of Addiction
5
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
Elise Buhrmann
Intervarsity uOttawa
2
650.00
44
Richard MacNeill
ONE DAY AT A TIME
6
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
Edward Logan
Maggie's Ascenders
5
550.00
52
Martine Kielstra
The Gathering
6
550.00
53
Daniel Soueiti
Team St. Elias
8
530.00
54
Evan Gowans
Get Ridge of Addiction
14
508.00
55
Kimberley Reimer
Get Ridge of Addiction
7
500.00
56
James Latham
Walkley Walkers
1
500.00
57
Steeve Njejimana
Ottawa East SDA Youth
1
500.00
58
John Hiemstra
the cold guppies
1
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
Tabea De Vries
Intervarsity uOttawa
4
435.00
67
Elliott Spears
Arlington Woods Church
9
435.00
68
Eowyn Spears
Arlington Woods Church
10
435.00
69
Christine & Dave (with Adrian) Villeneuve
Arlington Woods Church
6
425.00
70
Thomas Malekani
Arlington Woods Church
4
425.00
71
Christine M Admiral
CalvinKnights
8
410.00
72
Amy Lauber
Walkley Walkers
6
400.00
73
Reg Best
Navan moonlighters
3
400.00
74
August McComb
Arlington Woods Church
2
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
Jordan Fiveash
Born Again!
4
350.00
80
James & Luke Logan
Maggie's Ascenders
3
350.00
81
Morgan Shaw
In The Trenches
3
350.00
82
Donna Nazarenko
Cedarview Wanderers
5
350.00
83
Josh Spence
In The Trenches
4
350.00
84
Carol Millar
Arlington Woods Church
5
345.00
85
Sarah Hosmar
CalvinKnights
1
325.00
86
Karim Ali
Team Fundytus
6
325.00
87
CharlotteIvyMiller Hunt
In The Trenches
5
325.00
88
Katelyn & Brandon
the cold guppies
5
315.00
89
Sarah Nazarenko
Cedarview Wanderers
6
305.00
90
Diana Hood
Southeast City Church and Friends
2
300.00
91
The Scott’s Party of 5
The Gathering
5
300.00
92
Benjamin Spears
Arlington Woods Church
2
300.00
93
Todd Smith
In The Trenches
2
300.00
94
Karen Martel
Davidson Hearing Aid Centres
2
300.00
95
Kim Kimbell
Sprinting Spaghetti Squashes
1
300.00
96
Jannosaurus Kielstra
The Gathering
2
300.00
97
Peter Dryburgh
Walkley Walkers
4
280.00
98
Christopher Adam
St. Joseph's Walkers
5
275.00
99
Don Macartney
Navan moonlighters
2
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
Kathy Solheim
westend wanderers
1
250.00
105
Sheri Moffatt
The Country Folks
1
250.00
106
Christine Ndagijimana
Ottawa East SDA Youth
4
250.00
107
Madi Stassen
CalvinKnights
2
250.00
108
Jesus Bondo
the cold guppies
2
250.00
109
Katelyn Bradfield
the cold guppies
4
250.00
110
Matthew Atton
BAMM’s Snack Shack
2
250.00
111
The Better Scotts ??
The Gathering
5
250.00
112
Mary Howard
Intervarsity uOttawa
3
250.00
113
Chelsea Angus
Team Fundytus
5
250.00
114
Alan Solheim
westend wanderers
1
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
Ivan Chavez
Ashes to Rubies
1
200.00
121
Mathieu Rancourt
Intervarsity uOttawa
1
200.00
122
Malcolm McEwen
Maggie's Ascenders
1
200.00
123
Liz Bridges
Cedarview Wanderers
2
200.00
124
Morag Mackenzie
Sprinting Spaghetti Squashes
3
200.00
125
Haig McCarrell
Walking With Hope
1
200.00
126
Justin Steiginga
CalvinKnights
2
200.00
127
Irene Mielke
HeavenlyAngels
2
175.00
128
Marion Rook
Mission Impossible
6
170.00
129
Theresa Fawcett
In The Trenches
6
170.00
130
Crystal Wasney
The Gathering
4
155.00
131
Leslie DiPietrantonio
ONE DAY AT A TIME
2
150.00
132
Jerome & Carol Doutriaux
Walking With Hope
3
150.00
133
Jasmine Haddad
HeavenlyAngels
1
150.00
134
Vikki Ruby
Ashes to Rubies
2
150.00
135
Jamar Mielke
HeavenlyAngels
1
150.00
136
anne sabourin
Navan moonlighters
1
150.00
137
Chris Holmes
In The Trenches
2
125.00
138
Lucy Bridges
Cedarview Wanderers
3
125.00
139
Joanne Beveridge
Walking With Hope
1
125.00
140
Tammy Haley
DHouse Diamonds
3
120.00
141
Erik Nazarenko
Cedarview Wanderers
4
120.00
142
Liam Nazarenko
Cedarview Wanderers
4
120.00
143
Denis Mcguire
In The Trenches
1
120.00
144
Kemunto Maranga
Ottawa East SDA Youth
4
120.00
145
Elijah Barrett
Sprinting Spaghetti Squashes
3
105.00
146
Heather Pennington
Sequoia Super Sox
2
100.00
147
Joseph Bridges
Cedarview Wanderers
1
100.00
148
Grace Osler
Walking With Hope
1
100.00
149
Joseph Burton
Intervarsity uOttawa
1
100.00
150
Donato DiP
ONE DAY AT A TIME
1
100.00
151
John Bruce
BAMM’s Snack Shack
2
100.00
152
Matthew Nazarenko
Cedarview Wanderers
1
100.00
153
Megan O’Brien
In The Trenches
1
100.00
154
Sherly Seide
Born Again!
1
100.00
155
Nathan Mason
the cold guppies
1
100.00
156
Leah Seabrook
Walking With Hope
2
100.00
157
Glen Scammell
Walkley Walkers
1
100.00
158
Brandon Draper
In The Trenches
2
100.00
159
Reese Sherwood
Team St. Elias
3
100.00
160
Ron Hosmar
CalvinKnights
1
100.00
161
Janet Riddell
Walking With Hope
1
100.00
162
Lise Bastien
ONE DAY AT A TIME
1
100.00
163
Stephanie Donovan
Coop Brébeuf
1
75.00
164
Julie Hogeboom
Arlington Woods Church
1
75.00
165
Jack Bridges
Cedarview Wanderers
2
75.00
166
Rebecca Bridges
Cedarview Wanderers
2
75.00
167
France Lepage
Coop Brébeuf
1
75.00
168
Abigail Erickson
Arlington Woods Church
3
75.00
169
Leif Harris
Ashes to Rubies
2
70.00
170
Megan Datema
CalvinKnights
1
50.00
171
Stacey Proulx
In The Trenches
1
50.00
172
James Reynolds
Born Again!
1
50.00
173
Paul Moore
In The Trenches
2
50.00
174
Stephanie Spenard
Ottawa Toasty Toes
2
50.00
175
Spencer Pomeroy
Meridian Credit Union
1
25.00
176
Holly Stiller
CCCO Noodle House
1
25.00
177
Suzannah Barrett
Sprinting Spaghetti Squashes
1
25.00
178
Shelby Van Holland
Sprinting Spaghetti Squashes
1
25.00
179
Evert Telgen
In The Trenches
1
25.00
180
Dougie McCauley
In The Trenches
1
20.00
181
Sharon Mbabazi
Ottawa East SDA Youth
1
20.00
182
Kerri Haley
DHouse Diamonds
1
20.00
183
Kim Sheldrick
1
20.00
184
Charlotte Frizzell
185
Gabrielle Assaf
Meridian Credit Union
186
Mandi North
In The Trenches
187
Joana Chelo
Coop Brébeuf
188
Genevieve Frizzell
189
Elias jarouj
Team St. Elias
190
Imad Soueiti
Team St. Elias
191
Blake Maclean
In The Trenches
192
Xiran Zhou
Intervarsity uOttawa
193
Mario Rivera
Ashes to Rubies
194
Alyssa Thibault
Sprinting Spaghetti Squashes
195
Adriana Villa
196
Joseph Haddad
Team St. Elias
197
Charon Simbi
Ottawa East SDA Youth
198
Karen Gilroy
In The Trenches
199
Andrew Russell
In The Trenches
200
Christopher Lord
In The Trenches
201
Josée Bazinet
BAMM’s Snack Shack
202
Megg Hanson
In The Trenches
203
Ashley Atton
BAMM’s Snack Shack
204
Anna Vogt
Lowertown Walkers - Better Together
205
Daniel Wall
Ashes to Rubies
206
Amanda Tindyebwa
Ashes to Rubies
207
Aidan Bohart
Born Again!
208
Zachary Fontaine
DHouse Diamonds
209
Denise Boone
Sequoia Super Sox
210
Madeleine Kline
Intervarsity uOttawa
211
Paulina Hoffmann
Get Ridge of Addiction
212
Tristan Mignott
Ottawa East SDA Youth
213
Boula Moussa
Team St. Elias
214
Timothy Janzen
Team St. Elias
215
Jorja Tashlin
Ottawa East SDA Youth
216
Tami Macdonald
Ottawa Toasty Toes
217
Rev. Nancy Best
Navan moonlighters
218
Cate Percival
Perc House
219
Jacob Percival
Perc House
220
Brent Percival
Perc House
221
Dave Boone
Sequoia Super Sox
222
Leslie DiPietrantonio
ONE DAY AT A TIME
223
jay asselin
Bondslaves
224
Janel-Lee Delisser
Ottawa East SDA Youth
225
Nick LeBrun
In The Trenches
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.
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.
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