The Ottawa Rowing Club would not be what it is today, or have thrived for 150 years, without dedicated, amazing, passionate volunteers. Not just this National Volunteer Week, but everyday, we thank our volunteers for every little bit they contribute to our rowing community and to keeping our historic rowing club standing proud on the [...]
Registered ORC members are required to complete annual safety training before getting on the water. Training takes approximately one hour to complete and is held on the second level of the big boathouse. Safety training is scheduled for the following dates: Tuesday, April 17, 6pm Thursday, April 19, 6pm Tuesday, April 24, 6pm Thursday, April [...]
The Ottawa Rowing Club is home to so many amazing, motivated, selfless volunteers! We feel really lucky to know and have them in our community – we want you to know them too. Here’s another edition of Project #ORCvolunteerlove, where we ask volunteers a series of questions. We’ll post new volunteer Q&As each week. Their [...]
Spring rowing is almost here and we'll be back in our boathouse before you know it! We're kicking off the season with our annual spring ergatta. The ergatta will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2018 beginning at 8am in the ORC's large boathouse. Registration deadline is April 20, 2018. Click here to register before [...]
Are you a returning member? Or thinking about rowing for the first time? There will be an ORC Information Meeting on Wednesday, April 4 from 7pm to 9pm in the Lecture Hall at Glebe Collegiate. All are welcome and encourage to attend. Meet our staff and coaches, other members, learn about the upcoming rowing season [...]
The river is opening, up, the ice is melting, its time for spring rowing! But first we’ve got to fix the old docks before we put them in the water on April 21. Two of the old docks require major, invasive surgery. You can help out by giving us some of your time to repairing [...]
The Ottawa Rowing Club is home to so many amazing, motivated, selfless volunteers! We feel really lucky to know and have them in our community – we want you to know them too. Here’s another edition of Project #ORCvolunteerlove, where we ask volunteers a series of questions. We’ll post new volunteer Q&As each week. Their [...]
Are you thinking about coaching? Do you just want to become a better rower? Want to add a great, new qualification to your resume? There are lots of great reasons to take the RCA Learn to Row Coach course! And we'll be hosting a course in Ottawa on June 9/10. Click here for all course [...]
The Ottawa Rowing Club is seeking a paid, part-time Learn to Row Instructor to assist in the delivery of our Learn to Row program, which is delivered May-September to beginner rowers. Evening hours are required. A full job description is available here. Applications should be emailed to melissa@ottawarowingclub.com. Deadline to apply is Tuesday, April 3, [...]
The Ottawa Rowing Club is home to so many amazing, motivated, selfless volunteers! We feel really lucky to know and have them in our community – we want you to know them too. Here's another edition of Project #ORCvolunteerlove, where we ask volunteers a series of questions. We’ll post new volunteer Q&As each week. Their [...]