Once again IBISKA is participating in the annual Canoe for Kids fundraiser in support of Christie Lake Camp. This event will raise funds for summer camp and programs that provide underprivileged kids in the Ottawa area with opportunities that they wouldn’t otherwise have.  This family-friendly event takes place on Saturday, June 7th at Mooney’s Bay. Help the IBISKA Paddlers support Ottawa’s children and youth by making a small contribution –...

Every spring the City of Ottawa gives its citizens the opportunity to get out there and clean a small corner of our beautiful city through the “Clean the Capital” program. Every year for the past 5 years, IBISKA staff have participated in this event, getting out of the office for a couple of hours to clean one of the downtown parks where locals and tourists like to hang out. In past years the IBISKA ‘crew of volunteers’...

There is still time to visit the Peace Exhibition organized jointly by the Diefenbunker Museum and One World Dialogue, and sponsored by IBISKA. The Exhibition was very successful in reaching out to community children and facilitating a dialogue on peace and what it means for our community. It has been running for 3 months and will close on December 30th. ~ There is still a chance  to visit the peace exhibition during the Holiday Season and to...

In early December, IBISKA teamed up with the Shoebox Project for Shelters to contribute gifts packaged in shoeboxes for distribution to women’s shelters just before the Christmas holidays. Stephanie Katz (far right) spearheaded this initiative and led our team in the collection of toiletries, winter wear, gift certificates, and other practical items to fill our decorated shoeboxes. The IBISKA staff poured their hearts into collecting items and...

The IBISKA team has joined effort with several groups in the National Capital Region to help the local Filipino community in collecting much needed items for the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan.  Staff have contributed non-perishable food items, blankets, clothing, shoes, hygiene products, and just about everything else. Thanks to Ingrid Meier-Villa of 2Keys for initiating and organizing the overall effort and to Wayde for coordinating the IBISKA...

On Sunday October 6th, Team IBISKA defied the freezing morning air and the threatening rain to join hundreds of Ottawa residents participating in the annual CIBC Run for the Cure. Armed with cotton-candy wigs, pink face paint, ballerina tutus, flashy legwarmers, rosy fairy wings, encumbering wedding dresses and even full-body zenta suits, these warriors assembled in the early hours of the day. The IBISKA team of 7 runners blended into the...

This fall, IBISKA returns to the asphalt in an effort to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer Research in Canada. This year, along with 170,000 other participants, IBISKA is taking part in CIBCs Run for the Cure, a 5km run on October 6th, 2013. “Team IBISKA” is coming together to run for a future without breast cancer.  We run for the women, their husbands and children, and all of the families that have been affected by Breast Cancer. We...

Cathy Loosley, Account Director at IBISKA, is always up for a challenge especially when it comes to helping out on a fundraising effort for a worthy cause. She is a high energy individual who enjoys going beyond her immediate reach in her professional and personal life. This past weekend, Cathy challenged herself to completing a 100KM bike tour from Metcalfe to Cornwall to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis. Funds that were raised as a result...

IBISKA is proud to support a local not-for-profit organization, One World Dialogue, who is organizing this fascinating event in partnership with the Deifenbunker Museum, on the theme of “Building Peace”.  The exhibition will run from September 14 until December 31, 2013 and is part of a three fold program offered this year by the Museum on the theme of Peace. In this unique underground setting, a historical artifact of the cold war era, the...

IBISKA has been a strong supporter of the Christie Lake Kids charity for five years, donating and raising money to give kids from disadvantaged families the opportunity to attend summer camp at Christie Lake. Cathy Loosley, one of IBISKA’s Account Managers, brought this worthy cause to the attention of IBISKA and her suggestion that IBISKA participate in this event was met with much enthusiasm by senior management and staff.  Cathy has been...