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  • The warmer weather today has us thinking ahead to Spring......Spring Indoor Ultimate, to be exact. With the snow still on the ground and a few weeks left in the Winter Indoor season, OCUA is thrilled to announce the leagues being offered this Spring.  With leagues being offered seven days a week, this Spring Indoor season (formerly known as Winter Indoor session 2) will be jammed-packed with Ultimate fun. 
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  • Welcome to Winter Ultimate!
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  • REGISTRATION FOR PLAYOFFS HAS NOW CLOSED. Captains, please submit your team's attendance for the 2023 Summer Playoff Weekend, which will be hosted on August 26th and 27th. All responses are due by Friday, August 11th, 2022. Any Captain that changes their response after Thursday, August 17th, 2023 are subject to a $75.00 fine.  WHO'S PLAYING WHEN?!
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  • Last week, after a 2 year hiatus, OCUA hosted 27 schools from across the city for the Spring 2022 Middle School Cup and 2022 High School Cup.  The 2022 Middle School Cup saw eight teams compete on an overcast and windy but wildly successful day. The final results of the 2022 Middle School Cup are: Mer Bleue Les Loups - 2022 Middle School Champions
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  • OCUA wants to help anyone who wants to play Ultimate this summer find a spot to play. Maybe you're new to the city or new to the sport, or you're already playing in one league but would love to make it two - either way we want to help find you a place to play!  Fill out the form below and OCUA will do our best to match you up with a team!
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Notice of Meeting: 2023 AGM

Submitted by Britany Gordon on Tue, 2023-04-18 14:31
The 2023 OCUA Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Thursday, April 27 at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held virtually and we hope that you are able to join us!
 
The AGM is an important event on the OCUA calendar that features important organization business such as the election of new Board members, and the review and decision on proposed Bylaw amendments. Following the conclusion of the 2023 AGM, we invite members to stay online for an INFORMATION SESSION hosted by OCUA Staff & Board that will include a review of OCUA’s Strategic Plan, Operational Highlights from the past year and Summer 2023 season reminders.
 
Registration is free and now available at https://www.ocua.ca/zuluru/events/view?event=1424
Registration closes on April 20, 2023.
[note: the login link for the virtual meeting space will be sent to all registered participants the week of the AGM]
 
The AGM agenda with supporting information is available online at https://www.ocua.ca/AGM
 
If you have any questions about the AGM, please contact the Board Chair at chair@ocua.ca.
Specific questions about the election of new Board members should be directed to the Nominations Committee at nominations@ocua.ca.

2023 Summer Adult Leagues Announced

Submitted by Britany Gordon on Fri, 2023-03-17 15:33

The 2023 Summer Adult Leagues lineup is set and we cannot wait to welcome OCUA members back to the Ultimate fields -- check out the league list below. Summer 2023 is set to kick off the week of May 15, and wrap up the week of August 21 with Summer League Playoffs (for team entry leagues) set for August 26 & 27. 

League information pages will be available early next week but below captures the overview of information of the Summer 2023 lineup.

Registration for Adult Summer Leagues will open on Tuesday March 28th at 10pm

Mondays

  • Mixed 7v7 League (Team entry) 
    Fields: UPI, Lynda Lane, McCarthy Park, Ben Franklin
    Game time: 6:45pm-Sundown
  • Monday Turf League (Team entry)
    Fields: UOttawa-Lees
    Game times: 7:30pm-9pm & 9pm-10:30pm
  • Women's League (Individual entry), 7pm-9pm
    Fields: Carleton-TAAG 
    Game time: 7pm-9pm
  • UOttawa Social League (Individual entry), 6pm-7:30pm
    Fields: UOttawa-Lees
    Game times: 6pm-7:30pm

Tuesdays

  • Mixed 7v7 League (Team entry) 
    Fields: UPI, Strandherd
    Game time: 6:45pm-Sundown

Wednesdays

  • Mixed 7v7 League (Team entry) 
    Fields: UPI, Potvin 
    Game time: 6:45pm-Sundown
  • Carleton U Social League (Individual entry) 
    Fields: Carleton U-Ravens Field
    Game time: 7pm-9pm

Thursdays

  • Mixed 7v7 League (Team entry)
    Fields: UPI, Lynda Lane, Ben Franklin
    Game time: 6:45pm-Sundown

Sundays

  • GrandMasters Social League (Individual entry)
    Fields: UPI
    Game time: 6pm-Sundown

OCUA would like to notify members that City of Ottawa city field allocations has changed for 2023 and impacted the number of city fields given for league nights -- as sports clubs and teams continue to return to the fields, allocations have changed to allow for some balance amongst the many sport and recreation groups throughout Ottawa. So what does this mean for OCUA Adult Summer Leagues & OCUA's members? There will be a shift in field distribution with each league night having a great majority of their games scheduled for UPI over city fields. We are fortunate, as the number of user groups increases across the city, to have our very own sports park that guarantees OCUA members a field to play on! OCUA staff will continue to work with the city in an effort to secure additional city fields, and will update the league information pages where applicable. 

A reminder to OCUA membership, for summer and fall mixed divisions, OCUA has implemented WFDF Gender Ratio Rule B. 

2023 Nominations

Submitted by Britany Gordon on Mon, 2023-03-13 22:03
The Ottawa-Carleton Ultimate Association (OCUA) Board of Directors is seeking qualified volunteers to fill four vacancies for a term of two years of service. Directorships will begin the day after the Annual General Meeting Thursday April 27, 2023.
 
Candidates Nominated by the Nominations Committee

Candidates nominated by the nominations committee will be designated “Nominated by the Nominations Committee" in the Association's published election material. The nominations committee shall finalize its nominations no later than 45 days before the date of the Annual General Meeting.

The 2023 Candidates Nominated by the Nominations Committee are: 

  • Andrea Bombala
  • Karlis Bouse
  • Alessandro Colonnier
  • Tina Tremblay 
  • Emma Wilson-Pease
  • Yang Xu

Nominations from the Membership
The Nominations from the Membership period is open. Nominations from the Membership can be submitted online until Sunday March 28, 2023 by obtaining signatures* of 25 Members of the Associations supporting your candidacy and completing the NOMINATION FORM.

*Full names and e-mail addresses will be accepted in lieu of physical signatures. The Nominations Committee may contact your sponsors to validate the nomination. For more information, please contact nominations@ocua.ca 

​OCUA is strongly committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion within the community.  We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, especially those who would contribute to the further diversification of the Board.  We encourage candidates to voluntarily indicate if they are a member of an equity deserving group (for example, women, members of the LGBTQ2+ communities,  Indigenous Peoples, members of a visible or racial minority group, or persons with disability).

 

Join OCUA's Board of Directors

Submitted by Britany Gordon on Wed, 2023-03-08 09:19
The Ottawa-Carleton Ultimate Association (OCUA) Board of Directors is seeking qualified volunteers to fill four vacancies for a term of two years of service. Directorships will begin the day after the Annual General Meeting Thursday April 27, 2023.
 
The Board of Directors provides strategic leadership, governance, establishes policy, oversees the operations and financial performance of OCUA. Serving on the Board of Directors will provide you with an opportunity to meaningfully contribute to OCUA and its mission. If you are interested in standing for the OCUA Board of Directions visit www.ocua.ca/nominations2023

Director Vacancy - Call for Expression of Interest

Submitted by Britany Gordon on Mon, 2023-01-23 16:04
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The Ottawa-Carleton Ultimate Association (OCUA) Board of Directors is seeking a qualified volunteer to fill a director vacancy until the end of the current term (the date of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in April 2023). The ideal candidate will have expertise/experience in one or more of the following: legal, governance, zoning, real estate/property management. Additional areas for consideration include: communications, risk management, strategic planning, human resources management. 
 
The Board of Directors welcomes those who would contribute to the further diversification of the Board, and encourages candidates to voluntarily indicate if they are a member of an equity deserving group (for example, a woman, a member of the LGBTQ2+ communities, an Indigenous person, a member of a visible minority group, or a person with a disability).
 
Please do not hesitate to contact any of the current directors if you have questions or wish to discuss.
 
If interested, please submit your expression of interest, including relevant experience, education, and background to board@ocua.ca by 6:00 pm on Friday, February 3rd, 2023. Candidates are invited to submit their expression of interest in the official language of their choice.
Poste vacant d'administrateur /administratrice - Appel à manifestation d'intérêt
 
Le conseil d'administration de l'Association Ultimate Ottawa-Carleton (OCUA) est à la recherche d'une bénévole qualifiée / un bénévole qualifié pour combler un poste d'administrateur /administratrice vacant jusqu'à la fin du mandat actuel (la date de l'Assemblée générale annuelle (AGA) en avril 2023). La candidate idéale /Le candidat idéal aura une expertise/expérience dans un ou plusieurs des domaines suivants : juridique, gouvernance, zonage, immobilier/gestion des biens. Les autres domaines à considérer sont les suivants : communications, gestion des risques, planification stratégique, gestion des ressources humaines. 
 
Le conseil d'administration accueille les personnes qui contribueraient à sa diversification et encourage les candidates/candidats à indiquer volontairement s'ils/elles sont membres d'un groupe méritant l'équité (par exemple, une femme, une/un membre des communautés LGBTQ2+, un/une personne autochtone, une/un membre d'une minorité visible, une personne handicapée/un personne handicapé).
 
N'hésitez pas à contacter n’importe lequel des administrateurs actuels/ administratrices actuelles si vous avez des questions ou si vous souhaitez discuter.
 
Si vous êtes intéressée/intéressé, nous vous demandons de bien vouloir soumettre votre déclaration d'intérêt, y compris votre expérience, votre formation et vos antécédents pertinents, à l'adresse board@ocua.ca avant 18h le vendredi 3 février 2023. Les candidates/candidats sont invités/invitées à soumettre leur déclaration d'intérêt dans la langue officielle de leur choix.