Annual PCSO Christmas Gathering 2025
It’s time once again on Thursday, 18 December 2025 for our ever-popular Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa Christmas Gathering
After another productive year thanks to the wonderful support of both our members and our Board of Directors, the Christmas season will soon be upon us, so let’s celebrate!
The 2025 PCSO Annual Appeal is Underway
With even a small donation, you can make a real difference to the work of Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa.
3RD Annual Curl for Hope Bonspiel, Carleton Place Curling Club, Saturday 29 November
Are you a curler? The 3rd Annual Curl for Hope Bonspiel is looking for additional teams (and single players looking to join a team). This year’s event is taking place on Saturday, November 29th and promises a full day of curling activities, meals included and refreshments will be available at the bar. The winning team will receive a cash prize!
PCS Ottawa Now Offering Prostate Cancer Awareness Presentation/Events in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais
We are offering interested groups in the Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and Outaouais regions the opportunity to learn about what Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa does to help men and their families impacted by prostate cancer.
Amazing New Personal Story on PCSO Member Richard Pell
Click the Read More link below to take in a PC-PEP podcast covering the remarkable story of stage 4 prostate cancer survivor and PCSO member Richard Pell.
PCS Ottawa to Cease Production of The Walnut Newsletter
With regret, we must announce that we will cease production and posting of our PCSO newsletter The Walnut. It has not been possible to engage a full-time volunteer editor for this key element of communicating with our membership and visitors to our website. Many thanks to our devoted Walnut readers over the years.
We also extend our sincere gratitude to PCSO Board member Chuck Graham for producing the year-end editions of The Walnut for 2022 and 2023. It’s a complex, time-consuming task which Chuck assumed on top of his own busy schedule, to produce excellent collections of articles and stories of PCSO activities.
Back editions of the Walnut may be viewed by clicking on the Read More button below.
Video of Dr. Ong’s Presentation 16 October 2025 - Breakthroughs in Advanced Prostate Cancer
In response to several inquiries, we’ve now made available on our Videos page Dr. Michael Ong’s excellent presentation on Breakthroughs in Advanced Prostate Cancer, recorded at our regular monthly meeting on 16 October 2025. Our thanks to Dr. Ong for his well-received talk, which was followed with lively discussion and lots of questions, and to Graham Thompson of the Ottawa Hospital Foundation for coordinating the participation of Dr. Ong and his patient Mr. Larry Trickey.
PCS Ottawa Peer Support Highlighted in Ottawa Cancer Foundation’s Living Well Newsletter Autumn 2025 Edition
The Autumn 2025 edition of the Ottawa Cancer Foundation’s Living Well newsletter features a short article on the Peer Support function of Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa, with comments by PCSO Board Chair Al Carl and PCSO Peer Support Team Lead Terry Day. Have a look at page 4 of the newsletter, available by clicking on the Read More link below.
PCSO-Sponsored Dragon Boat Teams Finish 2025 Season at 6 September Carleton Place Festival
The Great Big C and the We Beat U dragon boat teams celebrated their season-ending day of racing and camaraderie, and took away some trophies too.
Winchester District Memorial Hospital Prostate Cancer Awareness Clinic Saturday, 13 September 2025
‘Light Up In Blue’ for September 2025 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. You can get into the spirit of bringing more awareness to your neighbourhood community about the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, the most prevalent form of cancer among men after nonmelanoma skin cancer.
PCSO reps appear on CTV Ottawa Morning for September Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
PCSO Board Chair Al Carl and Peer Support Team Lead Terry Day appeared on CTV Ottawa Morning Live show on 02 September to discuss Mayor Mark Sutcliffe’s recent declaration of September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in Ottawa. The interview is available by clicking the Read More button below.
City of Ottawa Proclamation – Prostate Cancer Awareness Month September 2025
PCS Ottawa Board Chair Al Carl recently applied to the City of Ottawa to have September 2025 proclaimed as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Once the approval process was complete, the text of the Proclamation was prepared in both official languages. The City of Ottawa Office of Protocol then advised us that Mayor Mark Sutcliffe had signed the Proclamation into official existence.
We sincerely appreciate the City of Ottawa’s commitment to help us raise awareness of this disease and its effect on men and their families in the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario region through various activities and events planned for September 2025. Thank you!
Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada Monthly Update June 2025
Check out the Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada Monthly Debrief for the latest in national-level news, webinars, meetings and events for June 2025.
Interested in a PCSO Golf Tournament This Summer?
Come on out for a relaxing game of golf with your PCSO friends and colleagues. All we have to do is pick a date and make up a few foursomes for an enjoyable day. All are welcome – members, newcomers, and partners/caregivers, and lunch will be on us!
We thank you for your continued support!
Volunteer
Get involved with PCS Ottawa.
Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa is 100% volunteer-run.
Help promote prostate cancer awareness
Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa provides speakers, professionally designed display units and accompanying literature for use at health fairs, sporting events, in shopping malls…any place people gather.
Contact us for more information on hosting an awareness event!