Know a little about babywearing?  Know a lot?  Various people gave me the knowledge and the gift of babywearing back when I was expecting my first child, and now there's nothing better than I like to do than to help other parents do the same. As a parent, I found that using baby carriers, like MTs, wraps, ring slings, pods and so forth, really made me feel stronger. Carriers enabled me to hold my children whenever they needed comfort while keeping the freedom and manoeuvrability necessary for ev …

Formerly known as GOAL - Guitar Ottawa Acoustic Lovers. MOJO is designed for individuals who share and interest in playing music. This includes any style of acoustic instrument (guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, harmonica, ukulele, bass, etc...) and a basic fundamental knowledge of chords (A, C, D, E, G, etc ). Our objective is to create an environment where people can jam in a relaxed way. Participants have varied skill levels and we typically play a mix of music that allows less skilled people …

Welcome to the Marketing Survival Skills group. Are you an entrepreneur who's looking for ways to promote their business? Do you have trouble finding where your prospects hang out? Do you find working alone a bit lonely and would like to get out and meet new people and do some fun things? Are you committed to making your business grow? If you replied YES to all of them, then the Marketing Survival Skills group might be for you. I have been looking for a group that helps home based or solo entr …

The Women’s Network of Ottawa (WNO) is an organization of approximately 400 business and professional women that meets at a variety of central locations and times as a networking opportunity and to educate and inform our members through guest speakers.  We have been providing an open forum for women to network since 1977 – now over 30 years!  We usually have between 25 to 50 women at each meeting ranging from early 20s right on up... More than 80% of our members are in the private sector or are …

Let's paint the town red! Or pink... My main goal for this group is to create the largest, most exciting, young ladies social group in the city with the best meetups as well as perks from local businesses around Ottawa.  We are looking for friendly, socially active members! Why join a social group if your not going to come out and be social? I am opening up the site for members to suggest meetups, and we love to get feedback from the members through group reviews or by rating events you attend! …

Women Developers and Programmers! Want to learn how to code? Have a great idea? Don't be shy. Develop it. It can be intimidating for women to learn and ask questions when they are in an extreme minority. While open and welcoming, today's budding developer community is up to 91% male. There isn't a comfortable place where women can learn at their own pace and not be afraid to ask "stupid questions." We decided it was time to provide a place where all questions are OK and everyone can learn in a …

Welcome ALL!! The purpose of this group is too introduce a new innovative and effective business networking platform to all small -medium business professionals in the National's Capital. Stimulus Strategies Networking (SSN) is a team of business architects who build and structure REAL networking opportunities for ALL types of business professionals, owners and entrepreneurs. We focus on helping business professionals network with a PURPOSE, TARGET & PLAN to maximize the ROI in their business ne …

[This group is not affiliated with any religion or religious organization.] Like many, I first sought to find a group to fill my needs. Since I didn't find such a group I decided to start one. I am one of many women who find themselves in midlife, broke, in a dead-end job, raising a family as a single parent, single, no passion or energy for life. I needed to recycle my life and looked at all the areas that needed changed. I needed to get in shape, take charge of my finances, find new friends an …

Hello Currently this Meetup group is closed to new members. Thank-you for your interest. Karen P

Birth art, as coined by Pam England from Birthing From Within, is a creative activity for pregnant women and new moms to use to connect to their motherhood journey and explore aspects of it. No art experience is necessary. The Birth Art Cafe is a weekly meeting of pregnant women and new moms to connect make art together. Here is a short video that shows more than words can say, what to expect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Xbk_604N0&feature=related If you are a birth professional or mother pa …

Welcome to our Ontario region Wild Women group! We are a bunch of women from around Ontario who love to play, travel and adventure in the outdoors! We welcome women from every walk of life and believe in creating adventures that are fun, save and inclusive. If you are interested in meeting others to kayak, canoe, hike and cycling with, are already a seasoned adventurer or would like to learn from the ground up, this might just be the group for you! Sometimes we will do fun things in the city s …

Hi Everyone! I recently moved to the region and thought it would be great to have a network of Black People to do things with! THIS IS NOT AN ANTI-WHITE PPL GROUP, just like a women's group is not an anti-men group! lol! It's just an opportunity for members of the community to do random things together and talk about random things! Someone recently asked me how do you determine whether someone is Black or not. My answer is quite simple: If you identify as Black, no one can tell you otherwise! I …

This is a group for women who would like to take time to make new friends, socialize, and discuss books and movies. We'll have monthly book chats and see a variety of movies based on books, and maybe other movies, too!  The group is centrally located and will meet at locations in Ottawa Centre/Ottawa South. If you would like to apply to join, please include a current photo of yourself in your profile, so that we can recognize you at events.

The Rideau Hash House Harriers (RH3) is a mixed social running club in the true Hash House Harrier's tradition which meets fortnightly (every other week) in various locations in the Ottawa area in rain, snow, sun, or the dark of night. It seems as if nothing deters this group of mad hashers from enjoying an evening of fun and frivolity! The Rideau Hash r*ns every other Thursday night at 7:00 PM. Our membership draws upon other Hash groups in the area and we currently have a group of 20+ Hashers …

Welcome to the Ottawa Chapter of Ladies Learning Code - a Toronto-based not-for-profit organization providing women (and men*) the opportunity to learn beginner-friendly computer programming and other technical skills through hands-on workshops. We're all about showing people that learning to hack can be fun! Almost 2000 women (and men) have participated in one of our workshops since August 2011, and after receiving many requests to offer workshops outside of Toronto, we've decided to finally go …

Zonta International is a global organization of professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. Today there are more than 30,000 women members belonging to more than 1,200 Zonta Clubs in 63 countries and geographic areas. The Zonta Club of Ottawa was founded in 1929, and over the decades has sponsored international projects and several initiatives to support local women. It welcomes female guests who want to learn more about Zonta programs, w …

We are a group of retired Ottawans that enjoy walking the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River trails between the limits of Hogs Back, Sussex and Parliament Hill. We take cafe breaks anywhere in the Market area, Elgin or Bank Streets.

Happy New Year Ladies! Welcome to WomenzWhirl Ottawa, a social networking community for women. Women love to socialize, collaborate, and support each other, and WomenzWhirl provides exactly that for women.  Events organized would be great for the woman that loves to share, inspire, chitchat and make new friends; the woman that loves to read and acquire knowledge; the woman that loves to shop and budget; or the woman that is amazingly creative and want to connect with like-minded females. WomenzW …

Queer Women Ottawa is a social group for lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, curious, allied, and alternative lifestyle transgender and cisgender women. We welcome women of all age groups, lifestyles, marital statuses, race, etc – in short we welcome women from all walks of life, and the more the merrier. We host events in Ottawa (Ontario) on a regular basis and we encourage all queer or queer-friendly women to attend. Our events are a platform to building friendships, a network, and possibly find tha …

Welcome to WomenzWhirl Entrepreneurs Ottawa; a business and social networking community for women. The objective is to provide women entrepreneurs/professionals with the opportunity to present their stories, business, products, services, talents and skills in a supportive environment; while networking and socializing.  Topics will be fairly broad covering a range of discussions. WomenzWhirl Entrepreneurs Ottawa is waiting to come alive with amazing women such as yourselves who are ready to estab …

Welcome Ladies! The goal of this group is to create a space where young women of Ottawa can meet each other, mix and mingle with other liked minded females, have some girl laughs, make new friends, socialize and network. We will have social networking mixers while munching on some delicious food and having a blast!! This will take place once a month. We can also have regular events depending and based on your interests, suggestions and involvement. So come out; mingle and have fun while making s …

A group for women looking for like-minded travel companions. We'll get together and identify exciting destinations, do the planning, then, because we're Canadian, we'll "take off, eh?" . Some destinations on my list: New Zealand, France, Scotland.

GIRL GONE INTERNATIONAL AT A GLANCE Global. Lifestyle. Online. Magazine. Community. Events. www.girlgoneinternational.com - check it out, join the global community for free, read our gorgeous glossy free online magazine written for, about by girls living abroad all over the world. Hailley and Kristina are Ottawa's Community Managers. The group is for young women in their 20s and 30s living 'abroad' in Ottawa, girls who love to travel or recently returning from time overseas. Join the Ottawa GGI …

This is a group for young (20-30ish) married or committed women with or without kids looking to expand their social circle to include other women who are committed to a partner or family but still like to have a good time doing a variety of things. Relationships and motherhood tend to take up a lot of time and as a result, our social life suffers. Much of my social circle are either single or without children and I thought this would be a great way to meet women who are at the same time in their …

This group is about making new girlfriends, enjoying good food and drink and exploring Ottawa in the company of some great ladies! It is both for newcomers and those who have been in Ottawa a while. It is specifically geared towards women who are between 25-35 years old, down-to-earth, friendly and professionals or students. Anyone who fits this description is encouraged to join. We hope to provide a supportive, drama-free environment for women to socialize in, enjoy the city and forge new frien …

Film screening of A Walk to Beautiful. Engel Entertainment's 1 hour, award-wining feature documentary tells the stories of 5 Ethiopian women who suffer from devastating childbirth injuries and embark on a journey to regain their health and reclaim their lost dignity. Join them as they make the choice to take the long and arduous journey to the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in search of a cure and a new life. Admission is free: http://www.eventbrite.ca/event/5937393905 The Hub 71 Bank street, 6th …

The Heart Link Network® is the premier networking organization for women with over 200 chapters worldwide. The Heart Link Network event format is based on years of psychology research of the female endocrine system. At our fun and professional networking events, we enjoy a light meal (included), connect, collaborate, and listen as each woman has 3 minutes in the spotlight. Only $20 to attend. No membership fee required. Only one woman may represent a company or professional industry, so please r …

A Femfessional is a savvy business woman characterized as positive, open-minded, driven, professional, ambitious and desirous of forming strong strategic connections with similar minded professional women to benefit each other personally and professionally and to benefit their community. Not only is she motivated to succeed, she is passionate about the success of others around her. A Femfessional is giving of herself and more than willing to help when she is needed. She wants to make an impact i …