The ice-breaking question: Uuksulainen is Finnish and pronounced as “Ook • Soo • Lay • Nin”. When not exploring one of Ottawa's many beautiful trails or flexing his cerebrum at pub trivia, you’ll probably find Kiefer on the beat of his next piece covering the fun, funky, and fascinating stories of Canada’s Capital. Drink Cronk.
Perth’s Amy Millar saddles up for her second Olympic Games atop her equine partner, Truman. The duo looks to improve upon her fourth-place finish in Rio 2016 and further solidify the Millar family’s Olympic legacy.
After netting an alternate spot on the Tokyo 2020 water polo squad, veteran goalkeeper, Jessica Gaudreault, knew Paris 2024 would be different.
Carleton University engineering graduate, Yazan Al-Bawwab, carries the hopes and dreams of a nation on his shoulders. The former Raven will proudly fly the Palestinian flag in his return to the Olympic Games.
Julie Brousseau makes her Olympic debut in Paris. Perhaps it was destiny—after all, you can’t spell “Brousseau” without “eau”—the French word for water.
Sadie Bean’s Ice Creams serves up frozen treats that are anything but vanilla. Launched in 2021, the eccentric small-batch ice creams and vegan sorbets are the handiwork of Tim Alleway, owner/operator of Sadie Bean’s Ice Creams, who doubles as a chef at Ten Toes Coffee House.
The Mayfair Theatre reopens the doors to The Room with two late-night screenings on September 16 and October 7.
Dunrobin’s Hannah Schmidt bursts onto the ski cross circuit in 2018 and will be vying for a top spot in her Olympic debut.
The designation of “Olympian” was long overdue for Katherine Stewart-Jones, a cross-country skier raised in Chelsea, Quebec. A devastating concussion dashed her Olympic dreams in the months preceding Pyeongchang 2018. Stewart-Jones arrives in Beijing fully recovered and in top form.
Make no bones about it, two-time Olympic skeleton slider, Mirela “Mimi” Rahneva, is dead-set on success in Beijing.
