pamela Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 A local paper called the Ottawa Xpress called me for an interview about the National Capital Vegetarian Association a week or two ago, and the story is in their current issue. Check it out: http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/food/food.aspx?iIDArticle=13194 Here's the first few paragraphs. Dishing out the cure for cancerJen Lahey New organization promotes the benefits of becoming a herbivore The seemingly never-ending quest for better health is all wrapped up in what we dish out - and what we don't - at mealtime, say the founders of a new Ottawa organization. The National Capital Vegetarian Association (NCVA) is the first group of its kind in Ottawa, and although Ottawa has had a grassroots vegetarian and vegan movement for years, nothing formal existed to link those members of the community who eschew meat and other animal products, says Pamela Eadie, the president of the NCVA's board of directors. "We needed something to tie together the various vegetarian groups in Ottawa. We are the nation's capital, and we see what's going on in Toronto - they've got a very strong vegetarian association. And in Ottawa we had some meet-ups and a few little things, but nothing that was overarching, and nothing that really included reaching out to the public," says Eadie. Activities for vegetarians, such as informal potlucks and other social events, have been organized before, but Ottawa is just now catching up to cities such as Toronto and Vancouver, where vegetarian associations have been thriving for years. Mark Faul, the executive director and founder of the NCVA, says Ottawa vegetarians and vegans have responded enthusiastically to the new organization, which was cooked up about a year ago, noting that 40 people came out to the group's most recent vegan meal event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Good job Pamela. High five for getting the word out there. " title="Applause" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 That is awesome, great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted October 13, 2007 Author Share Posted October 13, 2007 Thanks guys! The writer told me she's a vegan, so that's always helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offense74 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Good job pamela! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veganitaliana Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Way to go Pamela! And just a few miles from me too I love good news. Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 Way to go Pamela! And just a few miles from me too I love good news. Ciao If you're so close, then why aren't you coming out to the vegan potlucks we have here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veganitaliana Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Way to go Pamela! And just a few miles from me too I love good news. Ciao If you're so close, then why aren't you coming out to the vegan potlucks we have here? No I was joking, I'm in Québec city. I wish I could join you. We do have some hookups here with francophones, but not as often as I would like. If you're ever in this area I would love for you to look me up. Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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