Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa PCSO

10/12/2026

Survivors, partners, families, friends. You’re the reason no one here walks this alone. Happy Thanksgiving.

10/12/2026

Curl For Hope is back and there are only a few spots left! 🥌💙
The 4th Annual Bonspiel hits the Carleton Heights Curling Club on Sat, Nov 14 and every rock supports local men and families facing prostate cancer.
To register, visit: https://carleton-heights.curling.io/en/events/ShYkSQEOaeg
If you have questions, feel free to email: [email protected]

10/09/2026

Remembering a great day at the PSA clinic, helping save men’s lives together.

10/06/2026

Great day in Arnprior! We recently took part in the Arnprior Seniors Information & Active Living Fair. We met people from local organizations across the region, including the Older Adult Centres' Association of Ontario, which PCSO is proud to belong to.
We also connected with the Renfrew County Virtual Triage & Assessment Centre, and they offer something worth sharing: if you don't have a family doctor and want a PSA blood test, you can contact them for help getting one.
Thanks for having us out!

10/05/2026

We are excited to be joining Ottawa Race Weekend again in 2027!

🏃‍♂️ RUN WITH PCFC IN 2027!

After an incredible 2026, The PCFC Race Team is growing—and we want YOU to be part of it!

Last year, our amazing runners raised more than $36,000 across the BMO Vancouver Marathon and Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, helping support the fight against prostate cancer across Canada. Now, we’re setting our sights even higher for 2027. 💪

Join Team PCFC and run with us at one of two incredible race weekends:

📍 BMO Vancouver Marathon — May 2, 2027
🔗 https://bmovanmarathon.ca/register

📍 Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend — May 29–30, 2027
🔗 https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/pcfc-ottawa-2027

Whether you’re chasing a personal best, taking on your first race, or simply looking for a meaningful reason to run, run with PCFC and help us go further in the fight against prostate cancer.

10/05/2026

Join us at the Kanata Seniors Council Health Fair! PCSO will be at the Kanata Seniors Centre on Saturday, October 19. Stop by our booth to talk about prostate cancer or just say hello. You can talk with people who have been through prostate cancer themselves and ask any questions you may have. The fair also offers free screenings and information on heart health, medication safety, mental health, keeping fit, and more. The blood pressure, foot care, and hearing clinics need an appointment, you can call 613-580-2980 to book. Bring a friend, your partner, or anyone who should be thinking about their health. We hope to see you there!

10/03/2026

For Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa, the support goes beyond the patient. Behind a man facing prostate cancer, there's usually someone beside him: a wife or partner, a son or daughter, a close friend. They're part of this journey too, and they need support as much as anyone. That's why our social drop-ins, BBQs, and community events are open to the whole family. Partners come to listen, to share, and to connect with others who understand exactly what they're living with.
Nobody should have to face this alone, whether they're the one with the diagnosis or the one holding his hand. Come join us. Bring the people who matter most.

10/02/2026

Join us for our October PCSO meeting on Thursday, October 15, at 6:00 p.m. at the Ottawa Cancer Foundation's Maplesoft-Jones Centre. Our guest speaker is Alisha Oliver, a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist at the Ottawa Cancer and Lymphatics Centre. She'll talk about pelvic floor recovery during and after prostate cancer treatment, a topic a lot of men have questions about and not many get to ask.
- To attend in person, please email '[email protected]' and ensure that you include the number of attendees in your party.
- To attend virtually by Zoom, please visit: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/L950f3EhQ_W7ZU3ni38xIg #/registration

10/02/2026

What a way to close out the season! 🚣‍♂️🥇
On Saturday, September 12, the Great Big C dragon boat team was back on the Mississippi River for the Carleton Place Dragon Boat Festival. The weather was perfect, and the results were even better: Great Big C took home gold, as winners of the Men's Cancer Cup. Every paddler on this team is a cancer survivor.

Each year the team gets stronger and the bond among them grows deeper. All boats came to the docks again this year for the Flower Ceremony. This moving ceremony and tribute to all those living with the disease is an uplifting experience for all paddlers and demonstrates that there is life after a diagnosis.

PCSO is proud to stand behind Great Big C. Congratulations on a golden finish!

09/25/2026

Years after his 33 rounds of radiation and surgery, Al Carl is living proof that prostate cancer is survivable.