Bear Frolic – Save the Date
December 5, 2024
Bear Frolic returns to the ByWard Market for a fun-filled weekend on March 28-30, 2025.
Bear News
2022 Teddy Bear Picnic a Success!
July 28, 2022
The 2022 Teddy Bear Picnic was a smashing success!
20+ bears enjoyed some quality BBQ food, lawn games and great conversation.
Weekly Bear Social is Back!
June 21, 2022
Meet up with your fellow bears for a cocktail and conversation at T’s Pub (323 Somerset St W) every Sunday from 3:30pm to 5:30pm.
Love Bears at the Pump
March 15, 2022
The Ottawa Bears met up for a valentine supper at the Lieutenant’s Pump where they shared good food, great conversation and best of all, Bear Hugs!
Bears at the Art Gallery
October 14, 2021
On October 28 the Ottawa Bears hosted their first in-person event in the form of a socially distanced visit to the National Gallery of Canada.
A Virtually Amazing Fundraiser
December 14, 2020
On December 5th the Ottawa Bears hosted their first ever virtual fundraiser for Northern Lights Refuge and netted a whopping $2,311 for the charity.
$3K for Capital Rainbow Refuge!
July 25, 2020
Mr Ottawa Bear 2020 raised $3,000 for Capital Rainbow Refuge. Thanks go to everyone who attended for their generous donations.
New Chairbear Appointed
July 23, 2020
Adam has been appointed as new Chairbear of the Ottawa Bears until a general meeting can be safely held to elect a new board. Welcome Adam!
Discord Chat Gets Popular
June 23, 2020
The Ottawa Bears enjoy a fun and campy video chat twice a week.
Video Chat Discord Tutorial
June 17, 2020
Our weekly (Sunday @3:30pm) video chats has now moved over to Discord. Read on for a simple guide on how to get connected and join us.
Suspending Activities
March 16, 2020
As much as it pains us to do this we have decided to suspend all upcoming activities until further notice in the face of mounting
Thank you Pedro!
January 31, 2020
As Pedro ends his year as Mr Ottawa Bear and passes on his sash to Dori, we at the Ottawa Bears would like to take
Congratulations Dori!
January 27, 2020
In what has already been called the hottest bear competition Ottawa has ever seen, Dori has been chosen as the new Mr Ottawa Bear for 2020.
Bag-a-Bear Silent Auction
January 23, 2020
Here are the three hunky bears that are going to be auctioned off for a dinner date, along with a $100 gift card to La
Welcome Judge Steven
December 20, 2019
Please join us in welcoming Steven from Kingston to our Mr Ottawa Bear team as one of our judges for this year’s competition!
MOB Promotion in Toronto
December 15, 2019
Two Mr Ottawa Bear title holders, Pedro (current) and Adam (2017) spearheaded a club invasion to the Toronto bears to promote the upcoming Mr Ottawa
Bearish Holiday Cheer
December 15, 2019
The Ottawa Bears enjoyed some good food and good friendship at the yearly holiday supper at Tucker’s Marketplace. A great time was had by all
Welcome Judge Frankie
November 26, 2019
Please welcome our third and final judge for the Mr Ottawa Bear competition: Frankie.
Welcome Competitor Benoit
November 25, 2019
I hope you will all join us in welcoming Benoit as a new competitor for the Mr Ottawa Bear competition. Benoit is a 39 year
Welcome Competitor Dori
November 24, 2019
Please join us in welcoming Dori from Syria to our great lineup of competitors for this year’s Mr Ottawa Bear competition.
Welcome Competitor Blue
November 24, 2019
Please welcome Blue to our competitor lineup for Mr Ottawa Bear 2020! Blue is a 56 year old, pocket bear originally from Toronto who now