Friday, November 13, 2020 | | | Stories from our community | | | | |  | | | | Here's a novel way to combat the anxiety of COVID-19: Why not take a llama for a stroll and feel the stress melt away?
Jock River Alpaca and Llama Farm in Richmond, Ont. offers the opportunity to take halter-trained llamas and alpacas for a walk, a boon to people who are looking for safe, soothing outdoor activities during the pandemic.
By the end, you'll be hugging your llama, not wanting to leave.
WATCH VIDEO. | | | | |  | | | | Have you ever done anything 940 days in a row? Andrea Ross has.⠀
After going through treatment for breast cancer, Andrea gained a newfound gratitude for the little joys in the everyday moments. She decided to put pen to paper and doodle something good that had happened the previous day.⠀
Andrea calls her daily doodle practice 'gruntling.' The steps to proper gruntling include noticing good throughout the day, replaying the good experience and how it felt and drawing a simple doodle to represent it.
Click here to see some of Andrea's drawings.
CBC Ottawa's Point of View section shares written experiences from our community. Email us with your story idea. | | | | | What's happening in November | | | | |  | | | | Digi60 Filmmakers' Festival is a space for new and emerging local filmmakers to share their work in a supportive environment and find opportunities for professional development.
Digi60 is looking for short films for their Community Screening that showcase a snapshot of Ottawa-Gatinueau, through the lens of diverse content creators, filmmakers, video and media artists.
FIND OUT MORE. | | | | |  | | | | Since March 2020, our community partner CreativeMornings Ottawa has moved their free monthly breakfast series online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coming up on Friday, Nov. 20, join the conversation with author and former CBC Ottawa journalist Waubgeshig Rice. Pulling a few key themes from his most recent novel, Moon of the Crusted Snow, Waubgeshig will encourage you to quiet your mind and think about a few areas you’re willing to shake things up. Click here to find out more and to reserve your spot. | | | | |  | | | | At 82, Donna Calcutt-Andrew is the star of her new Instagram page Cocktails with Grandma, which highlights her locally-sourced cocktail hour drinks. Listen to Donna on Ottawa Morning as she talks about how she's chasing away her pandemic blues, one sip at a time. | | | |  | | | | With the rising popularity of the game, and the release of the new Netflix hit, The Queen’s Gambit, chess seems to be having a moment. Local 17-year-old chess phenom Svitlana Demchenko talks to All in a Day's Alan Neal about what this moment means for the sport. | | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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