I’m a Laird

The IMALAIRD Photography Team travelled to Montreal to attend the Series Canadienne Sled Hockey Tournament during the weekend of Friday, March 20th through Sunday, March 22nd, 2026.

We follow Team Atlantic as we have a great friend that plays on the Team. When ever the Team is “Near By” we try to attend the games and cheer him on.

We did a Team photo picture after the tournament. The Team is fun and inspiring to watch! Thanks for letting us hang out with you all weekend.

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Team Atlantic – Montreal, Quebec – March 22, 2026

The IMALAIRD Photography Team travelled to Montreal to attend the Series Canadienne Sled Hockey Tournament.

We follow Team Atlantic as we have a great friend that plays on the Team. When ever the Team is “Near By” we try to attend the games and cheer him on.

The following pictures were taken on Sunday morning, March 22nd, 2026 during the Team Atlantic vs Team Manitoba Bronze Medal game.

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The IMALAIRD Photography Team travelled to Montreal to attend the Series Canadienne Sled Hockey Tournament.

We follow Team Atlantic as we have a great friend that plays on the Team. When ever the Team is “Near By” we try to attend the games and cheer him on.

The following pictures were taken on Saturday Afternoon, March 21st, 2026 during the Team Atlantic vs Team Ontario game.

Click on the first picture to get the enlarged version and then you can scroll through the gallery using the arrows.

The IMALAIRD Photography Team travelled to Montreal to attend the Series Canadienne Sled Hockey Tournament.

We follow Team Atlantic as we have a great friend that plays on the Team. When ever the Team is “Near By” we try to attend the games and cheer him on.

The following pictures were taken on Saturday Morning, March 21st, 2026 during the Team Atlantic vs Team Manitoba game.

Click on the first picture to get the enlarged version and then you can scroll through the gallery using the arrows.

The IMALAIRD Photography Team travelled to Montreal to attend the Series Canadienne Sled Hockey Tournament.

We follow Team Atlantic as we have a great friend that plays on the Team. When ever the Team is “Near By” we try to attend the games and cheer him on.

The following pictures were taken on Friday, March 20th, 2026 during the Team Atlantic vs Team Quebec game.

Click on the first picture to get the enlarged version and then you can scroll through the gallery using the arrows.

The Kichi Sibi Woods near the Ottawa River have bears in them — but don’t worry, they’re not real. They’re actually snow sculptures.

For almost ten years, a local artist named Maggie Glossop has been making these cute snow bears along the Kichi Sibi Winter Trail, which is a popular spot for cross‑country skiers in Ottawa.

Some of the bears sit on tree stumps, while others are placed higher up in trees or even on benches.

This year, there are 15 bears in total. Glossop says that for some people on the trail, finding all the bears has become like a fun treasure hunt.

She’s made so many of them that people now call her the “Bear Lady.”

Glossop is 78 and lives close by. She spends a lot of time in the woods building new bears, fixing up old ones, feeding birds, and just enjoying nature.

A bunch of us from two different groups — The Ottawa Virtual Conquerors Walking Group and The Ottawa Shutterbugs — did a 5 km walk together to see the bears and take photos of them.

Valentines Day parkrun

parkrun is a free, community event where you can walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. parkrun is 5k and takes place every Saturday morning.

parkrun is positive, welcoming and inclusive, there is no time limit and no one finishes last. Everyone is welcome to come along.

I have been doing the parkrun for a couple of years now as part of my physiotherapy to rebuild my muscles that were affected by my autoimmune disease.

The good folks at the Orleans parkrun have made me their official volunteer photographer. I get credit for volunteering and I get credit for participating in the actual parkrun.

The Imalaird Photography Team travelled to London, Ontario to a Sledge Hockey Tournament to photography TEAM ATLANTIC from the Maritimes

One of the players on the team is one of our former daycare kids and we try to support the team when ever we can.

The following pictures are from Sunday morning – Game 4. The game was played in the main rink at the arena. Access was great again, but the glass was very dirty with marks from all the puck play.

The Imalaird Photography Team travelled to London, Ontario to a Sledge Hockey Tournament to photography TEAM ATLANTIC from the Maritimes

One of the players on the team is one of our former daycare kids and we try to support the team when ever we can.

The following pictures are from Saturday afternoon – Game 3. The game was played in one of the smaller rinks at the arena. Thankfully, we got access to the glass at the ice level and the glass was nice and clean in this rink.

The Imalaird Photography Team travelled to London, Ontario to a Sledge Hockey Tournament to photography TEAM ATLANTIC from the Maritimes

One of the players on the team is one of our former daycare kids and we try to support the team when ever we can.

The following pictures are from Saturday morning – Game 2. The game was played in the main rink at the arena. Thankfully, access to the glass was much better, but unfortunately, the glass was very dirty with black puck marks – finding an open clear spot was the challenge.