A new organization is striving to make Halloween as accessible as possible

Halloween is just around the corner, but trick-or-treating can have many barriers to access. That’s why a new organization called Treat Accessibly began, to make the holiday more accessible. Founder Rich Padulo realized his trick-or-treat setup wasn’t accessible to a child in his neighbourhood who uses a wheelchair. After surveying his neighbourhood, he realized many homes […]

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Update: Trick-or-treating not encouraged in the capital this Halloween

The beloved spooky autumn celebration of Halloween will look different this year. On October 14th, Ottawa’s top doctor, Vera Etches, encouraged people not to trick-or-treat for Halloween 2020. She mentioned that candy bowls are high risk in the transmission of COVID-19. However, that doesn’t mean you and your kids can’t dress up and collect candy within your […]

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