The Owl Cafe and Meeting Place

10/15/2026

💙💜 Today is Light It Up! for National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)!

The Owl Café will be lit up in blue and purple, joining locations throughout the city to shine a light on disability inclusion in the workplace!

Our Employment team has worked hard preparing, spreading the word and bringing communities on board. Thank you to our team and everyone joining in for helping this message shine brighter!

At Y’s Owl Maclure, we celebrate the skills, talents and contributions people with disabilities bring to workplaces and our communities. Together, we can remove barriers and create meaningful employment opportunities where everyone can contribute and succeed.

☕ Come by The Owl Café and help us celebrate! Keep an eye out for blue and purple across the city tonight, and stay tuned for more highlights today and throughout the rest of the month!

10/09/2026

🎥 One Thing You Won’t Find on My Résumé

Meet Kelly, she is a dedicated and hardworking employee at Walmart for 20 years! 👏

As part of the NDEAM 2026 social media challenge, Kelly shares one strength she brings to the workplace that you won’t find on her résumé.

Watch Kelly’s video, then join the challenge by sharing a strength you bring to your workplace!

10/09/2026

🎥 One Thing You Won’t Find on My Résumé

Meet Kelly, she is a dedicated and hard working employee at Walmart for 20 years! 👏

As part of the NDEAM 2026 social media challenge, Kelly shares one strength she brings to the workplace that you won’t find on her résumé.

Watch Kelly’s video, then join the challenge by sharing a strength you bring to your workplace!

10/04/2026

Retaining skilled employees starts with creating a workplace where they can continue to contribute and grow.

Employees who have a disability experience 72% higher retention, helping businesses keep valuable skills and knowledge in-house. That matters when employee turnover can cost Canadian businesses 1.5–2.5 times an employee’s annual salary (Statistics Canada; CHRA).

Disability disclosure and accommodation can play an important role in that retention strategy.

Join ODEN on October 8th for Supporting Disclosure, Building Confidence: Creating Inclusive Workplaces Through Accommodation.

Led by Jenny Hope, Director, Development and Capacity Building at ODEN, this NDEAM webinar will give business leaders, HR professionals and managers practical guidance to:

Navigate disability disclosure and accommodation

Support clear and open communication

Build disability confidence across their teams

Support employee retention, productivity and performance

You’ve invested in finding skilled talent. Learn how disability inclusive practices can help you keep it.

Details: October 8th, 2026 at 1:00PM ET, Online

Register Today: https://ontariodisabilityemploymentnetwork15.wildapricot.org/event-6824855



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A purple graphic for ODEN’s webinar, “Supporting Disclosure, Building Confidence: Creating Inclusive Workplaces Through Accommodation.” A black-and-white photo shows three colleagues seated closely together in a modern office. A woman on the left and a man in the centre hold and review a document while a woman on the right looks on. All three are smiling and engaged in conversation, suggesting a collaborative workplace discussion. Event details: October 8, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET, online. The ODEN logo appears at the top and “Register Today” at the bottom.

10/03/2026

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! 💜💙

People with disabilities bring valuable skills, experience and perspectives to the workplace. Inclusive hiring starts with recognizing that talent and removing barriers to employment.

At Y’s Owl Maclure, our individualized supports and services help people pursue their employment goals and support employers in building inclusive workplaces.

We’ll also be joining communities across Canada for Light It Up! on October 15, raising awareness of disability-inclusive employment.

09/29/2026

A trip to the mall can also be a chance to practise using OC Transpo. 🚌

Finding the right route, checking stops, boarding, and knowing when to get off are all part of learning to navigate the transit system. Each trip offers a chance to practise and build confidence.

09/25/2026

We finally get to share our new video, and the timing feels especially meaningful to us. ❤️☕️❤️☕️

It captures so much of what makes Y’s Owl Maclure special: the people, the connections, the way we lift each other up and celebrate everyone’s accomplishments, and the sense of community that runs through everything we do, including at The Owl Café.

Many people will recognize Dan, who appears throughout the video. Over the years, we’ve come to know his kindness, perseverance and strength of character. Dan, we hope you and your family enjoy seeing you in this video. We’re all cheering you on! 💚

Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make this video possible. You brought the spirit and energy of Y’s Owl Maclure to the screen.

A very special thank you to LOQUITH MEDIA for bringing our story to life and highlighting the people, passion and purpose at the heart of our organization. You did an incredible job!

For video and media services, contact [email protected].

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

09/24/2026

We’re pleased to be collaborating with OCTC to help advance disability inclusion and inclusive employment opportunities in Ottawa.

Building stronger, more inclusive workplaces takes collaboration. We look forward to working together to connect employers with local talent and support more inclusive employment opportunities.

Thank you to Ontario Corporate Training Centrefor welcoming Y’s Owl Maclure Co-operative Centre Inc. as a collaborator. We’re excited about what we can accomplish together!

We are pleased to announce Y's Owl Maclure Co-operative Centre Inc. as our new collaborator in driving disability inclusion and accessibility in Ottawa. Their collaboration ensures we can offer sustained, long-term support, connecting engaged employers with local talent. Together, we’re striving to build workplaces that are both diverse and inclusive.

OCTC is enthusiastic about having Y’s Owl Maclure with us on this journey! Drop by and learn more at the The Owl Cafe and Meeting Place !

09/23/2026

What a wonderful day at The Owl Café! 🌳

The free tree giveaway with Ecology Ottawa was a great success. Thank you to the volunteers who helped make it happen and to everyone who stopped by. It was lovely to meet so many new faces, and we look forward to seeing you again!

A big thank you to Phillipa and Lillian from Ecology Ottawa for bringing this event to the community. If you didn’t get a chance to stop in, we hope to host another one in the future. 🌱🌳

https://www.ecologyottawa.ca/