A Virtually Amazing Fundraiser

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.

Thank you Pedro!

MOB 2019 Pedro

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 a moment to thank him for all his hard work and dedication in promoting the Ottawa Bears over the past 12 months. As you can see in Pedro’s year in […]

Congratulations Dori!

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

MOB2020 Bag a Bear

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 Dolce Vita. Get your tickets to Mr Ottawa Bear 2020 for your chance to bid!

Welcome Judge Steven

Judge Steven

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

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 Bear 2020 competition. They were accompanied by Dori and Blue, two competitors in this year’s competition as well as several other Ottawa Bears members. All indications are that this year’s […]

Welcome Judge Frankie

Mr Ottawa Bear Judge Frank

Please welcome our third and final judge for the Mr Ottawa Bear competition: Frankie.

Welcome Competitor Benoit

Competitor Ben

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 old pocket bear who hails from Québec city where, as a young cub, he managed a gay bar for bears and leathermen. He moved to Ottawa five years ago where […]

Welcome Competitor Dori

Competitor Dori

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

Competitor Blue

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 makes Ottawa his home. He transitioned five years ago into being the man that he is today and was delighted to discover he was a bear and a bear lover! […]

Welcome Judge Eric

Mr Ottawa Bear Judge Eric

Please join us in welcoming Eric from Bears in Excess Toronto to our Mr Ottawa Bear team as one of our three judges for this year’s competition! Eric is 49 years old. Originally from Montreal, he lives with Christian, his husbear of 16 years, in Toronto. When not teaching English as a Second Language, he […]

Mr Ottawa Bear 2020

The Mr Ottawa Bear 2020 weekend has been announced and it promises to be the best one yet! Featuring bear events all over the city and an action-packed competition with some amazing live entertainment from local artists, silent auctions and a cash bar with all profits going to an amazing charity: Capital Rainbow Refuge.

New Mr Ottawa Bear Crowned

Congratulations to our new Mr Ottawa Bear, Pedro, on a spectacular performance during a fun-filled evening of music, dance and performances by local talent. Pedro will now join the Ottawa Bears committee in helping promote positive body image and camaraderie in the local, national and international bear community. Expect to see him from time to […]

MOB Proceeds Donated to Charity

As most of you already know this year’s Mr. Ottawa Bear was a resounding success and helped raise some much needed funds to help rescue LGBTQ+ refugees who are being persecuted, tortured and killed in countries where being gay is against the law and sometimes punishable by death. Northern Lights Refuge is the charity that […]

Mr Ottawa Bear 2018

Chris MOB 2018

Congratulations to the newly crowned Mr Ottawa Bear 2018: Chris!! Hats off to his two co-competitors, Pedro and Shawn who were brave enough to put it all out there for us. A heartfelt thank you to our three judges, David, Tim and Tony, and to Jason for a job well done as our MC as […]

Mr. Ottawa Bear 2017

Congratulations to Adam who is this year’s Mr. Ottawa Bear! With stunning performances by the Ottawa Gay Men’s Chorus, Boylesque and the Bytown Kings and featuring a surprise visit from our very own local bear celebrity Drake Jensen, the 2017 edition of the Mr. Ottawa Bear competition was a rousing success. To loud cheers of […]

MOB 2017 “Meet the Meat”

As a prelude to the Mr. Ottawa Bear 2017 competition, the official “Meet the Meat” event was held at Swizzles Bar and Grill where we were treated to some excellent “beareoke” singing and we got to meet our first contestant Adam. Check out some of the event pictures.

Mr Ottawa Bear 2016

Here is a photo taken during the 2016 Mr. Ottawa Bear competition. It features past club president Steve and past MOB title holders Steven and Wade. If anyone has additional photos of MOB 2016 they would like to share with the group, please get in contact with us.

Mr Ottawa Bear 2006

Check out some photos from Mr. Ottawa Bear 2006 where Ethan Jones was the new title holder.