Each year, Toy Mountain provide toys to over 25,000 children, and this year, our goal is to leave no child in Ottawa without a gift to open on Christmas morning.
CTV and Move100 are partnering with the Salvation Army to continue the proud tradition bringing smiles to children’s faces. It’s the 28th Toy Mountain in Ottawa.
The Salvation Army’s Glenn van Gulik spoke with CTV News at Toy Mountains’ kickoff event at the St. Laurent Shopping Centre on Monday about the need and the importance of donating to Toy Mountain.
“It is incredibly important. We’ve seen so many families struggling especially over these past few years but even this past year, we’ve seen families having to avail themselves of food banks more often, some for the very first time,” he said.
“We know there are going to have even more children that are going to be struggling and are going to need support from the community.”
Bands, DJ’s an orchestra and Santa were on hand at the to celebrate the start of the 2024 Toy Mountain campaign.
“You can come to one of our dealerships, we have a location in Kanata and a location on Bank Street and you can bring an unwrapped gift to our showrooms,” said David Bessuille, general manager for Donnelly Kia and Donnelly Misubishi.
“This is the season of giving and that’s what Toy Mountain is all about.”
You can simply make an online donation, or you may donate a new, unwrapped toy at one of our drop-off locations and you will help make this Christmas a special one for girls and boys in need across the community.
Top toy suggestions include activity sets, Disney princesses, board games, books, sports equipment and more. Toy Mountain is typically short on toys for babies and children (boys and girls) between the ages of 1-2 and 8-12. Donations for these age groups are especially appreciated.
You can find a full list of recommended toys here.
How to donate:
For groups or business organization:
- Lead an At Work Santa program in your office. Gather your co-workers and simply collect new unwrapped toys as a group! Register here to receive your At Work Santa poster.
If you need toys for your children, please call 2-1-1.
They will be able to direct you to one of the city’s Community Resource Centres or they can tell you the best place for you to register as there are many organizations that will register on your behalf.
Here is a full list of the locations where toys can be dropped off:
Access Storage 2221 Gladwin Crescent, Ottawa Mon-Fri 8:00AM-10:00PM / Sat 9:00AM-7:00PM / Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Access Storage 3169 Hawthorne Road, Ottawa Mon-Fri 8:00AM-10:00PM / Sat 9:00AM-7:00PM / Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Access Storage 380 Vantage Drive, Orleans Mon-Fri 8:00AM-10:00PM / Sat 9:00AM-7:00PM / Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Access Storage 126 Willowlea Road, Carp Mon-Fri 8:00AM-10:00PM / Sat 9:00AM-7:00PM / Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Access Storage 174 Cleopatra Drive, Nepean Mon-Fri 8:00AM-10:00PM / Sat 9:00AM-7:00PM / Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Access Storage 1125 Parisien Street, Gloucester Mon-Fri 8:00AM-10:00PM / Sat 9:00AM-7:00PM / Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Access Storage 56 Bongard Avenue, Nepearn Mon-Fri 8:00AM-10:00PM / Sat 9:00AM-7:00PM / Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Access Storage 415 Legget Dr, Kanata Mon-Fri 8:00AM-10:00PM / Sat 9:00AM-7:00PM / Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Access Storage 3600 Uplands Dr, Ottawa Mon-Fri 8:00AM-10:00PM / Sat 9:00AM-7:00PM / Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Bayshore Shopping Centre 100 Bayshore Drive (3rd Floor by The Bay), Ottawa Mon-Sat 9:00AM-9:00PM / Sun 10:00AM-6:00PM
Boyd Moving & Storage 1255 Humber Place (at reception), Ottawa Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:00PM / Sat-Sun closed
Best Buy C2 2020 Mer Bleue Road, Orleans Mon-Sat 11:00AM-7:00PM / Sun 11:00AM-6:00PM Best Buy A2 3161 Greenbank Rd , Ottawa Mon-Sat 11:00AM-7:00PM / Sun 11:00AM-6:00PM
Best Buy 1701 Merivale Road, Ottawa Mon-Sat 11:00AM-7:00PM / Sun 11:00AM-6:00PM
Best Buy 380 Coventry Road, Ottawa Mon-Sat 11:00AM-7:00PM / Sun 11:00AM-6:00PM
Best Buy 745 Kanata Avenue, Kanata Mon-Sat 11:00AM-7:00PM / Sun 11:00AM-6:00PM
Carlingwood Shopping Centre 2121 Carling Ave, Ottawa (near Entrance 5) Mon-Fri 10:00AM-8:00PM / Sat 9:30AM-6PM / Sun 11:00AM-5:00PM
Davidson Hearing Aid Centres 1399 Bank St, Ottawa Mon-Thurs 8:00AM-12:00PM, 1:00PM-6:00PM / Fri 8:00AM – 12:00PM, 1:00PM-5: 00PM / Sat-Sun Closed
Davidson Hearing Aid Centres 1437 Ogilvie Rd, Ottawa Mon-Fri 9:00AM-12:00PM, 1:00PM-5:00PM / Sat-Sun Closed
Davidson Hearing Aid Centres 111B Sherwood Dr, Ottawa Mon-Fri 8:00AM-12:00PM, 1:00PM-4:00PM / Sat-Sun Closed
Davidson Hearing Aid Centres 665 River Rd #109, Ottawa Mon-Fri 9:00AM-12:00PM, 1:00PM-5:00PM / Sat-Sun Closed
Davidson Hearing Aid Centres 2006 Robertson Rd, Nepean (suite 1) Mon-Fri 9:00AM-12:00PM, 1:00PM-5:00PM / Sat-Sun Closed
Donnelly KIA 490 Terry Fox Dr, Ottawa Mon-Thu 7:00AM-8:00PM / Fri 7:00AM-6:00PM / Sat 8:30AM-5:00PM
Donnelly Mitsubishi 492 Terry Fox Dr, Ottawa Mon-Thu 7:00AM-8:00PM / Fri 7:00AM-6:00PM / Sat 8:30AM-5:00PM
Donnelly Ford 2496 Bank St, Ottawa Mon-Thu 8:30AM-8:00PM / Fri 8:30AM-6:00PM / Sat 8:30AM-5:00PM
Frontline Credit Union 417 Hazeldean Road, Kanata Mon-Fri 9:30AM-4:30PM
Frontline Credit Union 365 Richmond Road, Ottawa Mon-Fri 9:30AM-4:30PM
Morguard Property 350 Sparks Office, Ottawa, ON K1R 0A4 Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Morguard Property 365 March Rd, Kanata, ON K2K 3N5 Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Morguard Property 3199 Palladium Dr, Stittsville, ON K2S 1B9 Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Morguard Property 280 Slater St., Ottawa, ON K1P 1C2 Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Morguard Property 181 Queen St, Ottawa, ON K1P 1K9 Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Morguard Property 155 Queen St, Ottawa, ON K1P 6L1 Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Morguard Property 131 Queen St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5B6 Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Morguard Property 99 Metcalfe St, Ottawa, ON Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Morguard Property 1101 Prince of Wales Dr, Ottawa, ON K2C 3W7 Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Morguard Property 955 Green Valley Crescent, Ottawa, ON K2C 3V4 Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Morguard Property 1400 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON K1K 4H4 Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Morguard Property 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4 Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Morguard Property 365 Laurier Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5K2 Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Morguard Property 333 Laurier Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1C1 Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Morguard Property 59 Camelot Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2G 5W6 Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Morguard Property 300 Slater Street, Ottawa Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Place D’Orleans 110 Place d’Orléans Dr Mon-Wed 9:30AM-7:00PM / Thu-Fri 9:30AM-8:00PM / Sat 9:30AM-7:00PM / Sun 11:00AM-5:00PM — Extended holiday hours (Dec 2-31) Mon-Sat 9:30AM – 8: 00PM / Sun 11:00AM-5:00PM
S&R Mechanical 250 Vanguard Dr, Orléans Mon-Thurs 7:00AM-5:00PM / Fri 7:00AM-2:30PM
St. Laurent Shopping Centre 1200 St. Laurent Blvd (near Entrance 3) Mon-Sat 9:30AM-9:00PM / Sun 11:00AM-5:00PM
Walmart – Trainyards 450 Terminal Ave, Ottawa Mon-Sun 7:00AM-10:00PM
Walmart – Orleans 3900 Innes Rd., Orleans Mon-Sun 7:00AM-10:00PM
Walmart – Barrhaven 3651 Strandherd Dr, Barrhaven Mon-Sun 7:00AM-10:00PM
Walmart – Bank St. 2210 Bank St, Ottawa Mon-Sun 7:00AM-10:00PM
Walmart – Gloucester 1980 Ogilvie Rd, Gloucester Mon-Sun 7:00AM-10:00PM
Walmart – Billings Bridge 2277 Riverside Dr, Ottawa Mon-Sun 7:00AM-10:00PM
Drop Off Location 323 Coventry Rd, Ottawa Mon-Fri 8:00AM-9:00PM / Sat-Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Drop Off Location 27 Auriga Dr, Ottawa Mon-Fri 8:00AM-9:00PM / Sat-Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Drop Off Location 4338 Innes Rd, Orleans Mon-Fri 8:00AM-9:00PM / Sat-Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Drop Off Location 2420 Bank St, Ottawa Mon-Fri 8:00AM-9:00PM / Sat-Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Drop Off Location 1-1830 Walkley Rd, Ottawa Mon-Fri 8:00AM-9:00PM / Sat-Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Drop Off Location 110 Didsbury Rd, Kanata Mon-Fri 8:00AM-9:00PM / Sat-Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Drop Off Location 1554 Carling Ave, Ottawa Mon-Fri 8:00AM-9:00PM / Sat-Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Drop Off Location 300 Greenbank Rd, Nepean Mon-Fri 8:00AM-9:00PM / Sat-Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Drop Off Location 2583 Carling Ave, Ottawa Mon-Fri 8:00AM-9:00PM / Sat-Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Drop Off Location 851 Industrial Ave, Ottawa Mon-Fri 8:00AM-9:00PM / Sat-Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM
Drop Off Location 1000 McGarry Terr, Ottawa Mon-Fri 8:00AM-9:00PM / Sat-Sun 9:00AM-6:00PM