Seasonal Activities
This section lists activities that span the whole of (or a large part of) a season, often due to the activities' connection with the outdoors and reliance on the weather.
Listings in this section may include (amongst others) self-guided walking tours and guided walking tours, outdoor concerts and shows, sporting and recreational activities. The dates cited are for summer 2009 to spring 2010, though we assume that some of these activities will be available the following year, between approximately the same dates.
Spring
Alcatel-Lucent Sunday Bike Days
View the Rock Sculptures at Remic Rapids Park
Borrow a Bike from La Maison du Vélo (The Bike House)
| Name: | Alcatel-Lucent Sunday Bikedays |
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| Location: | Various, see Description | |||
| Dates: | Sundays, from May 23 to September 5, 2010 | |||
| Times: | See Description | |||
| Description: | Get on your bike or put on your inline skates and enjoy over 50 km of fun!
Parkway closures: Westbound lanes of the Ottawa River Parkway from the Canadian War Museum to Carling Ave are closed from 9 am to 1 pm; Colonel By Drive from Laurier Bridge to Hogs Back Bridge is closed from 9 am to 1 pm; Rockcliffe Parkway from Aviation Parkway to St. Joseph Blvd. in Orleans is closed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; The Gatineau, Champlain and Fortune parkways in Gatineau Park are closed from 6 am to 11 am. These parkways cover challenging, hilly terrain. One section, to the north of Lac-Meech Road (parking lot P8), is ideal for families with young children and is closed for two additional hours, 6 am to 1 pm. |
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| Website: | www.capitaleducanada.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp ?cid=16297-16299-9970-9972&lang=1 |
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| Activity number: | 30002 |
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| Name: | Disc golf at Gardenway Park |
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| Location: | Gardenway Park, Des Conifers Crescent, Orleans (Behind Jeanne Sauvé Public School,1917 Gardenway Drive) |
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| Dates: | Baskets up until fall |
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| Description: |
Try your hand at disc golf, a game similar to golf which uses a Frisbee™ instead of a ball and clubs. The object is to complete the “hole” (and land the Frisbee™ in the elevated metal basket) in the least number of throws. |
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| Website: |
For more information about disc golf, visit
http://www.pdga.com/introduction |
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| Activity number: | 30005A | |||
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| Name: | Disc golf at Mlacak Arena, Kanata |
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| Location: | Mlacak Arena, 2500 Campeau Promanade, Kanata | |||
| Dates: | Baskets up until fall |
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| Description: |
Try your hand at disc golf, a game similar to golf which uses a Frisbee™ instead of a ball and clubs. The object is to complete the “hole” (and land the Frisbee™ in the elevated metal basket) in the least number of throws. The Kanata disc golf site has a billboard which shows the different holes and explains the rules of the game. |
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| Website: |
For more information about disc golf, visit
http://www.pdga.com/introduction |
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| Activity number: | 30005B | |||
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| Name: | View the Rock Sculptures at Remic Rapids Park |
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| Location: | On the shore of the Ottawa River at Remic Rapids Park, east of the Champlain Bridge |
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| Dates: | From spring until ice and snow knock down the sculptures. | |||
| Description: |
View the spectacular rock sculptures created by local artist John Ceprano. |
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| Website: |
www.jfceprano.com/performanceartistsontherocks |
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| Activity number: | 30010 | |||
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