Club contact: VPRecrutement@hotmail.com
Club Info
We are a French-speaking club with approximately 50 members. The Canadian Capital Region includes the city of Ottawa, Ontario, and its sister city, Gatineau, Québec. We have a hosting capacity of 12-15. Our club was founded in 2001.
Area Info
Our region is located in the Ottawa valley and includes the Gatineau Hills on the Québec side.
Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is located on the West bank of the Ottawa River. The Rideau River and the Rideau Canal flow through the city. On the east bank of the Ottawa River sits the city of Gatineau. In the fall, the foliage of our maple trees is particularly attractive. Our many museums and government sites attract world travelers.
Canada celebrated 150 years as a country in 2017. Our national holiday, Canada Day, is on July 1st. Our National Arts Centre has a world-class symphony orchestra, a program of touring ballet companies, opera companies and theatre companies. Ottawa has a population of around 1 million people and Gatineau has a population of approximately 300,000. We are located around 2.5-3 hours from Montreal and 4.5-5 hours from Toronto.
Typical Journey
Our typical program includes a visit to the Governor-General’s official residence, a few of our national museums including the National Art Gallery of Canada, a cruise ride on the Rideau canal or the Ottawa River, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride stables, our historic Farmer’s market area, etc. We also visit Omega Park, where you can see and feed some of the abundant wildlife in our area, and Château Montebello, one of the largest log structures in the world where world leaders have met.
We like to host visitors in May for the tulip festival or up through mid-June, or again in September-October when the autumn leaves are at their best.
The closest airport is the Ottawa Airport – which is a 30 minute drive from downtown, in light traffic. The cost to participants for a week-long program is about $300 – $350USD.