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1. Petawawa Spring Showcase 2011
Events and Festivals >> Community Days and Events
Don't miss the Petawawa Spring Showcase being held April 15-17, 2011 at the Petawawa Civic Centre. Visit over 160 exhibitors, including Endangered Ontario. Admission is FREE!  
2. Spring Fling Dance
Events and Festivals >> Dances
2011 Spring Fling Dance ( round and square dancing) sponsored by the RBWM Historical Society will be held in the Chalk River Lions Hall on 30 April beginning at 8:30 PM.  Tickets $10. per person, call Ellen at 613-584-4765.  Light lunch will be served.
3. Art In The Attic
Events and Festivals >> Art Shows and Exhibitions
Once again, the spring tradition of Art In The attic will take place in historic Almonte Old Town Hall, 14 Bridge St, Almonte. Featuring works in all media from the members of the Almonte & Area Artists Assoc as well as an exhibition by the senior art students from Almonte District High School....
4. Petawawawa Spring Showcase (Apr 20-22, 2012)
Things to Do >> Special Events
5. Weekend specials Golf and cart for $57.00 until end of May
Events and Festivals >> Sporting Events and Tournaments
Spring special of $57.00 with a cart is extended
6. Fall Showcase 2011
Events and Festivals >> Community Days and Events
providing the Valley's largest spring and fall Home, Consumer and Leisure Shows!
7. Trailhead Spring Runoff
Events and Festivals >> Community Days and Events
Ottawa’s two best paddling shops have merged to bring paddlers a spring flood of bargains, information, celebrities and demonstrations to launch the paddling season. On Saturday, April 30th, the Trailhead property (at the corner of Scott St. and McRae St.) will be a haven for outdoor...
8. Spring Handmade Harvest Craft Show
Events and Festivals >> Art Shows and Exhibitions
This event will have everything from jewelry & accessories to body care & home decor, toys and even edibles. $2 admission gets you in the door as well as into an incredible door prize draw. Parking is free and, this time, there's plenty of it. So come to Almonte and join in the...
9. Forest Lea Trails (Valley Explore)
Valley Explore >> Bike >> Ottawa River and Algonquin Park
Note: These trails are under Ministry of Natural Resources jurisdiction and subject to Ministry guidelines. Access to these lands is subject to provincial changes. Information A network of single track trails and forest roads covers this 600 acre block of crown land and are accessible for biking...
10. Grassy Bay (Valley Explore)
Valley Explore >> Canoe >> Canoe Route Guide
Grassy Bay, a flooded wetland area, off Calabogie Lake, is a great place for “naturalist canoeing”. It is a designated Provincially Significant Wetland. Separating the bay from the lake is a causeway, originally built as a crossing for the K&P railway line. The causeway acts as a...
11. Road Construction: May 9 - 13, 2011
Media and Communications >> County of Renfrew Road Construction Report
Completed Projects:   County Road 68 (Letterkenny Road) – From 1.6 km north of Rockingham Road northerly 2 km Township of Brudenell, Lyndoch & Raglan   This project is now complete.     Various Projects   The County of Renfrew Public Works &...
12. Road Construction: May 23 - 27, 2011
Media and Communications >> County of Renfrew Road Construction Report
Projects:   County Road 56 (Woito Station Road) – Emergency Culvert Replacement Township of Laurentian Valley and Township of North Algona Wilberforce   County of Renfrew forces have completed the emergency culvert replacement on Woito Station Road between the Ottawa Valley...
13. Road Construction: May 30 - June 3, 2011
Media and Communications >> County of Renfrew Road Construction Report
Projects:   County Road 58 (Round Lake Road) – Road Closure for Emergency Culvert Replacement Township of Laurentian Valley   County of Renfrew forces will be completing a culvert replacement on Round Lake Road. The culvert is located 9 kilometres east of Red Rock Road and/or...
14. Road Construction: May 16 - 20, 2011
Media and Communications >> County of Renfrew Road Construction Report
  New Projects   County Road 56 (Woito Station Road) – Emergency Culvert Replacement Township of Laurentian Valley and Township of North Algona Wilberforce   County of Renfrew forces will be completing an emergency culvert replacement on Woito Station Road between the...
15. Road Construction: May 2 - 6, 2011
Media and Communications >> County of Renfrew Road Construction Report
  Ongoing Projects   County Road 68 (Letterkenny Road) – From 1.6 km north of Rockingham Road northerly 2 km Township of Brudenell, Lyndoch & Raglan   Clearing operations along the right-of-way of County Road 68 (Letterkenny Road) will commence Monday, May 2,...
16. Parent to Parent Sale
Events and Festivals >> Events for Children
Child's Paradise Day Care is hosting the Spring 2011 Parent to Parent Sale at the ACAF Wing in Renfrew!   We are excited to present the second Renfrew Parent to Parent Sale!!! This is a huge event where parents can shop for their baby and kids needs at an affordable price! There will be...
17. Foresters Falls (Valley Explore)
Valley Explore >> Waterfalls >> Waterfall Viewing Guide
Information The waterfall, on McNaughton's Creek, in the hamlet of Foresters Falls is small and pleasant. The best time to view the waterfall is just after the spring thaw when the creek swells and crashes over the dam and rugged rocks below. The creek begins from Bigson's Lake and flows 11 km to...
18. Snake River (Valley Explore)
Valley Explore >> Canoe >> Canoe Route Guide
Information This canoe route runs up to the edge of the proposed Snake River Conservation Reserve due to this area being a provincially significant wetland system. Green heron may be seen fishing from the river banks. This is a small heron that has a metallic-looking blueish-green back and a neck...
19. Calabogie Peaks Introduces Newly Improved Ski Trail
Media and Communications >> Press Releases (OVTA Members)
Calabogie, ON: Calabogie Peaks Resort is introducing their newly improved ski trail, “Face of the Tiger”, also known as Barrett Chute. The Peaks’ staff have been hard at work prior to the opening, removing massive amounts of rock and trees to open the “Face of the...
20. Seedy Sunday in the Ottawa Valley
Events and Festivals >> Community Days and Events
The 4th Annual Seedy Sunday in the Ottawa Valley will be held on Sunday, March 6, 2011 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in the Cafeteria Auditorium at Fellowes High School (420 Bell St.) in Pembroke. Admission is free. All new and experienced gardeners, local food lovers and the curious will want to...
21. OWL Rafting Celebrating Three Decades of Whitewater Leadership
Media and Communications >> Press Releases (OVTA Members)
The last 30 years have seen a lot of changes in the outdoor industry. As the whitewater industry has changed, OWL Rafting on the Ottawa River has been a leader. We transformed rafting from something that you do with a group of friends into something that you can also do with the whole...
22. The A.Y. Jackson Trail
Getaways and Daytrips >> Tours and Activities
  Alexander Young Jackson (1882 – 1974)   Group of Seven member A.Y. Jackson is one of Canada’s best known and loved artists.   During his long illustrious career he crisscrossed Canada numerous times, painting a new vision of our country. Many of his paintings are...
23. The Historic Opeongo Line (Valley Explore)
Valley Explore >> Drive >> Driving Tour Guide
This route traces the historic Ottawa and Opeongo Road which was established by the Canadian government in the 1850s to lure European settlers into the hinterland. Itinerary Approximate Distance: 201km (124mi) Depart Castleford Castleford to...
24. Up the Mighty Ottawa (Valley Explore)
Valley Explore >> Drive >> Driving Tour Guide
Trace the shoreline of this historic waterway up-river, as it skirts the edge of the picturesque Laurentian Mountains. Itinerary Approximate Distance: 310km (192mi)   Depart White Lake White Lake to Arnprior Arnprior to...
25. Friends and Neighbours (Valley Explore)
Valley Explore >> Drive >> Driving Tour Guide
Travel up the north shore of the Ottawa River, and down the south side for an inter-provincial excursion. Itinerary Approximate Distance: 232km (144mi) Depart Fitzroy Harbour Fitzroy Harbour to Quyon Quyon to Shawville ...