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- From: mlec@bnr.ca (Marc Leclair)
- Subject: Re: Southerner needs info on ONTARIO
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.143204.7985@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
- Sender: news@bmerh85.bnr.ca (Usenet News)
- Reply-To: mlec@bnr.ca (Marc Leclair)
- Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
- References: <1993Jan27.200552.7853@cbnews.cb.att.com>
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 14:32:04 GMT
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- Allo!
-
- I don't know much about Toronto but if you plan on coming to
- Ottawa from Toronto here's some info.
-
- - Ottawa is about 5 hours drive from Toronto. Highway 401 East from
- TO to Ottawa is quite good, however beware of the dangerous
- combination of snow drift and transport trucks. They can run you off
- the road (and chances are you won't even know what happened).
- As far as ice, you are best to check road conditions and weather before
- you travel. The road conditions can go from clear to snowy to icy.
- General rule of thumb is unless is coming down pretty hard (snow) or
- unless it's coming down as freezing rain or it's very windy you shouldn't
- have any problems. Just take it easy and enjoy the ride.
-
- - The Winter festival in the Nations Capital is called 'Winterlude'.
- It's from Feb 5 to 14th.
- The festival is ten days of indoor and outdoor activities.
- Skating on the world longest skating rink is one of them. The Rideau
- canal is turned into a 7.5 Km long rink and many events are scheduled
- on and round the canal. There's a snow play ground that is build in
- Jacques Cartier Park in Hull (just across the river from Ottawa) that has
- all kinds of snow and ice slides and structures for the kids. They will
- be attempting to break the record for the world's largest snow man.
- There's the Ice Sculptures competition at Ottawa's Dow's Lake which is
- always nice to see also. And many more.
-
- - For fun in the snow you could also got to the experimental farm (West
- end of Ottawa and go for a horse driven slay ride. This could be a lot
- of fun with the kids.
-
- - As far as history there's quite a bit here to see and visit.
-
- - I guess for all the information you ever wanted on Ottawa and the
- province of Ontario for that matter you could call:
- The Winterlude information line (613) 239-5000 or 1-800-465-1867
- I'm sure that if they don't have the information, they will know how
- you can get all you need.
-
-
- I hope this will help.
-
- Welcome to Ottawa, and
- Have a good time
-
- Marc L.
-
- P.S.
- >Is there anything a southern boy should know before going to
- >canada in the winter time?
- Bring some very warm clothing. It can get very cold (~ -25 C or -13 F),
- and with the wind, oooohh. But on the other hand if your lucky, I nice
- sunny they and - 5 C ( 23 F) is also possible and very enjoyable.
- Toronto is usually a little warmer then Ottawa.
-
-