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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Special Activities at the Mackenzie King Estate this Labour Day Weekend 16 hours, 46 minutes ago · View
From the NCC
The NCC offers many special activities for the Labour Day week-end. Join us for a concert, corn roast, a contest and much more! For info click here.
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Last Weekend to Enjoy Some Gatineau Park Summer Activities 16 hours, 48 minutes ago · View
From the NCC:
Last Weekend to Enjoy Many of the NCC’S Summer Activities
NCC Beaches – Open Until Monday, September 6, 2010
40th Season of Alcatel-Lucent Sundays Bikedays – end Sunday, September 5, 2010 -
Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Gatineau Park Summer Student Impressed 1 day, 16 hours ago · View
Here’s a post from a summer employee of the NCC who was impressed with the organization they worked for this past season.
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: NCC Saturday Short Loops Begin this Weekend 1 day, 16 hours ago · View
The National Capital Commission wishes to inform the public that sections of the Gatineau Parkway will be closed to motorized traffic every Saturday from September 4 to October 23, 2010. Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy 8.2 kilometres of scenic parkways in Gatineau Park that are reserved for cyclists, in-line skaters, runners and walkers. Gatineau Parkway between Meech Lake [...]
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Two Nice Posts 6 days, 18 hours ago · View
The blog Willow House Chronicles has posted two Gatineau Park related pieces; one entitled Champlain Lookout Trail and the other The Mackenzie King Estate. Each include a nice mix of text and pictures.
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Wolf Trail Profiled in Ottawa Citizen 1 week, 4 days ago · View
Dave Brown, Publisher of Ottawa Outdoors Magazine has written an article in Today’s Citizen describing the Wolf Trail near Meech Lake and encouraging Ottawans to get out into Gatineau Park instead of just admiring it from the Ontario side.
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Species at Risk 2 weeks, 1 day ago · View
The Ottawa Citizen included this little nugget that it extracted from the NCC Environmental Report Gatineau Park has 10 new additions to its species-at-risk list, bringing the total of species at risk to 168 on NCC lands with 143 in the park alone. Ditto from Josh Pringle at CFRA The National Capital Commission says 168 species are at risk on [...]
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Rock Climbing Update 2 weeks, 1 day ago · View
Last night the Ottawa Gatineau Climbers’ Coalition held a meeting to allow their membership to react to the latest NCC plan for climbing in Gatineau Park. The NCC is offering a restricted number of routes but wishes for the Coalition to sign a partnership agreement that will enable joint management of the activity. This morning [...]
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Gatineau Park interpretive programs at Lac Philippe 3 weeks ago · View
I’m a little late off the mark with this but there are almost nightly interpretive sessions at Lac Philippe going on during August. You can see the calendar of what’s on here for events both in French and English. I’ve transposed the English events into the GuideGatineau “upcoming events” list and calendar.
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Bear Sighting 3 weeks ago · View
Cindy reports a bear sighting near Relais Plein Air and trail 5. That’s the area below and to the east of Pink Lake.
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: A Day at Lac Philippe 3 weeks, 1 day ago · View
Erica who runs the KitchissippiKids blog has posted a report on her visit to the beach at Lac Philippe.
She includes tips, costs and directions.
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: John Baird on NCC & Gatineau Park 3 weeks, 4 days ago · View
A piece in the Ottawa Citizen starts out reporting that John Baird Ottawa West Nepean MP and now government House leader is reassuring government workers that in trying to control government spending, their jobs won’t be at risk. He then goes on with other sunshine messages that might be considered by a cynical person a laying [...]
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Gat Park Video Background Wins Summer Job 3 weeks, 6 days ago · View
According to the Prairie Post Algonquin College student Kevin Caners landed his summer job in Waterton Lakes National Park with the help of a video shot in Gatineau Park.
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: CPAWS Photo Contest 4 weeks ago · View
Deadline August 31 for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Ottawa Valley Chapter Gatineau Park Photo Contest. Photo contest winners will have their images included in the CPAWS 2011 calendar. Click here for more details.
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Rated M Biking, Skills Clinic & Trail Ride 4 weeks, 1 day ago · View
Aug. 21 2010,10:00 @ Camp Fortune details here.
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: 100 Years of Skiing Party 1 month ago · View
The Canadian Ski Museum and the Camp Fortune Ski Club are now offering tickets to an October 23 2010 evening of dinner, drinks and dancing. -
Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Carleton Newspaper on Hiking in Gatineau Park 1 month ago · View
The Charlatan takes a look at hikes in the Park
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Climber Meeting Called – Frustration Evident 1 month ago · View
The ongoing saga of discussions between the NCC and rock climbers in Gatineau Park resurfaced yesterday with the posting at the Climbers’ Coalition website of documents and a call for a climber meeting August 17 th. While both sides are making considerable efforts at reaching agreement there remains a real risk that the lack of a happy middle ground [...]
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Old Wolf Howl 1 month ago · View
Google alerts sometimes dig up odd things. Here’s an article from the Aug-Sept 2008 Capital Parent newspaper, written by Katherine Fletcher about wolves, their howls and people visiting parks at night to howl themselves.
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Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Dryland Training for Young Skiers 1 month ago · View
From TriRudy: The LifeSki Academy is running an early-fall dryland camp for young cross country skiers to assess and improve their movement technique in regular fall activities such as running, core strength, plyometrics, ski striding-bouncing, pre and post-training stretching, and roller skiing. The camp run by an international coach will prove necessity of an instant coaching feedback [...]
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