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CONTACT:

DIRECTIONS:

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COSTS/HOURS:

COMMENTS:

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PAA02 –Canadian Museum of History

ADDRESS:100 Rue Laurier, Gatineau, QC K1A 0M8

DIRECTIONS:It is located in the Hull area of Gatineau, Quebec, directly across the Ottawa River from Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. Leave museum & cross Laurier at the light. Turn left & continue to Hotel de Ville, cross street & turn right. Enter 170 Laurier at second set of main doors, & immediately turn right. Go up the escalator & follow the signs to the Food Court.

CONTACT:819-776-7000

WEB:

COSTS/HOURS:Monday to Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Friday to Sunday: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Adults:$15.00 plus taxes - free with member passes

Seniors: $13.00 plus taxes

Guided Tour: $3.00 plus taxes

IMAX Theatre Adults: $11.00 plus taxes - free with member passes

Seniors:$9.00 plus taxes

Reduced price for combined Museum & IMAX admission fees

LUNCH OPTIONS:We went with Tim Hortons for “A Canadian Experience” located at

170 Laurier Ave, Gatineau (in Government food court)

COMMENTS:

1. Several FFO members volunteer here, & are allowed up to 10 guests per month.

1. We contacted 2 FFO members therefore had no costs, as no German guides were available.

1. The grand hall is a must see for all ambassadors.

1. Lunch at the museum cafeteria is good and the cost is reasonable.

1. If time allows, a short tour of the children museum is recommended.

1. The MAX film “Flight of the Butterflies” is an excellent 3D movie.

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PAA12- National Gallery of Canada

ADDRESS:380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa

CONTACT:

DIRECTIONS:Downtown

WEB:

VISIT DURATION:2 hours minimum

HOURS OF OPERAION: Varies by day, check gallery information.

COSTS:

Adults:$12Special Exhibit:$16

Seniors:$10Special Exhibit:$14

Group Rate Min #:15Max #:25

Guide/Other:Our group did not qualify (less than 15)

TRANSPORTATION: Hosts

LUNCH OPTIONS:Option 1:Gallery cafeteria is good but not used on this visit.

Option 2:Byward Market is nearby.

COMMENTS:

1. The entrance for the seven ambassadors was reduced to $70 because a local member had two guest passes. This would not always be available.

1. One guest managed to buy a ticket to the Gryphon Trio Concert.

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PAA14 –Diefenbunker- Canada’s Cold War Museum

ADDRESS: 3929 Carp Road, Carp, Ontario, Canada K0A 1L0

CONTACT: 6138390007 or 18004091965.

DIRECTIONS:From Downtown Ottawa: Take Highway 417 West to the Carp Road Exit, number 144.Turn right (North) onto Carp Road and drive 8 to 10 minutes to the Village of Carp.Continue straight through the village (through the four way stop at the middle of thetown) and past the Carp fairgrounds until the village appears to come to an end. On the left (West) side of the road, you will see a large billboard sign for the Diefenbunker – turn left at this sign and continue down the access road to the South parking lot located on the left. Once you have parked, please walk to the Guard House (the small white building opposite the library) to start your tour.

WEB SITE:

Register tour group via registration form @

COSTS/HOURS: Museum Hours: 11:00am – 4:00pm

Box Office Hours: 10:30am – 3:30pm

Adults: $14.00 + HST, Seniors: $13.00 + HST, Students: $10.00 + HST

Youth (618): $8.00 + HST

Family rate (2 adults, 5 youth): $40.00 + HST

Children 5 and under are free!

Parking is always free!

(Note: contact site for group rates)

All participants must arrive at least 15 min ahead of tour.

Also available the Diefenbunker’s Canadian Signature Experience:

Seniors $28 per person + HSTIncludes: Extended tour, watch the ’11 Steps’ video, a ration pack tasting (1 pack/10 people), one copy of the ’11 Steps’ book per person, one take-away ration pack per person

LUNCH OPTIONS:Several small restaurants in Carp - including Cheshire Cat, Alice's Village Café, Swan At Carp, &Carp Farmer’s Market on Saturdays in summer.

COMMENTS:

1. Ottawa’s Most Unique Historical Site. The Diefenbunker is a fourstory, 300 room, 100,000 square foot underground bunker, and was meant to house 535 Canadian government officials and military officers in the event of a nuclear war. Shrouded in mystery, the Diefenbunker, nicknamed after then Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, was designed and built in secrecy during the crest of Cold War fear, between 1959 and 1961. The name of the facility was given by a Toronto Star journalist who exposed a story of its development.

1. Mike Braham was a terrific guide & is willing to do guided tours we would like.

1. It is not recommended to book the 3:00pm guided tour because the museum closes at 4:00pm and will be rushed if not started on time. Earlier tour will allow time to revisit areas skipped depending on interest.

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PAA16 - Aboriginal Experiences in the Heart of Ottawa

ADDRESS:903 Carling Ave. Ottawa K1Y 4E3

Phone: (613) 564-9494 Fax: (613) 564-0220

DIRECTIONS:

CONTACT:

WEB:

COSTS/HOURS:10.50 / person + HST and up depending on the program selected.

LUNCH OPTIONS:

COMMENTS:

1. This package includes an informative tour of the Native village outlining the diversity of Aboriginal cultures across Canada. Following the tour, you will be a part of a vibrant and interactive performance of traditional styles of Pow Wow dancing, concluding with a shared friendship dance.

1. The tour of the village was about 30 min. in length and required standing and often in the sun.

1. The dances were in a covered area with benches and the performances lasted just over 30 min.

There is free and ample parking

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PAA17 – Nunavut Sivuniksavut (NS)

ADDRESS: 450 Rideau Street (Main and 2nd Floor)

CONTACT: Larissa (613-244-4937) email:

WEB:

COSTS/HOURS:Donation to Program (Non-Profit Organization) is expected.Cultural Performance as well as Practice Sessions: Sept to April (school year)

LUNCH OPTION:Byward Market/Rideau Street

COMMENTS:

1. NSis a college dedicated to providing Inuit Youth with unique cultural and academic learning experiences that will allow them to develop the knowledge, skills and positive attitudes needed to contribute to the building of Inuit nunangat.

1. The program is open to youth who are beneficiaries of the Inuit Land claims agreement. Over 400 youth have graduated from the program since it began in 1985.

1. Inuit Studies courses (1st Year) include: Inuit History, Land Claims, Contemporary Issues, Inuit Government Relations, Language, English, Computers and Cultural Studies. Ist Year is associated with Algonquin College.

1. Inuit Advance Studies courses (2nd Year) include: Northern Public Administration, Intro to Research, Land Claims implementation, Inuit Language, Circumpolar Studies, Political Science, Community Development and Research Methods. 2nd Year is associated with Carleton and University of Ottawa.

1. Part of the NS program includes that the students learn cultural dance, music, throat signing and Inuit Games. The students are invited to perform at functions across Ottawa (travel costs may have to be paid) as well the public is invited to their practice sessions every Friday at 10:30 during the school year (room for about 20)

1. It is expected for organizations to donate money to their school which is used for the students to participate in a world travel experience. For example this year 1st years students are going to New Zealand to visit their aboriginal people and 2nd year students are going to Hawaii to visit theirs.
   

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PAB01 – Parliament Buildings Tour

ADDRESS: 111 Wellington Street

DIRECTIONS:

CONTACT:

WEB SITE:

COSTS/HOURS: Free admission

Opening hours vary depending on the day and time of your visit.

Please consult Centre Block Guided Tour departures for uptodate information.

Centre Block is usually open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from July until April and from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in May and June.

East Block is usually open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in July and August only.

LUNCH OPTIONS:

COMMENTS:

1. There are public washrooms to the left of the Centre Block building, behind the West Block.

1. There is no parking on Parliament Hill. There are several parking lots ($) nearby

1. Tourbus parking is not permitted on Parliament Hill.

1. The Parliament Buildings and grounds are universally accessible.

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PAB02 Governor General's Residence Tour

ADDRESS:

DIRECTIONS

CONTACT:613-991-4422 ()

WEB:

COSTS/HOURS: Free/Depends on season

LUNCH OPTIONS:

COMMENTS:

1. Although the website says reservations can be made 48 hours in advance it is better to reserve as far in advance as possible especially if the visit is part of other activities that day. Number of visitors is required so that there will be sufficient guides.

1. Free parking on nearby streets

1. Duration of tour is 45 minutes but allow for at least 1 hour.

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PAD01- FFO Walking Tourof Downtown Ottawa

ADDRESS:We left from the Peace Tower, thru Major’s Hill Park, to NAC, then thru to the Byward Market.

DISTANCE:About 2 km walk

CONTACT: Dianne McIntyre (FFO Member)

WEB SITE: N/A

COSTS/HOURS: We bought lunch for the guide - Dianne.

LUNCH OPTIONS: We stopped at the National Art Gallery - very reasonable - easy to have Soup & Sandwich for about $10. Great view.

COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS:

1. Need to coordinate availability of Dianne.
2. Option -Gail Nevraumont. (Also FFO Member)
3. If raining - still possible using umbrellas.
4. Due to time over runs because of heightened security at Parliament this walk was shortened to a quick scoot of 15 min in the rain.
5. Suggestion to put the walk on another day as many ambassadors are tired from the standing on the Parliament tour and will be standing in the pm at the Museum of History. There are a lot of interesting things to see on the streets of Ottawa and the walk should not take less than 1.5 hours.

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PAD09 Gatineau Park

ADDRESS:Gatineau Park Visitor’s Centre, 33 Chemin Scott, Chelsea QC

DIRECTIONS:

CONTACT:You cannot reserve the lodge so simply have to arrive early enough to stake out your claim!

COSTS/HOURS:Picnic lunch at Huron Lodge $5/person

LUNCH OPTIONS:

COMMENTS:

1. 15 min. allocated for tour of Visitor’s Centre where there is a permanent exhibit: “Gatineau Park: Protecting Nature and Sharing Our History” as well as temporary seasonal exhibits and a gift shop.

1. We arranged for a lead car (attached a Canada flag to the driver’s window to identify the car) to direct the participants to the Champlain Lookout for a group photo. At that point those who wanted to walk the trail (about a 20-25 min walk) from Etienne Brule Lookout parking lot to the Huron Lodge followed an experienced Gatineau walker from the Wakefield Walkers group. The drivers continued on to Huron Lookout parking lot where they either helped with the lunch set-up or were taken by another volunteer guide on a shorter 10-15 min. walk. The distance from the Huron parking lot (exit to the right of the parking lot and on the left there is the entrance to the trail to the lodge) and the lodge is about 500 metres on a slight incline. The lodge holds about 35 - 40 people comfortably.

1. The picnic lunch consisted of French bread cut up, rolled luncheon meats, cheese cubes, veggies with a dip, cookies, water and soft drinks.

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PAD22 - Amphibus Lady Dive Inc & Double-decker Bus Tour

ADDRESS: downtown corner Elgin Street/Sparks Street

DIRECTIONS:

CONTACT: 613-524-2221

WEB:

COSTS/HOURS:1 DAY guided tour Adults $31 and Seniors $28.00 on and off allowed all day

LUNCH OPTIONS:

COMMENTS:

1. We selected this tour because it had a multi-language system which included Portuguese. We did have some difficulty at the check in of the tour because they had a new staff member that was not capable of handling the number of clients that competing for her attention. This tour was even busy on a rainy day. This, again, is an example of weather having a major impact on the appeal of a particular event.

1. The tour is about 1 ½ hours long but travellers can go on and off if they chose. This trip would be more cost effective on a day where ambassadors could take the time to explore a variety of sites. They would necessitate that people have good mobility and were interested. In other words it could be a whole day activity.

1. It was interesting to most again because of the multi-language system.

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PAE13 Spencerville Country Fair – Demolition Derby

ADDRESS:

DIRECTIONS:45 minute drive south of Ottawa at Exit 12 on Hwy 416

CONTACT: FFO Anna Rochon

WEB:

COSTS/HOURS:$12.00 per person

LUNCH OPTIONS:Home Meal

COMMENTS:

1. I think everyone including the day hosts and other FFO members that attended had an excellent time. The grandstand was covered in case of rain but thank goodness there was none because I think we would have still gotten wet. Some people left the stands and explored the fair after the first “heat” of the derby. This was of course what we wanted people to do – to see a side of Canada that is not found in the city.

1. This activity only worked because the fair happened to be on, however, if there are journeys in the fall there are country fairs from mid-August until November.

1. The day ended with everyone going to the “Rochon” home for dinner. There was lots of food, conversation and refreshments. Some ambassadors took the opportunity to pick a few apples from trees in the back yard.

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PAF01- PARC OMEGA

ADDRESS:399 Route 323, North Montebello, Quebec, J0V 1L0

CONTACT:1-819-423-5487/1-819-773-2581 (Cell)

DIRECTIONS:Approximately 1 HOUR FROM OTTAWA (Highway 50) – Exit at Montebello

WEB:

COSTS/HOURS:High Season (June 1st to October 31st)

Adults: $17.00

Seniors:$16.00

Omega Bus:$175.00 (up to 48 people)

Guide:$100.00

(NOTE: Check out Groupon for discounts)

LUNCH OPTIONS:Option 1:Cafeteria at Parc Omega

Option 2:DeliceChampetre (gourmet hamburgers + Belgian fries)

497 Notre Dame, Montebello, Quebec J0V 1L0, Canada

1 819-309-0595 (Average Cost: $10 to $20)BETAYou added Delice Champetre to your Saves list

COMMENTS:

1.Parc Omega: average cost per ambassador (with the bus) is $38 (based on 8 ambassadors) plus we included the price of the Parc admission for 4 FFO drivers (to pay for the gas) into the ambassadors cost bringing the cost up to $45 per ambassador (without guide) and $50 with a combo/bus guide. Very enjoyable in the Fall. Highly recommend a combo/bus guide. Costs will be lower with a greater number of ambassadors.

2.DeliceChampetre: We brought a group of 17 people, which included 8 German tourists. We had talked to the owner, Daniel, a few weeks before and he had kindly translated the menu into German. He even provided copies, with his logo on the back, as a souvenir of their visit. Most of the group ordered burgers with fries, which they all enjoyed - although they found the portion of fries a little large. Some of them also tried poutine for the first time and particularly enjoyed the one with pulled pork. Daniel also allowed to leave our cars in his parking lot, while we walked to the neighbouring Chateau Montebello. Closes Thanksgiving weekend.

3.Due to the size of the group, we rented a school bus from Leduc Bus Lines at a cost of $621.50. This bus was used for the entire day including the visit in the park. We had 41 people on this trip therefore cost of the bus averaged at $15 per person. It encouraged more FFO hosts to participate in this outing since driving was not required. We were given the group rate by Omega Park - $14pp (low season, senior), and the coordinator’s entrance to the park is free. They provided us with 5 bags of carrots (number of bags is based on the number of people in the group).

4.To provide for a more relaxed lunch, we provided a picnic lunch – sandwiches, cookies and beverages. We were able to set up at the picnic tables so people could relax and mingle during the meal. Received very positive feedback from all in attendance.

5.An informal visit to Château Montebello after lunch proved to be quite popular. People had 1.5 hours to enjoy the Château, explore the paths, enjoy a beverage.

6.For the return trip home we took Highway 148 then the ferry at Mason/Cumberland, cost of $25. A better view of the country side and a shorter driving time to return to the Vanier Sugar Shack.

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PAK01 – Car Rally/Tour

(Victoria Island, Hog’s Back Falls, St Albert Cheese Factory, Domaine Perrault Winery)

ADDRESS:150 St. Paul St, St. Albert, ON,K0A 3C0

CONTACT:Michelle Mongrain (613 987 2806 or 613 987 2872)

DISTANCE:

WEB:

VISIT DURATION: 9:30 am – 4pm for whole tour 12 - 2:15 at St. Albert

COSTS:Free Tour

Adults: $15 covers lunch and dessert

TRANSPORTATION:Cars driven by FFO members – 2 per car – a driver and navigator

This requires a heavy commitment from FFO members

LUNCH OPTIONS:Option 1: Cafeteria at St. Albert Cheese Factory

COMMENTS:

May 2015 (Mystery Exchange):

1. Ambassadors seemed to enjoy this. No one got lost and they arrived at the time estimated. Maps, directions and quiz were handed out.

1. Tour of cheese factory was interesting and wine tasting was fun.

1. Food at cheese factory was good but the wait for food was unacceptable. A follow up with Michelle Mongrain will emphasize that if the factory is going to accept large groups of people for lunch they will have to modify the delivery of food to an acceptable time (some people stood and waited 45 min for their food).

1. FFO members from the west end had a long travel time across the city to reach home at rush hour. This could be amended by starting at Hog’s Back Falls and arriving at St. Albert earlier and finishing at Domaine Perrault by 3 pm. Victoria Island and a full aboriginal experience could be done another day. Aboriginal Experience opens May 1 and it is easier to contact them by email.

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