All About Ottawa 2015

All About Ottawa
2015
A presentation for Stars of the City
May 13, 2015
Jantine Van Kregten
Director of Communications, Ottawa Tourism
[email protected]
What’s happening in 2015?
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Museums and attractions
Sports and outdoor activities
Festivals
Food and drink
Tours and transfers
Hotel news
Odds and ends
Prescott-Russell Tourism
Resources
2017!
New in 2015
Museums and Attractions
Capital Information Kiosk
• Capital Information Kiosk at 90 Wellington Street
(across from Parliament Hill)
– It shares a space with Parliament of Canada’s Tour Program
– Same-day tour tickets for Centre Block and East Block tours available here
• Other Visitor Services:
– Free Wi-Fi access at key landmarks and sites
– Expanded outdoor roving interpretation service that brings information
officers, equipped with tablets, to visitors along Confederation Boulevard
– QR code (quick response code) interpretation modules at national
monuments and works of public art
– Capital Tours app with free, downloadable walking tours of Canada’s Capital
National Gallery of Canada
Alex Colville
April 23 – September 7, 2015
• A fresh perspective on one of Canada’s most celebrated artists
• Includes major paintings, early student works, and selected prints and
drawings
Chagall’s Daphnis & Chloé
May 28 – September 13, 2015
• A pioneer of modernism, Marc Chagall
formulated his own symbolic system
• The exhibition presents, in chronological order, an entire series of 42
lithographs
Canadian War Museum
Oral History – A Century of Canadian Military Dentistry
May 12 – November 15, 2015
• Created in partnership with the Royal Canadian Dental Corps to mark their
first 100 years
• This exhibition examines the Corps’ operational, humanitarian and forensic
work
Gladiators and the Colosseum – Death and Glory
June 13 – September 6, 2015
• A unique opportunity to
see one-of-a kind artifacts
• Discover the real story
behind this legacy of the
Roman Empire.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Body Worlds: Animal Inside Out
May 1 – September 20, 2015
• Explore what lies beneath the surface of many
amazing animals
• The intricate biology of 100+ specimens; including
giraffes, bulls, birds and octopi
• NEW: Canadian premiere!
Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year
May 8, 2015 – March 20, 2016
• An annual photo exhibition that
presents the winners of the 2014
Canadian Geographic Wildlife
Photography of the Year contest
• 25 amazing perspectives of mammals,
birds, insects, fish and amphibians
Canadian Museum of Nature
Nature Nocturne
From 8pm to midnight, the Museum
turns into a nightclub with DJs, artists
in the galleries, and an opportunity
to experience exhibits in a new light
Friday, May 22, 2015 is the summer
finale then starts again in September!
Canadian Museum of History
(former Canadian Museum of Civilization)
Terry Fox: Running to the Heart of Canada
April 3, 2015 – January 24, 2016
• Commemorate the 35th anniversary of Terry Fox’s
heroic cross-Canada Marathon of Hope
• Artifacts and special installations from his 143-day,
5,000 km journey will be on display
The Greeks – From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great
June 5-October 12, 2015
• Artifacts from 22 Greek museums take visitors on a journey through
5,000 years of Greek culture
• Many artifacts have never been
exposed outside of Greece
Canadian Museum of History
(former Canadian Museum of Civilization)
Magna Carta Canada
June 11 – July 26, 2015
• Part of a four-city Canadian travelling exhibit to
commemorate the 800th anniversary of its
original issuance
• Ottawa; Winnipeg (Aug. 15-Sept. 18, 2015);
Toronto (Oct. 4-Nov. 7, 2015); Edmonton (Nov. 23Dec. 29, 2015)
We Call Them Vikings
December 3, 2015 – April 17, 2016
• A highly interactive exhibit that draws on
recent archeological discoveries
• Features almost 500 original artifacts
from The Swedish History Museum
Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War Museum
Afghanistan, Unordinary Lives
April 23-June 18, 2015
• The photographs in this exhibition portray
civil society in Afghanistan where Slovenian
photographer, Manca Juvan, spent many
months doing field research among Afghan
villagers.
Special events include:
• July / August Spy Camps for kids!
• Cold War-themed movie nights
• Zombie events in October
• Music events
More capital attractions
• Royal Canadian Mint
• Rideau Hall
• RCMP Musical Ride Centre
(Sunset Ceremonies, June 24-28, 2015)
• Laurier House
• Billings Estate National Historic Site
• The list goes on!
MORE INFO?
Visit www.ottawatourism.ca
Capital Museums Passport
www.museumspassport.ca
• Visitors staying with friends and family OR here on an extended stay?
• Visit 7 museums in 7 days (+ Science & Tech as of 2017)
• Available at 7 participating museums and the Capital
Information Kiosk at 90 Wellington Street
• Price and value:
• $45 per individual ($75 value)
• $99 per family ($175 value)
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Canadian War Museum
Canadian Museum of History
Canadian Museum of Nature
National Gallery of Canada
Royal Canadian Mint
+ National Arts Centre
+ Virtual Museum of Canada
+ Other national treasures
Parliament Hill
• Free guided tours of Centre Block
(weekly*, 9 am-7:20 pm /
weekends, 9 am-4:20 pm)
*exceptions apply when Parliament is sitting
• Free guided tours of East Block
(daily, 10 am-5:15pm, early July to early
September)
• Self-guided “Discover the Hill” tours
• Changing of the Guard
(daily, 10-10:30am, June 28-August 21)
• Sound & Light Show
(daily, July 10-September 12)
Yoga on the Hill
• Every Wednesday at noon, May 6-September 30, 2015 (weather permitting)
New in 2015
Sports and
Outdoor Activities
Lansdowne Park development
www.lansdownepark.ca
NEW! 40 acres in the Glebe neighbourhood, adjacent to Rideau Canal
• TD Place at Lansdowne stadium (2014)
Home to Ottawa Fury FC (soccer); Ottawa REDBLACKS (football); Ottawa 67s (junior
hockey); concerts
• NEW! VIP Cinemas (March 2015)
A 10-screen theatre equipped with alcohol and food service on site and a VIP lounge
• New retail and restaurants (2014-15)
Ottawa’s first Whole Foods Market, Joey’s,
Local, other restaurants
• Ottawa Farmers’ Market (2015)
Inside Aberdeen Pavilion Sundays till May; then
outside Wed./Fri./Sun. from May to November
• Outdoor park (2014-15)
Skateboard park, basketball courts and play area
(warm months) and Skating Court (winter)
Sports teams
Ottawa Senators
National Hockey League at Canadian Tire Centre
Ottawa REDBLACKS
Canadian Football League at the new TD Place at Lansdowne
Ottawa Fury FC
North American Soccer League at new TD Place at Lansdowne
Ottawa Champions
NEW! Can-Am League (baseball) at Ottawa Stadium, starting May 2015
FIFA Women’s World Cup
NEW! 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada June 6-July 5, 2015
Canadian Museum of History hosted the Draw on December 6, 2014 to
determine where each country plays its first matches in six participating
Canadian cities including Ottawa.
Ottawa hosts Germany, Thailand, Norway and the Ivory Coast for their firstround matches; one match of Mexico-France and one of Korea-Spain; two
matches with as-yet-unknown teams; and one quarter-final match (teams TBD)
between June 7 and 26, 2015
Championships on the water
NEW! 2015 Shark World Championship
Britannia Yacht Club
Sailboat racing at its best on the Ottawa River.
August 22-28, 2015
www.byc.ca
NEW! 2015 Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships
Mooney’s Bay
Canadian canoe and kayak high-performance athletes compete for the title of National
Champion in various canoe and kayak events.
August 25-30, 2015
www.ckcchampionships2015.com
Whitewater rafting
Whitewater adventure 90 minutes’ drive west of Ottawa
The Ottawa River ranked as one of the best whitewater regions in the world!
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Wilderness Tours
OWL Rafting
RiverRun Rafting
and more!
Whitewater rafting
Ottawa City Rafting (Wilderness Tours)
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3-hour whitewater rafting excursion with Class II and III rapids on the Ottawa River
Begins from Britannia Park (10 minutes’ drive west of downtown), ends near
Canadian War Museum
Canoe and kayak rentals available at Britannia Park (tentative)
Whitewater and flatwater fun
Ultimate Stand Up Paddle Challenge
July 17-19, 2015
OWL Rafting
• The first stand up paddle race event of its
kind in Canada!
MKC in the City whitewater kayaking lessons
• Pump House (LeBreton Flats), tributary of
Ottawa River
• 3-hour lessons available upon request
More water fun
Calypso Waterpark (Limoges, Ontario)
June 4-September 7, 2015
• Highest free-standing waterslide in North America;
Canada’s largest wave pool
• More than 35 waterslides
• More than 100 water games
• Approx. 30 minutes’ drive east of downtown
Mont-Cascades Waterpark (Cantley, Québec)
June 5-August 30, 2015
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SplashForest for families; world's first TornadoALLEY
for extreme fun
World-class water rides, water play areas,
5 KIDDIE slides
Approx. 20 minutes’ drive north of downtown
Gatineau Park
Year-round playground
• Canoeing
• Camping
• Cycling
• Nature walks - 165km of nature trails
• Camp Fortune Aerial Park / ski resort
• Mackenzie King Estate
• Lusk Cave explorations
• Cross-country skiing
• Snowshoeing
• Snowshoeing Under the Stars in
collaboration with Nordik Spa-Nature
and Friends of Gatineau Park guides
Golf
Many claim there are more golf courses per capita within easy driving
distance of downtown than any other Canadian city
(The National Golf Course Owners Association – Eastern Ontario/Outaouais Chapter,
has over 200 members!)
• Casselview Golf & Country Club
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25 minutes east of downtown Ottawa
6,705-yard, 18-hole, par-72 golf course
• The Marshes Golf Club, Brookstreet
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20 minutes west of downtown Ottawa
Features breathtaking fairways, gentle streams and
crystal-blue lakes with Gatineau Hills as a distant backdrop
• Stonebridge Golf & Country Club
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25 minutes southwest of downtown Ottawa
180-acre golf course features bent grass tees, greens and
fairways, undulating putting surfaces and more
Spa
Nordik Spa-Nature
• Largest day spa in North America
• One of only two places in the world
offering Källa treatment (floating in a
special saltwater pool)
• NEW! Launched second spa Thermëa in
Winnipeg in January 2015
• www.lenordik.com
Holtz Spa
• Uses Fulton’s maple spa products
• New treatments regularly offered
• www.ottawa.holtzspa.com
New in 2015
Festivals
Canadian Tulip Festival
Floral, Friendship, Legacy
May 8-18, 2015
www.tulipfestival.ca
• Festival named “Top Canadian Destination in 2015”
by the American Bus Association
• Commissioners Park at Dows Lake: main festival site
with tulips, entertainment, kiosks, events
• Developing a paid passport for tour groups (with Amerigo Tours)
• Tulip shuttles from downtown to Commissioner’s Park
• Monument to the liberation of Holland and the refuge taken by the Dutch Royal
Family in Ottawa to commemorate 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Its final home will be the Shaw Centre (formerly Ottawa Convention Centre),
unveiled by King Willem on May 27
• Fall 2015 is also the 70th anniversary of the first gift of tulips
Ottawa Tourism offers a Tulip Festival package on our website!
Ottawa Race Weekend
May 23-24, 2015
www.runottawa.ca
• 10K awarded gold label status from the International Association of Athletics
Federations (first Canadian race to be so honoured)
• Over 50,000 runners
• 5K, kids’ 2K, “kids marathon”, 10K, half-marathon; marathon; and
wheelchair marathon
Canada Army Run
September 20, 2015
www.armyrun.ca
• Half-marathon and 5K races
• Injured soldiers participate
• Proceeds to Military Families Fund
Westfest
June 13-14, 2015
www.westfest.ca
• Westboro Village’s free festival of music, art and life
• 14-block street party: street performers, buskers, kidzone, spoken word
• Featuring SARAH HARMER, LYNN MILES & FRIENDS, CRAIG CARDIFF and more.
GlowFair
June 19-20, 2015
www.glowfair.ca
Bank Street, from Slater to Gilmour
• 9 blocks of musical performance stages, street installations and
street performers. Music, light and art at its best!
• The best part, admission is FREE!
Tim Hortons Ottawa
Dragon Boat Festival
June 25-28, 2015
Mooney’s Bay Park
www.dragonboat.net
• North America's largest
dragon boating event
• Largest FREE event in the
City of Ottawa with over 5,000 paddlers and 85,000 attendees
• Free admission to concerts, beachside bar, children’s area, non-stop
dragon boat racing and more!
• Concert highlights include:
Tokyo Police Club, Hey Rosetta!, Hollerado, Mounties, etc.
Canada Day
July 1st - Canada’s biggest birthday bash!
www.canadaday.gc.ca
Casino du Lac-Leamy Sound of Light
August 8-22, 2015 (Wednesdays & Saturdays)
www.feux.qc.ca
Canadian Museum of History
• Pyromusical show
• General admission: now only $8 per person!
• Bring your own chairs and / or blankets
Casino du Lac-Leamy
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Features 1800+ slot machines, 64 gaming tables
Fine dining for every taste including Five Diamond dining at Le Baccara
Free docking facilities
Live performances at Le Théâtre du Casino
• Tommy Cash: My Brother Johnny Cash’s Story – May 29-30, 2015
• The American Story Show – July 10-11, 17-18 & 24-25, 2015
• NEW! Casino renovations completed
• New Bar 7, central Hub and club Alea
• New High Limits & Platinum Sections
• Main entrance re-design and multimedia ribbon
Capital Pride
August 23, 2015 (1:00pm)
www.capitalpride.ca
• Problems led to bankruptcy in late 2014
• 2015 edition will be 30th annual
• Latest news
• A new logo and parade date have just
been released
• Group reconstituting with assistance of
Bank Street BIA
Nuit Blanche Ottawa
September 19, 2015
www.nbog.ca
Various locations
A spectacular array of visual,
media and performance art from
Canada’s capital region and
around the world, paying homage
to the incredibly creative human
spirit.
ByWard Market
• Thursday Night Market: Some stands and merchants open until 8pm
(starts Thursday, May 15)
• Year-round events:
• Live music in many pubs, clubs and restaurants
• Auto Classic (June)
• HarvestFest (October): wine & food show, music, dancing, walking
tours, horse and wagon rides
• Christmas Programming - Holiday choirs & carriage rides
(December)
• Winterlude Stew Cook-off (February)
Escapade Music Festival
June 27-28, 2015
• Some of the world’s top rising and established international artists
spotlight the best in electronic dance music
• Rideau Carleton Entertainment Centre
Sparks Street Village events
www.sparkslive.com
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Capital Classic Cruise Nights (every Friday, May 22-Sept 25, 2015)
Ribfest (June 17-21, 2015)
Busker Festival (July 30-August 3, 2015)
RIBtoberfest (September 2015)
New Year’s Eve #CapitalCountdown (December 31, 2015)
Shopping and “Get Nipped” experience and more!
Beer experiences: Bier Markt; Les 3 Brasseurs / 3 Brewers
A few music festivals
RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest
July 9-19, 2015
www.ottawabluesfest.ca
Ottawa Chamberfest
July 23-August 6, 2015
www.ottawachamberfest.com
Music & Beyond
July 4-17, 2015
www.musicandbeyond.ca
NEW NAME AND LOCATION!
CityFolk 2015 (formerly Ottawa Folk
Festival)
Lansdowne Park
September 10-14, 2015
www.cityfolkfestival.ca
Ottawa Wine and Food Festival
October 30-November 1, 2015
www.ottawawineandfoodfestival.com
• At the Shaw Centre (former Ottawa Convention Centre)
• 30th anniversary of this hugely popular culinary event
• Eat Drink Spring: April 2016 at EY Centre
Ottawa PoutineFest
Get your curd on!
Vendors serving both traditional and exotic
poutine (think vegetarian, pulled pork, Pad
Thai and pizza poutine!) and live
entertainment!
Fall PoutineFest (October 2015); Sparks St.
www.sparkslive.com
Spring PoutineFest (April 2016);
Sparks St.
www.sparkslive.com
Ottawa PoutineFest (May 2016);
Ottawa City Hall
www.ottawapoutinefest.ca
New in 2015
Food & Drink
Culinary news
NEW!
• BeaverTails: launched first new flavour since 2009 –
Maple Bacon (till May 31 only?)
• Big Rig Brewpub opened new location in the Gloucester
Centre (spring 2015)
• Belmont Snack & Liquor: late-night bites and Sunday
brunch in Old Ottawa South
• North of 7 Distillery on St. Laurent Boulevard: vodka,
gin, and rum now, and bourbon-style whiskey by 2017
• Junk food reimagined at The Joint on Preston St.
• Soif Bar à vin: An exciting new wine bar, located in
Gatineau, opened by Véronique Rivest (2nd place at the
World’s Best Sommelier competition 2013)
• Holland’s Cake & Shake: deliciously inventive
desserts, in the hip Hintonburg neighbourhood
Culinary news
UPDATES
• Beckta Dining + Wine moved into newly
renovated heritage building below Ottawa
Tourism’s offices at 150 Elgin St.
• Château Lafayette expanding into the space next
door (spring 2015)
• Chef René Rodriguez named Top Chef Canada in
May 2014. His ByWard Market restaurant Navarra
features a mix of his Mexican heritage and his love
of the Basque region of Spain
• He also contributed menu development to
the cocktail-friendly Ace Mercado restaurant
in ByWard Market neighbourhood
• SOCA Kitchen & Pub in Wellington West brings
Spanish Gastropub style to Ottawa
Culinary news
C’est Bon Epicurean Adventures
• Neighbourhood food tours (ByWard Market is a regular offering;
other neighbourhoods on special schedule or on request including
Wellington West, Little Italy, Glebe and Chinatown)
• Specialty tours at different times of the year, such as Winterlude
Chocolate Lover’s Tour
• Cooking classes and teambuilding events
• Supports local producers and artisans
• Ideal group size: about 12 people
NOTABLE RESTAURANT CLOSURES
• ZenKitchen
• Domus
• Juniper
Savour Ottawa
• Food initiative to promote local culinary products
and experiences
• Look for Savour Ottawa logo at farm gates, market stalls,
restaurants and food retailers
• Hosted 5th annual Savour Ottawa Harvest Table
(farm-to-table public event) August 30, 2015 at the Horticultural
Building at Lansdowne Park
• NEW! Demo Corner in the ByWard Market
• NEW! Savour Ottawa Online
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online all-local-food ordering service,
including meats, cheeses, apples, eggs,
jams, prepared food, etc.
order before 11:30pm on Sunday, then
pick everything up in person on
Thursday or Friday at west-end
Parkdale Market Field House
Focus on Craft Beer
Ashton Brewing Company
Beau’s All-Natural Brewing
Beyond the Pale
Bicycle Craft Brewery
Big Rig Brewing Company
Brasseurs du Temps
Broadhead Brewing
Broken Stick Brewing Company
Cassel Brewery
Clocktower Brew Pub (4 spots)
Covered Bridge Brewing
Dominion City Brewing Co.
Hogs Back Brewing Co.
Kichesippi Beer Co.
Les 3 Brasseurs
Lowertown Brewing Company
Microbrasserie Gainsbourg
Mill Street Brewpub
Nita Beer
Turtle Island Brewing Company
Whiprsnapr Brewing Co.
Whitewater Brewing Company
Waller St. Brewing
Etc……..
More About Beer
Brew Donkey Brewery Tours
• Shuttles groups by bus to 3 or 4 craft
breweries, brewpubs and “beer bars”
in greater Ottawa region
• Includes transportation, light snacks
and educated beer guide (optional
boxed lunches available on longer
tours)
• NEW! Walking tours aka “Bytown
Brewers”
• NEW! Behind the Scenes Tours that
focus on an in-depth tour of one local
brewery & Charity Tours!
• Brew Donkey also offers craft beer
delivery service for Ottawa residents
EVENTS
• Gatineau Beerfest/Festibière
(May 29-31, 2015 at JacquesCartier Park)
• National Capital Craft Beer
Week (August 28-30, 2015)
• Beau’s Oktoberfest (October 2-3,
2015)
• Winter Beerfest/Festibière
during Winterlude (January at
the Canadian Museum of
History)
• Ottawa Winter Brewfest
(February at Lansdowne Park)
Transfers and Tours
Transfers and Tours
ON FOOT
• Urban Quest
• Haunted Walks Inc.
• NEW! Time Travel Trail
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NEW! Self-guided Ottawa Sustainability Tour
Ottawa Walking Tours
C’est Bon Epicurean Adventures
ToursbyLocals
Transfers and Tours
ON WATER
• Lady Dive Amphibus: tours on land and water
• Capital Cruises: Ottawa River Cruises
• Paul’s Boat Lines: Ottawa River Cruises
• Au Feel de l’eau: Ottawa River eco-water taxi
• Pirate Adventures: Mooney’s Bay
• Eco-Odyssée: water maze in a Wakefield marsh
Transfers and Tours
ON WHEELS
• Lady Dive & Gray Line Ottawa
• RentABike
• NEW! Escape Bicycle Tours
• Ottawa Cycling Tours
• Ottawa Rickshaws
• NEW! Coventry Connections taxi app
• CycleHop (formerly Capital BIXI)
Transfers and Tours
UP IN THE AIR
• Biplane & helicopter rides from the
Canada Aviation & Space Museum
• Hot air balloon rides
– Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival
over Labour Day weekend
Transportation
Ottawa International Airport
• Offers 125+ non-stop flights daily to more than 30 destinations
in Canada, the U.S. and European centres
• In 2013, voted #1 in the world for customer satisfaction among
North American airports
• In 2013, voted #2 in the world for airports serving 2-5 million
customers/year.
New in 2015 and beyond
Hotels and Meeting Spaces
If you build it…
Le Groupe Germain is building TWO new
hotels in Ottawa:
• ALT Hotel Ottawa is set to open a 17floor hotel within a condominium at 199
Slater Street downtown in 2016
• Hôtel Le Germain Ottawa is part of a
major development at Arts Court (just
south of Rideau Street). Opening in 2017,
it will include a hotel, condos, classroom
and performance spaces.
If you build it…
Canada’s first Hyatt Andaz
boutique hotel (with rooftop
lounge!) in the ByWard Market
neighbourhood is currently under
construction on Dalhousie Street
with a spring 2016 opening date!
HOTEL CLOSURES
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After 25 years, Minto Suites Hotel closed
its doors in 2014 to transition the property
into apartment spaces
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The Quality Hotel at Rideau Street and
King Edward Avenue has closed
New Name
for Ottawa Convention Centre
Shaw Centre
Centre Shaw
Ottawa in 2016
• The Lord Elgin hotel celebrates its 75th
anniversary
• February 3, 2016: 100th anniversary of a
disastrous fire on Parliament Hill that
destroyed the original Parliament Buildings,
with the exception of the Library of Parliament
• March 5-13, 2016: The Tim Hortons Brier—aka
the Canadian men’s curling championship at
TD Place at Lansdowne Park
• March 24, 2016: 20th anniversary of the Casino
du Lac-Leamy
• Sometime in 2016 (exact date TBD):
Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards a
gathering place for entrepreneurs to innovate,
grow and succeed, will open
One Young World in Ottawa in 2016
September 28-October 1, 2016
www.ottawatourism.ca/oyw
• A global forum for leaders under 30 from
over 190 countries who come together
annually to network with peers, share ideas
and develop solutions to address urgent
global issues
• Global figures such as Archbishop Emeritus
Desmond Tutu, Bob Geldof, Kofi Annan and
Sir Richard Branson also participate
• First time One Young World has come to
Canada
Odds and Ends
Shopping
NEW! Tanger Outlets Ottawa
• In Kanata near Canadian Tire
Centre
• 80 stores, ~350,000 square feet of
shopping including the Nike
Factory Store, Gap Outlet, Banana
Republic Factory Store, Coach
Factory Store, Tommy Hilfiger,
Calvin Klein, Brooks Brothers,
Guess Factory Store, American
Eagle Factory Store, Michael Kors,
and Donna Karan New York
Shopping
NEW! Rideau Centre expansion
• $360-million renovation and expansion
project to transform the shopping
experience
• New Dining Hall opened in summer
2014
• Nordstrom’s opened on March 6, 2015
• Kate Spade now open
• Includes a station of new Light Rail
Transit system to open in 2018
New stores opening all the time!
• Tiffany’s set for 2015
• Simons opening in 2016
Entertainment
NEW! Sound and Light show on Parliament Hill
July 10-September 12, 2015
• A brand new show (name TBD)
will take the audience on an
unforgettable journey of sound
and light, as they explore Canada’s physical, historical and cultural
landscapes.
• Free bilingual show each night.
Entertainment
NEW! Aléa at the Casino du Lac-Leamy
• Hot new nightclub
• Aimed at fans of Electronic Dance Music
• Open Fridays and Saturdays
• Aimed at an over-25 crowd
Entertainment
NEW! French-language theatre
Fall 2015 (exact date TBD)
www.yetre.com
La Nouvelle Scène, home of 4
francophone theatre
companies, will open the doors
to its newly built building on
King Edward Avenue
Commemorative Monuments
• NEW! October 2014 : A monument to the War of 1812 was erected on
Parliament Hill near East Block.
• Late summer 2015 (exact date TBD): A Memorial to the Victims of
Communism – Canada, a Land of Refuge monument will be unveiled near
the Supreme Court of Canada.
• Fall 2015: National Holocaust Monument to be unveiled on a site near the
Canadian War Museum. www.holocaustmonument.ca
RTO 10
• Ottawa and Prescott-Russell
• Rural Committee and Destination
Development Committee
Prescott-Russell Tourism (TPRT)
Prescott-Russell attractions
• Mariposa Farm
• Bike routes
• Papanack Zoo
Prescott-Russell Tourism (TPRT)
Prescott-Russell attractions
• Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company
• Calypso Waterpark
• Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm
Prescott-Russell Tourism (TPRT)
EVENTS
• Ottawa River Festival
(July 3-5, 2015)
• Festival western de Wendover
(July 14-19, 2015)
• Maxville Highland Games
(July 31-August 1, 2015)
• St-Albert Curd Festival
(August 12-16, 2015)
• Plantagenet Bean Festival
(September 19-20, 2015)
• Beau’s Oktoberfest
(October 2-3, 2015)
Resources
www.ottawatourism.ca
• Event calendar
• Capital Country Drives
• Images & videos
• Special getaways
Capital Host Club
• Ottawa Tourism launched its Capital Host
Club in November 2013
• Aimed at Ottawa-based members of
national and international associations,
clubs, businesses which hold meetings
that Ottawa could bid on
• Ottawa Tourism staff work with Host Club
members to entice these meetings and
events to Ottawa
Ottawa Tourism packages
www.ottawatourism.ca
GET TO KNOW YOUR CANADA…
Aimed at New Canadians or those who’d like a refresher
course: includes museums, national attractions, tours
(seasonal)
TASTE OF CANADA…
Aimed at non-Canadians to introduce them to Canadian
experiences: includes outdoors, museums, culinary options,
etc.
SIP, SAVOUR & SPA
Le Nordik Spa-Nature or Holtz Spa, Signatures Restaurant at Le
Cordon Bleu, museum attractions
Ottawa Tourism packages
www.ottawatourism.ca
WINTERLUDE AMOUR PACKAGE (seasonal)
Includes spa, Signatures Restaurant at Le Cordon Bleu, museums,
gourmet walking tour
WINTERLUDE FAMILY FUN (seasonal)
Includes museums, chocolate walking tour, hockey tickets
GIRLFRIENDS GETAWAY
Includes spa, culinary, shopping, cultural attractions.
RENDEZ-VOUS FOR TWO
Museums, Signatures Restaurant at Le Cordon Bleu, spa, bus tours
(spring-fall)
CELEBRATION VACATION
To mark a milestone – birthday, anniversary, family reunion
CASINO DU LAC-LEAMY GETAWAY
Casino, dining, promotional credits, optional add-ons
Attractions Passport
• Ottawa Tourism’s Attractions
Passport in electronic form
• Gives two people free admission to
the attractions listed on the
passport
• User must present his/her business
card to attraction; some need preregistration
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We’ve moved!
Ottawa Tourism moved offices in July 2014
New home is 150 Elgin Street, 14th floor
New website!
Launched February 17, 2015
New look and feel
Responsive design
2017
Canada’s sesquicentennial
in Ottawa
Ottawa in 2017
THE place to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday!
Canadian Museum of History (former Canadian Museum of Civilization)
New Canadian History Hall will open on July 1, 2017 to replace the Canada
Hall and the Face to Face exhibit
Ottawa in 2017
THE place to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday!
Major updates and celebrations at the National Arts Centre
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$110.5 million will be invested into an architectural
renewal of the almost 50-year-old building
The new features will include:
• A spectacular atrium and entranceway
• Improved performance spaces
• Public areas for education & events
The entranceway should open on July 1, 2017
Canada Scene
April – May 2017 (exact dates TBD)
Artists from across Canada take over the nation’s capital
for a month-long celebration. Musicians, actors,
dancers, writers, visual and media artists, filmmakers,
storytellers, and chefs bring their unique talents to
audiences from across the country!
Visuals courtesy of Diamond Schmitt Architects
Ottawa in 2017
THE place to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday!
Canada Science & Technology Museum refurbishment
In September 2014, the federal government announced an $80.5 million
investment into the refurbishment of the Canada Science and
Technology Museum. It’s scheduled to reopen in 2017 as part of
Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations.
Ottawa in 2017
THE place to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday!
Exact dates TBD
• New permanent Arctic Gallery at the Canadian
Museum of Nature
• 100th anniversary of the Bytown Museum
• A Century of Community [working title]
exhibition featuring eclectic, unique and beautiful
works and images from the Museum’s primary
collections, as well as a selection of exceptional
artefacts that helped shape the history of Ottawa
and Canada.
• The Bank of Canada Museum (formerly the Currency
Museum of the Bank of Canada) reopens in a totally
renovated building on Sparks Street.
Ottawa in 2017
THE place to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday!
Exact dates TBD
• A $100 million redevelopment of Arts Court, including a
21-storey mixed-use tower (Le Germain hotel and
condominiums), a 250-seat multi-purpose and filmscreening room, a 120-seat theatre, renovated Ottawa Art
Gallery and more!
• The Global Centre for Pluralism (Aga Khan Foundation) will
open on Sussex Drive in the former Canadian War Museum
building, creating a global destination for dialogue about
the foundations and benefits of pluralism.
• There are plans to erect a Stanley Cup monument at the
corner of Sparks Street and Elgin Street in downtown
Ottawa (possibly in March 2017).
Ottawa in 2017
THE place to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday!
• July 1, 2017
Canada Day, Canada’s 150th birthday!
• July 2017 (exact dates TBD)
2017 Whitewater Canoe Kayak National
Championships
The best whitewater paddlers in the country compete
alongside up-and-coming athletes for the title of
national champion.
• July 2017 (exact dates TBD)
Canadian Track and Field Championships
Terry Fox Athletic Facility
Ottawa will host the national championships in 2017
and 2018.
Ottawa in 2017
THE place to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday!
• October or November 2017 (exact dates TBD)
Canadian Videogame Awards
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
This week-long celebration will include gaming
competitions where the semi-final and final
matches will be projected onto the sides of
buildings around the downtown core.
• December 2017 (exact date TBD)
Tentative plans exist to host an outdoor NHL hockey
game at Lansdowne Park to commemorate the
100th anniversary of the first National Hockey
League game (Ottawa vs Montréal).
Thanks for listening!
Questions?
www.OttawaTourism.ca