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 Rideau
Canal Festival - August 1-4, 2008
The historic Rideau Canal links the Ottawa River with Lake Ontario
and the St. Lawrence River. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site,
a brand new festival has been launched this year to honour this
famous waterway. For four days there will be eco-friendly happenings
on and beside the Canal. Book Ottawa
Hotels On-line. More Ottawa Information
Holland
America Line Features New Quebec Ports on 2009 Canada/New
...
PR Newswire (press release) -
For example, guests can experience a day in the life of a British
redcoat at the Halifax Citadel, sail Nova Scotia's Bras d'Or Lake
or enjoy a private ...
The
whitecoats are coming
Globe and Mail - Canada
Richard says some tourists have told him that more people would
come for the eco-tours if the hunt was stopped. But the seal tours
have never made enough ...
Snow
sculptors work late in Quebec
London Free Press - Canada
... to complete their sculpture of a Huron Indian with his arm extended
and 17th-century French explorer Samuel de Champlain looking into
the distance. ...
Winterlude
festival fun kicks off with a blast
Canoe.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
A replica of Samuel de Champlain's ship was moored at the park entrance,
a tribute to the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City.
...
Carnival
marks Maniwaki's ties to the outdoors
Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
For sportsmen, it's a gateway in winter to snowshoeing and dogsledding
excursions, and in summer to rafting, canoeing and hiking. ...
White
is golden for local ski hill operators
Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
Managers of Quebec ski resorts are reporting one of the strongest
holiday turnouts on the slopes in the last 25 years and in some
areas a much longer period ...
Route
Verte is envy of cyclists
Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
... were knocked out by the view as many Europeans have been since
Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain were forced to drop anchor
400 or so years ago. Leading cyclists from Europe, the United States
and Ontario - the United Nations of bikers - came to Quebec last
week for a spin on several sections of the Route Verte, the newly
opened 4,000-km network of paths stretching through all regions
of the province. It's the biggest in North America and the envy
of cyclists across the continent.
Good
News For Travel and Tourism Industry Canadians will Vacation in
Canada
The most popular destination province is Quebec, with 12 per cent
of Canadians with travel plans saying they will travel there this
summer. Ontario ranked ... Canadians Staying Close to Home for Summer
Vacations, According to ..
Canadians
are encouraged to get out and travel during Canada's National Tourism
Week,
celebrating Canada's travel destinations, events, activities, accommodation,
attractions and more.
The
mysterious St. Lawrence Iroquois: An exhibit by the Pointe-à
... Kahnawake Eastern Door - Kahnawake,Quebec,Canada
... However, in 1603 when Samuel de Champlain made his first voyage
up the St. Lawrence there was no sign of the people Cartier described.
...
WILLIAM
BURTON STEINHOUR Champlain Islander - South Hero,VT,USA
... born in Cohoes , NY on February 13, 1920, the son of the late
Samuel and Clara ... as a cabinet maker for Hampshire Sales and
then he worked at Champlain Cable for ...
Bond
producer's daughter brings 007 to Quebec City:Film ...
Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada From the archives: Read
about a Quebec City connection to the James Bond franchise in ...
Bond movies, had no idea that other kids didn't also travel the
world ...
Years
of hard work pave way to hosting the 1st World Outgames in Montréal
MONTREAL, July 24 /CNW Telbec/ - This coming July 26, Montréal
will welcome some 12,000 participants and 5,000 volunteers during
the 11 days of the 1st World Outgames.
VIA
Rail Canada's Easterly Class: A Maritime Learning Experience Enters
Sophomore Season Of Smartening Up Atlantic Canada
Educational "Maritime Learning Experience" Relaunched
on May 1
MONTREAL, May 3 /CNW/ - VIA Rail Canada relaunched its Easterly
Class: A Maritime Learning Experience service aboard its Montreal-Moncton-Halifax
Ocean train on May 3, 2006. Following a very successful first season
with a customer satisfaction level of 8.4 out of 10, the overnight
service enters Year No. 2 of immersing travellers into the romance
of Canada's Maritime Provinces
Antiquarian
book lovers gather on Sunday Westmount Examiner - QC, Canada
... a smaller spring version, with around 20 exhibitors from Quebec
and Ontario. ... every subject: cookery, militaria, natural history,
science, travel and exploration ...
CITY
cooks up a storm Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
... So why can't we find such delectable pork in Quebec? ... food
that I had a whole new appreciation of chefs who have been awarded
stars by the French travel guide. ...
BRIGHT
sun, dirty windshield make driving hazardous, says CAA ... Canada
NewsWire (press release) - Canada
... founded in 1904, CAA-Quebec ( www.caaquebec.com) provides a
wide array of automotive, travel, residential and financial services
to 840,000 members in Quebec. ...
Canada
Provides Backdrop for Finale of CBS Reality Show 'The Amazing Race:
Family Edition'VANCOUVER, Canada, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/
-- Canada's metropolitan cities and majestic natural settings in
Montreal and Toronto served as the backdrop for the December 13th
finale episode of the primetime CBS hit "The Amazing Race:
Family Edition."
STORIED
Places® Tremblant Welcomes Guests for its First Winter ...
PR Web (press release)
... 06 winter season, so too is the Resident Inn Keeper at Storied
Places® Tremblant, the resort's latest and most attractive fractional
ownership real estate ...
Drink,
drama and drive ... The Globe and Mail
...Montreal may be a good walking city, but if you're going up the
mountain in search of off-the-beaten-path neighbourhoods, it's nice
to have your own wheels....
The Ice
Hotel Quebec-Canada Presents N'Ice Club Mont Tremblant
... Opening Dec. 23rd, 2005 until Mar. 19th, 2006 at the Mont Tremblant
Resort this winter is a whole new conceptually unique lounge: N'Ice
Club Mont-Tremblant. This Ice Hotel Quebec-Canada realization will
provide skiers and tourists with icy cool entertainment, unlike
any other, at Canada's second largest ski resort....
PHOENIX:
Howard-Boss No. 2 car Motorsport.com - Canada
... Wallace and Milka Duno, will be hoping for a bright future when
they travel to the ... Jan Lammers to win the 6 Heures du Circuit
Mont-Tremblant in Quebec, Canada. ...
SOMMELIER
savours success Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
... and wine educator started her business two years ago in Ontario
- after 14 ... food and wine, with a commerce degree in hospitality
and tourism management from ...
Québécois
Treasures at Shelburne Museum New York Times - United States
... World. In 1608, when Samuel de Champlain established what was
to become the city of Quebec, France was very much in debt. The
crown
HOTELS:
The Feminine Factor | By Françoise Mommens Hospitality Net
... president of Groupe Germain and owner of several Québec,
Montréal and ... Business Travelers Reveals Their Opinions
and Attitudes toward Travel," October 28 ...
MONTRéAL,
World Book Capital presents its ambassador for the ... Canada
... "I love to travel but when ... several short-story collections,
including Sign Language, Fear of Frying and Press 1 and Pray, and,
in French, Vive le Québec Freed ...
Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada Supports Expo Quebec's International Development
Plan
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - August 2, 2005) - Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada Minister Andy Mitchell today announced $150,000
in financial assistance to Expo Quebec. With nearly 400,000 visitors
and some $30 million in economic benefits each year, Expo Quebec
is one of the largest tourism draws in Eastern Canada.
RAIL
travel reborn as luxury experience Vancouver Sun (subscription)
- Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
... Via's luxury strategy changes at the Ontario-Quebec corridor
... Rail travel has obviously come a long way since the late 19th
century, when it was hailed as a mode ...
Montreal
in NASCAR drivers seat for 2007? TSN.ca - Canada
... Mosport, located north of Toronto, has also been mentioned as
a possible venue for a NASCAR race while reports over the weekend
suggested the city of Calgary ...
WHAT'S
On: Wednesday Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
... The Cool Crooners (Zimbabwe), Part of the Mondial Choral Loto-Quebec
Series, 7:30 PM at ... Amphi-Bus, Travel From the Streets of Montreal
Into the Waters of the St ...
TRG
- Mont-Tremblant preview Autochannel - USA
Canadian quest TRG knows what it takes to win on le Circuit Mont-Tremblant
in Québec, site of the next Rolex Sports ... "We love
the adventure of travel and the ...
TRAVEL:
Nordic Adventure TruckTrend Magazine - USA
... Your Own Vehicle EXPeditions--North America), had begun in Quebec
and traversed the land of the Inuit through Labrador, tracing Viking
history in Newfoundland. ...
Quebec
plans urban facelift for anniversary Globe and Mail - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
... a full year of activities highlighted by a major festival on
July 3, 2008, marking the landing of the city's founder, French
explorer Samuel de Champlain....
SUMMER
Savings from Via Rail Canada Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
... Demand for VIA's rapid inercity services in the Quebec City-Windsor
Corridor has grown in recent years, as more Canadians turn to train
travel as a hassle-free ...
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