Category Archives: Canada Explorer

Trips and Adventures in the Great White North!

The Rex Hotel and Jazz Bar

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Graeme

Needed a place to crash in Toronto for a Night, the Rex Hotel and Jazz bar fit the bill, inexpensive and well located… plus it came with live music and decent food! Continue reading →

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Kanata Badminton Club 2014 AGM

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Ron

Kanata Badminton Club 2014 AGM Traditionally, the Kanata Badminton Club’s Annual General Meeting has been held in Tommy’s restaurant at the old town center. This year, the meeting had to be delayed a couple of months while renovations at the … Continue reading →

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Sir John Carling Building Demolition – Ottawa, Canada

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Graeme

July 13,2014 – Sir John Carling Building Demolition – Ottawa, Canada It was a dull, dreary, overcast morning with lots of rain threatening from the south but, after 2 1/2 years of planning and preparation work, the planned implosion demolition … Continue reading →

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Haunted Walk Ottawa – Time Traveler Trail

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Graeme

The Haunted walk has a new trail for the time-travelers among us, its called the Time Traveler Trail and it focuses on Ottawa’s past when Ottawa was Bytown and riots and pistol fights in the market were more common than … Continue reading →

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Canada Day 2014 – Kanata, Ontario

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Ron

Canada Day 2014 – Kanata, Ontario Graeme and I took a short walk around the Kanata Canada Day 2014 activities, met some people whom we have known from past events and activities and met some new people. Lots of things … Continue reading →

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Westfest 2014, Westboro, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Ron

Westfest 2014, Westboro, Ottawa, Ontario – Today was the first of three days of Westfest entertainment in the Westboro area of Ottawa. (Official Westfest festival site: http://www.westfest.ca/) All of the Mainstage performances are FREE! thanks to the generous sponsorship support … Continue reading →

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Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park, Foleyet, Ontario

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Ron

Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park, Foleyet, Ontario Well, we made it from Ottawa to Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park without incident. Leaving Ottawa before sunrise made for a pretty early wake-up call but would also allow us time to stop a long … Continue reading →

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Breeding Bird Survey 2014

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Ron

Last minute packing is underway as I prepare to join Gerhard Bruins once again for our foray into the northwoods of Ontario.  I’ve joined Gerhard for a number of Breeding Bird Surveys, Christmas Bird Counts, and other birding activities.  He … Continue reading →

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A Spring Outing

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Ron

A Spring Outing Graeme wanted to get out on the trail to obtain some high speed shots of birds in flight with his Sony NEX-FS700 with SELP18200 lens.The easiest place to do that is on the many trails in the … Continue reading →

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The Grand Canyon beckons

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Ron

Three Ottawa, Ontario area kayakers won the lottery for a time slot on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Small problem. Their kayaks were in Vancouver, BC, 2200 kms away from the launch point. They needed someone to transport … Continue reading →

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