What to do in the Outaouais - March 23 to 29
: Phil Tifo
Spring is here! Let’s greet it with maple-flavoured and festive activities!
Enjoy the nice weather!
Sugat Shack in Old Aylmer!
The 24th and 25th March (11h to 4h), merchants of Principale street in the part of Old Aylmer offer us a menu and activities style sugar shack. The Principale street invites people of Aylmer and elsewhere to come and satisfy your sweet tooth.
Principale Street, Aylmer
March 24 and 25, from 10am to 4pm
Free!
THE BIG WOW POKER RUN
«The Big WOW Poker Run» is coming to the Pontiac Quad Club!
Ride your quad through the Pontiac and try to get the best hand! Cash prizes for the three best hands!
Porfits will be donated to the Bouffe Pontiac community organization.
Saturday, March 24. Registration from 8:30am to 10am
20$
2018 FQCQ pass is mandatory
A very cultural week!
Now Boarding
Casino du Lac-Leamy invites you to its brand new theme, Now Boarding!
Ground technician choreographies, flight simulations, thematic cocktails, the Hot suitcases game where you could win 10,000$…
Casino du Lac-Leamy, 1 Du Casino Blvd, Gatineau
Until April 22
Free!
Reserved to patrons 18 and over
Nature Nocturne: Dig Your Inner Dino
What kind of dino are you? Let out your inner palaeontologist – hold real fossils, try a dino dig. Get ready for a dino-mite night, at the Canadian Museum of Nature.
Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa
March 23 at 8pm
25$
Reserved to patrons 18 and over
DEATH IN THE ICE | THE MYSTERY OF THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION
Explore the enduring mystery behind Sir John Franklin’s tragic expedition. Leaving Britain in 1845 to chart the Northwest Passage through the Arctic, the expedition’s two ships and 129 men never returned. Through historical artifacts and Inuit oral history, this groundbreaking exhibition provides the most comprehensive account to date of Franklin’s final voyage, at the Canadian Museum of History.
Canadian Museum of History, 100 Laurier Street, Gatineau
Until September 30
Included in Museum admission fees.
ST. LOUIS – SHIP OF FATE
Fleeing Nazi persecution in 1939, more than 900 Jewish refugees boarded the German ocean liner St. Louis. They expected to find a safe haven across the Atlantic — instead, they were denied entry to Cuba, then the United States and, finally, Canada. The exiles returned to Europe, where many were killed in the Holocaust. Through photographs, texts and audiovisual materials, St. Louis – Ship of Fate explores the circumstances that led to this human rights tragedy, including the rise of Nazism, international indifference to the plight of refugees, and the dark history of Canadian immigration and anti-Semitism during the 1930s. At the Canadian War Museum.
Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa
Until April 29
Included in Museum admission fees
OUTAOUAIS FILM FESTIVAL
Over eight consecutive days each year, the Outaouais Film Festival screens more than 100 feature-length, short and animated films and documentaries from two dozen countries. The OFF gives pride of place to national and international auteur cinema, particularly productions from Quebec and the Outaouais. For its 20th anniversary edition, the OFF sees the big picture!
Several venues
Until March 30!
General admission: $9 6-film package: $48
