Calendar of Events
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November
2006
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Exhibition: "The Post Goes Pop"
Canadian Postal Museum
November 10 - April 1 (2010)
Location:
Canadian Museum of Civilization, 100 Laurier, Gatineau (Hull), QC.
Information: Postal symbols are commonly used in both mail and popular culture, appearing in advertising, film, song and a thousand and one objects - to say nothing of their starring role in the world of computers. The primary theme of this exhibition is, firstly, to look at the role that the postal service has played in daily life and, secondly, to see how postal symbols have come to represent and express the values and activities of contemporary society. Visitors will also see that, although the importance of mail in its traditional form has diminished, postal symbols remain significant, and continue to occupy an important place in the popular culture.
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May
2007
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Exhibition: "The 150th Anniversary of the CMC"
Canadian Museum of Civilization
May 12 - December 5 (2010)
: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location:
100 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Quebec.
Information: (819) 776-7000; Toll free 1 (800) 555-5621.
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September
2009
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Exhibition: "Profit and Ambition: The Canadian Fur Trade, 1779-1821"
Canadian Museum of Civilization
September 11 - September 12 (2010)
Location:
Canadian Museum of Civilization, 100 Laurier, Gatineau (Hull), QC.
Information: Relive an epic chapter of Canada’s history and embark on a remarkable journey with the voyageurs, explorers and the many others who made up the fur trade.
This exhibition retraces the rise and fall of the Montréal-based North West Company, a commercial empire that pushed fur trade routes all the way to the Pacific Ocean. In the end, it laid the foundation for the Canada we know today.
Info: (819) 776-7000; Toll free 1 (800) 555-5621.
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January
2010
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Exhibition: "The Generations Project," Photography by Adrienne Herron
Ottawa City Hall Art Gallery
January 22 - February 28
Location:
City Hall Art Gallery, 110 Laurier West, Ottawa, ON.
Information: Three stages of life are explored in the faces of 21 family groups comprising a grandmother, mother and granddaughter. The grandmothers have passed their 80th birthday, the granddaughters their 18th. Each family member is placed with those to whom she belongs; the purpose is to examine the family framework, to think about the responsibilities of one generation to the other, to view the genetic traits carried or lost, and to explore the mysteries of the aging process.
Adrienne Herron
(819) 827-9125
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February
2010
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Third Annual Rideau Lakes Cup Dog Sled Races
Village of Newboro, Ontario
February 21 - 22
Location:
Newboro, Ontario.
Information: For more information about the Rideau Lakes Cup Dog Sled Races or to view the course map, visit www.twprideaulakes.on.ca/dogsledraces or contact Brian Patterson at 613-272-3059, email Lori.Patterson@live.ca.
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Exhibition: "Point of View: Seven Artists Focus on Champlain Lookout"
Cube Gallery (Ottawa)
February 3 - 28
-- Wed-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location:
CUBE Gallery, 7 Hamilton Ave. N. Ottawa
Information: Seven artists bring their unique styles and perspectives to interpret one iconic subject -- the Champlain Lookout in Gatineau Park.
Points of View at Ottawa's Cube Gallery features the works of: Jay Anderson, John Jarrett, Olaf Krassnitzky, Pina Manoni-Rennick, Karole Marois, Paul Schibli and Karl Schutt
This group of artists met every Friday beginning with the seasonal opening of the park on May 1st, 2009, to paint or photograph this popular vista. By depicting the same subject from spring to winter, the artists watched and documented how the park changed week by week. Their mixed media works have been arranged in chronological order to illustrate these changes of mood, season, colour and environment. Some of these changes are magically subtle, others dramatic, all are captivating and breathtaking.
"Points of View is more than a collection of panoramic representations," says curator and gallery owner, Don Monet. "This exhibition of Belvédère Champlain underscores the crucial importance of preserving a vast natural territory which greatly contributes to and enhances the quality of life in the Ottawa-Gatineau region."
Info: (613) 728 1750.
Email: info@donmonet.ca.
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AGM and Home Movie Night
Gatineau Valley Historical Society
February 15
-- 7:30 p.m.
Location:
Chelsea Community Centre, Old Chelsea.
Information:
Special guest Caroline Forcier-Holloway an audio-visual archivist from Library and Archives Canada, will be on hand to show a Crawley family home movie entitled At the Sandpits, and to offer advice on preserving home movies. "Although earlier home movies are silent they can still speak volumes," said Ms. Forcier. "Just as families love to sit around and reminisce by looking at a photo album, similar memories and emotions are stirred when families gather to watch home movies. Home movies were generally created for an intimate audience, yet if we look closer, one might see that these authentic moving images also play another role of documenting historical events or significant activities of a community as captured by amateurs."
For this Home Movie night the Society has collected a number of amateur films and will show a selection of scenes and people from around Wakefield and Chelsea during the 1930s to the early 80’s, including clips of baking bread at Ormes Bakery in 1969, the Wakefield flood of 1971, the Gatineau River Yacht Club in the 60’s, and much more.
(819) 459-2004; info@gvhs.ca
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Public Meeting: "Protecting the Historic Aylmer Road"
Aylmer Heritage Association
February 17
-- 7-9:30 p.m.
Location:
5th floor, Place des Pionniers, 115 rue Principale, Gatineau, QC.
Information:
The heritage character of the historic Aylmer Road is at risk. What are the development plans? Commercial plans? How can we work together to preserve the historic nature of this beautiful entrance route to our town? Citizens’ views mean something to our elected officials-we can influence future planning. Local Councilors from the Ville de Gatineau have been invited to attend. Presentations and discussion will be in English and French. Come to the meeting- your views are important.
(819) 684-6809; heritage.aylmer@ca.inter.net.
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March
2010
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Talk: "Prime Ministers and the Gatineau Valley"
Gatineau Valley Historical Society
March 15
-- 7:30 p.m.
Location:
Chelsea Community Centre, Old Chelsea.
Information:
Barry Wilson recently donated his unique collection of prime ministerial material to Carleton University-signatures of all 22 prime ministers, historic books, election posters an a 19th Century bust of Sir John A. He will talk about the process of pursuing such a collection which began innocently enough on June 25, 1968 and ended with a Stephen Harper signature in 2006, almost 40 years later. He will reveal the strong connection he discovered between the vast majority of prime ministers and the Gatineau Valley. Barry is the fifty generation living in the Gatineau Valley –he still owns his 1893 family farm beside the Paugan Dam at Low. »He has been a journalist working across Canada for 40 years, the last 30 on Parliament Hill for the Western Producer newspaper. He has published four books, the last a Canadian history of the American traitor Benedict Arnold.
(819) 459-2004; info@gvhs.ca.
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Sunday Lecture: "Humourous Reflections of Local History"
Aylmer Heritage Association
March 14
-- 2-4 p.m.
Location:
Old Methodist Chapel, 495 Aylmer Road, Aylmer (Gatineau), QC.
Information:
Aylmer Heritage Association presents M. Raymond Ouimet, Radio commentator (Divines tentations), author of many publications and President, centre régional d’archives de l’Outaouais (CRAO).
Presentation in French .
(819) 684-6809; heritage.aylmer@ca.inter.net.
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Conference: "Gene-O-Rama: Researching Female Ancestors"
Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society / Library and Archives Canada
March 26 - 27
Location:
Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St, Ottawa.
Information: Ottawa Branch Ontario Genealogical Society in partnership with Library and Archives Canada presents this two day conference featuring: lectures, computer demonstration on new using databases for research, Identifying Immigrant Cluster Communities, family Tree Maker, families Building Hill in the 19th Century: These Proud Women Behind their Man, etc.
conference@ogsottawa.on.ca.
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May
2010
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Exhibition: "The Horse"
Canadian Museum of Civilization
May 15 - October 17
Location:
Canadian Museum of Civilization, 100 Laurier, Gatineau (Hull), QC.
Information:
From artifacts, models, dioramas and horse art to interactive stations and high-definition videos, this exhibition explores the profound relationship between horses and humans.
Info: (819) 776-7000; Toll free 1 (800) 555-5621.
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May
2011
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Exhibition: "Japan"
Canadian Museum of Civilization
May 5 - October 30 (2010)
Location:
Canadian Museum of Civilization, 100 Laurier, Gatineau (Hull), QC.
Information: Japan is world-famous for its electronics, robotics, vehicles, animation, fashion and furniture. This exhibition explores the unexpected links between tradition and modern innovation in Japan. Visitors will see objects ranging from a Samurai armour to painted screens from the historic Edo Period (1603–1867), alongside contemporary, cutting-edge robots, manga (comic books) and anime (animation). Throughout the exhibition visitors will see that many of the innovative Japanese products that are part of everyday life in North America build on ideas and objects that are rooted in Japanese traditions.
Info: (819) 776-7000; Toll free 1 (800) 555-5621.
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