Whether you want to hike with your dog, enjoy a charity fashion show or buy your own church (hey, who hasn’t wanted to do that?), I have a tip for you in this week’s Heads Up. Enjoy!
Tips for dog-friendly road trips in the Outaouais
Tourisme Outaouais has just published a list of dog-friendly places in the Outaouais. I’m happy to see they included Mont Morissette, a free hiking site in Blue Sea.
Landmark church near Carleton Place is for sale
If you’ve ever driven Highway 7 between Carleton Place and Perth, you’ve probably spotted the distinctive stone tower of St. John’s Anglican Church at the highway’s intersection with Ferguson Falls Road. But here’s news: If you’re in the market for a 112-year-old church, you’re in luck, as this one’s for sale. (Here’s the listing.) The only proviso is that the buyer has to agree to keep running a church on the site—so no turning the building into a quirky home, restaurant or spa. Maybe you’re an itinerant preacher looking to put down roots?
Newboro art studio celebrates spring with new classes
Stone Manor Studios in Newboro—a pretty village in Rideau Lakes—has just announced the first of its Daffodil Days spring art classes. Learn to make a felted bird, a beaded bracelet, a stained-glass daffodil and more.
News for very organized big band fans
If you love big band music and you like to plan WAY ahead, here’s a tip: The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra is coming to Ottawa on Saturday, December 21, and tickets are available now.
Don’t forget these March Break ideas
With Ontario March Break now in full swing, you might be keen to check out my roundup of March Break ideas, if you haven’t already.
I’m writing a road trips column for the Ottawa Business Journal
Can’t get enough of my road trips tips? Then check out my new monthly road tripping column in the Ottawa Business Journal. The first instalment may look a little familiar, as it’s about an alpaca farm near Spencerville and a Spanish food importer in Prescott that I’ve previously covered right here on Ottawa Road Trips.
Tickets are available for April fundraising fashion show
IODE Laurentian has launched ticket sales for a new event: a Spring Fashion Show and Luncheon at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club in Gatineau on Saturday, April 27. Featured retailer 3 Wild Women will be showcasing its spring collection, and clothes will be available for sale. The event’s proceeds will benefit the Inuuqatigiit Centre for Inuit Children, Youth and Families.
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