PUBLISHER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DaVe BROWn
publisher’s letter
EDITORS ROgeR BiRD, SHeiLa aSCROFT
MANAGING EDITOR anne DUggan
Summer. We hear it’s supposed to arrive soon?? Well, there’s
ILLUSTRATORS KeiTH miLne, gORDOn COULTHaRT
always the fall weather to look forward to. . . with temperatures
surely schedule to be in the high-20’s or low 30’s? We wish, as it’d
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
be nice to HAVE summer weather for a change. :-)
gerry godsoe, Kathleen Wilker, alec Bialski, Dave
Okay, enough dribbling. On behalf of all of our writers, editors,
mcmahon, Dominique Larocque, Sheila ascroft,
photographers and illustrators we hope your enjoy this new
allen macartney, anne Duggan, michael mcgoldrick,
summer/fall issue of Ottawa Outdoors as we officially enter now
DAVE BROWN
Rob Harris, Stephen Johnson, James Roddick,
Publisher, Editor-in-chief
our 9th year of publication for the region. It was nine years ago this
Samantha Liepner, adam C. Smith, Paddy moore
summer that we launched the region’s only outdoor adventure magazine and we’re
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
happy to say it’s proven to be a great success and much-enjoyed by all of you. Thanks
istockphoto-Kameleon007, istockphoto-scotto72,
for the support to our advertisers and to the publication.
photo by: istockphoto-4774344sean, national
In this issue you can read about great campsites nearby that will still give you a
Capital Commission, Calgary Tourism, Highland
holiday during these tighter times (see page 19). If you’re tired of paying through the
Wilderness Tours, Stag Creek Trails, Prescott
nose for gas, consider mounting a horse and spending some time on a back-country
Russell Trails LJ Photography, Wilderness Tours,
trail ride (see page 26). And if you’re more inclined for physical fitness, check out the
istockphoto.com-matkaWariatka, istockphoto.com-
articles on pedalling, trail running, whitewater kayaking or using kettlebells. Heck, you
charliebishop, istockphoto.com-kzenon
can make it easy on yourself and join one of Somersault’s great races that either you or
the family will be sure to love.
ADVERTISING INQUIRIES
Lastly, as a thank you to you, please enter the contest below as we’re giving away
Dave Brown, Publisher/editor-in-Chief
this kayak and the draw is September 15th. Until next time, um . . . stay dry eh?
Ottawa Outdoors magazine is an independent
publication published seasonally every four months
and distributed FRee at sports stores all over the
region, as well as at 100 other locations.
Dave Brown
e-mail: Advertising@OttawaOutdoors.ca
Publisher, Editor-in-chief
Tel: 613-860-8687 or 888-228-2918
Fax: 613-860-8687
CONTRIBUTIONS
Ottawa Outdoors magazine welcomes story and
photo contributions. all photos should ideally be
shot with a high-resolution digital camera, but
otherwise scanned at 300dpi resolution and burned
onto a CD-ROm or e-mailed. no unsolicited
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the solution. We are proud supporters of One Percent
as a movement as well as their members which
include Mountain Equipment Co-op and more than 20
other businesses across Canada. www.onepercent-
fortheplanet.org
Are you an outdoor enthusiast who would like to contribute?
To submit articles or photos, all you have to do is e-mail us at: editor@OttawaOutdoors.ca.
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