PUBLISHER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DaVe Brown
PUBLISHER’S LETTER
EDITORS roger BIrD / SHeIla aSCroFT
COPY EDITOR lorraIne “g” SHIelDS
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth,
MANAGING EDITOR anne Duggan
GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATORS KeITH mIlne, gorDon CoulTHarT
for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the
DESIGN CreaTIVe unITy fire: it is the time for home.” ~Edith Sitwell
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
mike Caldwell, meridith Brown, Tim allard, Phil marsh, Sophie willetts,
Bill anderson, allen macartney, anne Duggan, Jennifer goldstone,
I’m ToTally a wInTer guy. From my two favourite winter-themed
gerry godsoe, lawrence Conway, Sheila ascroft, micheal mcgoldrick,
mike levin, Joanne Steventon, Chris lennon, David mcmahon, lise meloche, paintings in my home to Calvin and Hobbes, I love the winter season.
Dave Sampson, Perianne Jones, Catherine B. Stauffer, rick Hellard, mike Vieira
It, more than the other seasons, gives me the warmest memories.
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
gillian morgan, michael mcgoldrick, gatineau loppet, Johnathan esper,
memories we’ve all shared. It’s the first snowfall, as ottawa’s lynn DAVE BROWN
wojciech gajda, Cindy Kleh, alexey Stiop, Jim nicol, greg nicholas, ron Bailey,
miles so aptly sings about in her song, Last Night; it’s tobogganing Publisher, Editor-in-chief
manuela Krause, gillian morgan, nathalie Ferron, Brent Foster, Frederick Ford,
Stefan Bergstrom, XC-Zone, Jo-ann Holden, Tim allard, Sebastian Santa down mooney’s Bay hill; it’s 70’s wide-bottomed pants frozen solid
ADVERTISING INQUIRIES and melting in school classrooms; it’s a tongue on a cold iron railing (ya...brothers); it’s a bloody
Dave Brown, Publisher/editor-in-Chief
ottawa outdoors magazine is an independent publication published seasonally
mouth from a sledding accident on those plastic red flying saucers; it’s hot chocolate with
every four months and distributed Free at sports stores all over the region, as
marshmallows; ice and road hockey, it’s a snowman on the front lawn with a carrot and two
well as at 100 other locations.
E-mail:
advertising@ottawaoutdoors.ca lumps of coal, and of course, Christmas. Sigh….
Tel: 613-860-8687 / 888-228-2918
Fax: 613-860-8687
Those are truly and will always be great memories. what’s more, as a new father with a
CONTRIBUTIONS
16-month year-old son whom you’ve met in a previous issue, I get to relive all of this with him
Ottawa Outdoors Magazine welcomes story and photo contributions. all photos
(except for the tongue incident). and that adds a whole new dimension to the joy of winter for
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. me now, and in the years ahead.
no unsolicited contributions will be returned unless accompanied by a self-
addressed stamped envelope. Publisher assumes no responsibility for return of
as well, we’ve got tons to look forward to here in ottawa. I’d take a -20 bright, sunny day
unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or artwork. Publisher may publish any
in ottawa/gatineau any day over a rainy +3 degrees in western Canada. There’s just soooooo
and all communications with ottawa outdoors magazine, and may edit for
clarity and style. Indexed in the Canadian Periodical Index ISSn no. 1204- much to do around our city to make our winters a blast, and this issue of ottawa outdoors tells
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you all about it.
of the publisher unless otherwise agreed between partners. Printed in Canada.
If you’re a runner and want to keep doing your mini-tris, then jump into Somersault’s
IN THE NEWS
winterman race and embrace the joy of competing and completing. or rick Hellard’s
winterlude Triathlon with skating, running and skiing around the city. If snowshoeing is more
OTTAWA PADDLE & HOCKEY SHACK HAS
your joy, then participate in the mad Trapper Series of races and add a new dimension to your
MOVED further east to 255 Richmond Road
weekends. and never forget the big races that take it up a notch, namely the gatineau loppet
(next to Whispers Pub in Westboro Village),
so check them out! (see pg.13)
and the Canadian Ski marathon.
and those are just the races! you can also get over to mooney’s Bay and nordic ski their
There’s a new winter race in town called the
WINTERMAN MARATHON & WINTERMAN
xc-trails right here in the city. you can even snowshoe all around Hog’s Back and Vincent
RELAYS with 2km, 5km, 10km, half-and-
massey parks. If alpine skiing and snowboarding are what you most enjoy, then there’s no
full marathons. A great new series from
shortage of nearby ski hills to ski down. Certainly Calabogie and mont Tremblant offer great
Somersault you’re sure to love. (see pg.33) runs, and nearby Camp Fortune’s night skiing is also loads of fun.
Come SKI FOR FREE when you volunteer to
as for the rest of this issue, there’s lots to read; clubs to join if you want to go on guided
take a local skier with a disability out to the
winter outings; winter survival tips from allen macartney; and tons more. Furthermore, all the
slopes. Feel good inside and out. To find out local advertisers have top quality gear so you can do it all comfortably and look stylish in the
more go to
www.DISABLEDSKIING.ca.
process (see our five models sporting the latest winter fashions on pg. 39).
Check out MOONEY’S BAY and the Terry In short, we’re Canadians and there’s snow on the ground…we’re in our element.
Fox Stadium where you can GET GREAT SKI
LESSONS on professionally-groomed trails,
Contributors
and now you can even rent skis and snowshoes
on-site. Enjoy the nearby parks too! (see pg.16)
Anne Duggan not only did an
amazing interview with rudy
ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIPS
Hollywood (of
www.trirudy.com
ottawa outdoors magazine aligns with local and international
fame); but she’s also the magazine’s
environmental groups. recently ottawa outdoors magazine
joined and supports the following groups. we encourage you to
new managing editor! welcome
do the same.
anne, and thanks for piecing
together a terrific issue
Leave No Trace Canada is a national non-profit organization
with many more to come!
Meredith Brown
dedicated to promoting and inspiring responsible outdoor
is the ottawa
recreation through education, research and partnerships.
leave no Trace builds awareness, appreciation and respect
riverkeeper,
for our wilderness areas.
www.leavenotrace.ca
Allen Macartney
and executive
is the
Director. In this
One Percent for the Planet is a rapidly growing network of companies
former managing editor,
issue she gives
that give at least one per cent of their annual sales to environmental and we can’t thank him
causes. Their commitment provides vital resources and awareness to
us an update, and
enough for his extensive
organizations that work to keep us on a sustainable path. 1%FTP provides
reflects on the
experience. In this issue
members with a straightforward and powerful way to importance of the
become part of the solution. we are proud supporters of
he writes about building
ottawa river and
one Percent as a movement as well as their members a winter trench for a
which include mountain equipment Co-op and
how you can get
one-night solo stay.
more than 20 other businesses across Canada.
involved.
www.onepercentfortheplanet.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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