Free golf week for Kids, Family Fishing Weekend

Kids Golf & Fish Free During designated FREE Fishing Weekend and Golf Week in Ontario.

Ontario, Canada…...July 2009. A summer vacation in Ontario offers up special advantages for kids and parents who want to share a new sport. Kids get the opportunity to learn to fish for free during Ontario’s Free Fishing Weekend July 10-12, and or learn to golf for free in Canada’s National Golf Course Owners Association “Kids Golf Free” program from July 6-12.

Free Fishing Weekend

As part of Canada’s National Fishing Week July 4-12, Ontario’s Free Fishing weekend encourages parents to take time out to teach your kids how to fish, just enjoy a free fishing time with your kids (no license required July 10-12, license required at other times during fishing week).
The Free Fishing Weekend Website http://www.familyfishingweekend.com/Links.cfm offers up tips for parents, fishing tips, a list of derbies and tournaments, a colors contest, a lending program, and information about licenses, rules and regulations. Parents wanting to combine a weekend of fishing with a getaway should consider a fishing getaway weekend north of Toronto, or a family vacation at one of the many family resorts, inns and hotels in the resort destinations north of Toronto. http://www.400eleven.com/getaways-fishing.html

Kids Golf Free Week

The National Golf Course Owners Association has organized “Take a kid to the Course Week” in Central Ontario http://www.kidsgolffree.ca/index.aspx?c=3 to more than 100 participating courses. Kids golf free from July 6 through to July 12. Parents wanting to mix golf with a summer vacation in one of Ontario’s resort destinations can organize a golf package getaway with one of more than 40 accommodation facilities(many with golf courses on site or an affiliation with a nearby Course), or consider an Ontario family getaway north of Toronto http://www.400eleven.com/getaways-family.html

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Last Minute Canada Day ideas getawaways celebrations

Canada Day 2009

Canada celebrates July 1 with the 142 year of confederation and the beginning of the holiday vacation months of July and August. Canada Day is the culmination of eleven days of celebrations throughout Canada including National Aboriginal Day, and Multiculturism Day. Canada Day activities, events, festivals and celebrations take place right across Canada from Newfoundland to British Columbia (east to west), and south from the Great lakes, to the Arctic Circle. Major events and festivals for 2009 can be found in the following provinces and territories at http://janroncommunications.com/CanadaDay.html:

Alberta, Canada

Calgary Canada Day Celebrations Book Calgary Hotels On-Line
Strathcona Canada Day Book Alberta Hotels-on-line

British Columbia, Canada

City of Victoria - Canada Day 2009 - July 1st
Canada Day at Canada Place

Manitoba, Canada

Enjoy Picnic in the Park in Winnipeg's, Assiniboine Park. Family fun day free admission. See previous Canada Day comments Book Manitoba Hotels-on-line

Newfoundland

St. John's Newfoundland Canada Day on Confedertion Hill. Book Newfoundland Hotels on line

New Brunswick

Saint John Canada Day Celbrations. Book Saint John Hotel Rooms

Nova Scotia, Canada

Canada Day Nova Scotia: More than 40 events to choose from. Book Nova Scotia Hotels-on-line

Pier 21 in Halifax is celebrating Canada Day and its 10th Anniversary, with an official citizenship ceremony at 10 a.m.; followed by its annual Multicultural Village Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Events include live entertainment, crafts, activities and prizes!

Ontario, Canada

Canada Day North of Toronto: 100's of Canada Day Events to chose from. Book Canada Day Getaway Packages

City of Toronto Canada Day: Lots to choose from. Book Toronto Hotels-on-line.

Ottawa Canada Day: Canada's Capital celebrates throughout the day and night. Book Ottawa Hotels On-line

Quebec, Canada

Canada Day Célafête
A panoply of activities, including gatherings, shows featuring celebrity performers, and fireworks in several cities.
Region: Montréal, Québec City and Area, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Eastern Townships and other regions
Category: Festival / special event
Reserve Hotels in Province of Quebec
Book Montreal Hotels On Line

Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown Canada Week Celebrations (Festival of Lights), book Prince Edward Island Hotels on line

Saskatchewan

Regina Canada Day Celebrations. Book Saskatchewan hotels on-line

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May Getaways North of Toronto-Travel Ontario

Resort destination getaways north of Toronto with more than 50 choices of romantic inns, family resorts, spas, for a special Mother's day brunch a weekend away or a spa gift certificate. Victoria Day Weekend is the first long weekend to the unofficial start to Summer. See May Getaways north of Toronto

Cottage and Cottage Country in Canada

I can honestly say I am a bit of an expert on Cottaging in Canada, having started in my teenage years with my parents in Ontario's Kawartha region, as well as having rented a cottage boat house for many summers in Severn Township on Maclean Lake, having a cottage house in Huntsville Ontario and having stayed in cottages in PEI, BC, Alberta, and Quebec, and a cottage B&B in Nova Scotia. The wafts of water in fresh lake spring breezes is for me an invigorating force of renewal. Cottage country north of Toronto is perhaps the best know area for Ontario summer vacations that have become traditions over the years. The Muskokas, Haliburton, Georgian Bay, Lake Simcoe, the ocean cottages in PEI, all bring back great memories of delightful vacation experiences.

Canada Travel to Ontario For Spring Road Trips

Are you are considering a spring road trip in Canada? Ontario in the spring is one of the best times to see Wildlife before the foliage and the shrubbery starts to fill in. It is also a great time for Maple Syrup Festivals, or visits to maple syrup farms for the harvest fun. One of the special times of the year in Canada as the Canadian winter disappears and brings a new fresh and invigorating season.

PHOTO: The Ontario Provincial Flower: The Trillium

You will enjoy your spring road trip with several driving directions, places to see, and places to stay during your road trip. During the Spring travel the roads are less crowded and the views provide surprising insights into the terrain and Canadian geography. For the budget consious traveller April and May provide some of the best Canadian travel bargains.

Canada's Maple Syrup Time--Sugaring Off

Fun Spring time getaways to catch the end of Winter activities, maple syrup festivals, and sugaring off Canadian style. The great sugaring off period in Central and Eastern Canada takes place throughout March and April and often coincides with the Ontario March Spring Break holiday period.

Ontario Canada Travel to Family Fun Month

February is an “All Canadian” Family Month in Ontario

Travel North of Toronto Ontario Canada……………..February 1, 2009. When the Ontario Government announced the new Family Day last year it coincided with one of the busiest winter carnival and fun festival event months in Ontario. Residents gain an extra long weekend for a much deserved family getaway vacation. The planning was strategic as the Monday holiday; the third Monday of February (February 16, 2009) coincides with, the beginning of Ontario Heritage Week (February 16-22) and Canada Heritage Day.

Winter Carnivals

A selection of more than 25 winter carnivals are available at Ontario Travel North of Toronto, where the snow is whiter, the ice thicker and the air is always fresh. Winter carnivals offer great outdoor getaway to experience Ontario heritage and culture during the winter months

Winter Family Getaways

Many Ontario resorts, inns and lodges have family getaway packages throughout the month of February. Special activities for children included many outdoor recreation activities from ski lessons, snow tubing, ice fishing, indoor kids games and activities. Reserve your preferred weekend early. See Ontario Winter Getaways.

Ontario Heritage Week Activities

A variety of activities are taking place in the towns, villages and municipalities north of North of Toronto, The Wye Marsh in Midland is conducting a Falconry Workshop; Family Day at the Joseph Schneider House in Kitchener, Voyageur Winter Carnival in Thunder Bay. More indoor and outdoor activities available throughout the week February 16-22 at the Ontario Heritage Trust Site

Canada Heritage Day Theme

Heritage and the Environment: Saving Places Built to Last Is the theme for 2009. A number of resources are available to assist communities to develop a program around this theme whether it is to celebrate the inherently green credentials of historic buildings, highlight how they have been upgraded to more environmentally friendly standards, or to offer information on how to green a heritage building. Canada Heritage Day is sponsored by The Canadian Heritage Foundation http://www.heritagecanada.org/eng/h_day.html

For more information on Family Day fun and Heritage Day and Week activities go to Ontario Travel North of Toronto http://www.400eleven.com/index.html

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