It’s Doors Open weekend

June 7, 2008 by Barbara.

I’ve been meaning to write a post each Thursday recommending an event for people in the Ottawa-area to check out but so far, well, it hasn’t happened. Your best bet for family fun this weekend is sure to be any of the Doors Open Ottawa locations, particularly those recommended for kids. If you aren’t familiar with the Doors Open movement, buildings that are usually closed to the public, or areas of public buildings that are normally out of bounds, are open for tours. The Britannia Water Purification Plant and Canada Post Ottawa Mail Processing Plant are high on my list of places to visit but I think that they’re both intended for kids a bit older than Reid. We’ll take in the old Ottawa Jail after the Royal Canadian Dragoons / Royal Canadian Regiment 125th Anniversary Parade on Parliament Hill this morning. This afternoon we want to go to the Ottawa Paramedic Service Headquarters and we have the OC Tranpo train maintenance facility on our list for tomorrow and maybe the Rogers Cable - Channel 23 Station.

I found a few other events and they’re listed on my Ottawa Events with Kids page or if you’re in a “cleaning out the basement” frame of mind, this is the spring Give Away weekend in Ottawa. People are encouraged to put things they no longer want at the curb with a sign indicating that they’re free. There’ll be another weekend in October if you’re not quite ready this weekend. Whatever you do, don’t forget to slip, slop, slap (on your protective clothing, sunscreen and hat).

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