ORGANIZATIONS & CLUBS
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DIRECTORIES FOR MANOTICK AREA
- Churches, Temples, Chapels
- Community Centres, City Facilities
- Community Associations - Recreation Associations
- Business Organizations
- Parks & Recreation areas
- Seniors' Resources
- Hospitals
- Health Resources
SERVICE CLUBS
- Manotick Kiwanis
- Sponsors local projects and events.
- Manotick Legion
- South Carleton Branch 314 - service group for veterans and the community.
- Kinsmen Club of Manotick & District
- Organizes Dickinson Days and community projects
- Manotick Lions Club
- Sponsors local projects and events.
- Manotick Outreach
- Food bank, outreach
- Manotick 150th Anniversary Committee
- Register an event. Get involved! Peter Peers 692-6000 publish@bellnet.ca
- 1st Manotick Scout Group
- Community service projects by local youth
- Watson's Mill
- 5525 Dickinson Street - heritage grist mill open daily in summer. [Scheduled demos]
- Osgoode Legion
- 3284 Sunstrum Street 826-2777
- Greely Legion
- 8021 Mitch Owens Rd (near Anderson Rd) 822-1451
- North Gower Lions Club
- Steve Wright 489-3875
- North Gower & District Outreach Food Bank
- Food bank, outreach
- Kars Women's Institute (1911)
- Local Knitting probjects to foreign development Coral Lindsay 489-2029, Dorothy Murdock 692-0570
- Metcalfe Women's Institute
- Myra Kelly 821-2959
- Manotick Women's Institute
- Mary Turner 692-3515
- Nepean Rotary Club
- South Nepean service club
- Naomi's Family Resource Centre
- Womens' shelter, Winchester (30 km south of Greely) 774-2328, 1-800-267-0395 [map]
- Manotick Community Feline Rescue
- Rescuing homeless cats; adopting out cats. Pat 692-4736
- K-911
- Adopting and accepting dogs, dog gear, food. Registered charity. Ashley 692-5595, Louise 821-2141
- Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind
- Manotick charity provides trained guide dogs.
COMMUNITY & GOVERNMENT SERVICES
- Rideau Community Police Centre
- Police and volunteer police services.
- Rideau Seniors' Centre
- 1128 Mill Street 692-4697
- "Meals on Wheels", driving, clinics
- North Gower / Richmond Outreach Services Office
- Seniors programs organized for men, ladies, demos, outings 489-1584
- Nepean, Rideau and Osgoode Community Resource Centre (NROCRC)
- Services for residents of Nepean, Rideau-Goulbourn & Osgoode - mental health, youth, baby health, crisis counseling, housing, home management, hospice support, legal aid, senior & rural outreach programs. 596-5626
- Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre
- Support services for residents and people with disabilities. 443-2348 vachon1@sympatico.ca 741-6025 gayle.downing@eorc-gloucester.org
- Ottawa Public Library
- List of local branches
- Osgoode Care Centre (TOCC)
- 7650 Snake Island Rd (#6), Greely [map]
- Child Care Connection
- Non-profit meeting for parents looking for daycare or care-givers seeking children.
- Facilitated by Child Care Providers Resource Network of Ottawa
- 2nd Thursdays at Rideauview Community Centre
- Facilitated by Child Care Providers Resource Network of Ottawa
CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS
- Carleton Landowners Association
- Rural political organization to create responsible, independent, self-governing municipality
- Girl Guides of Canada Osgoode
- Inger Martin 826-2634
- Manotick Action Group (MAG)
- Community group that works with police on local issues.
- Manotick Amateur Radio Group
- Meets 2nd last Tuesdays 8pm at the Manotick fire hall. Open repeater: VE3RIX
- Gord Curling, Ron Guilbeault, Kim Krueger 825-1755
- Manotick Army Cadet Corp (2958 RCACC)
- Youths 12-18 years: training, field craft, map work, history, fitness. Thursdays 18:45 Kars R.A. Centre (until Manotick Legion built), 2958army@cadets.net
- Manotick Beavers, Scouts
- Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers
Nancystoodley@hotmail.com 692-3272
- Manotick Brass Ensemble
- Quintet, performs and educates
- Manotick Brass Ensemble
- Manotick Classic Boat Club
- Restoring and maintaining old boats.
- Manotick Toastmasters Club
- Learn to speak effectively, conduct a meeting, manage and motivate.
- Ottawa-Rideau Valley Probus Club
- For retired profession & business people. Interesting speakers featured at monthly meetings.
- Contact: bsawyer_ca@yahoo.com dennisosmond@rogers.com 692-4701, Pat de St. Croix 489-2316
- Ottawa Rural Council
- Osgoode, Rideau and West Carleton political lobby group represents rural interests at City Hall.
- Par Tee Fore A Cure
- Non-profit volunteer-based Cancer fundraising team
- Rideau Brownies, Girl Guides, Pathfinders
- Rideau District - Sarah Charron 489-4208
- Sparks (5-6), Brownies (7-8), Guides (9-11), Pathfinders (12-14) - 692-3192
- Guides Ontario
- Sparks (5-6), Brownies (7-8), Guides (9-11), Pathfinders (12-14) - 692-3192
- "Save the Children" Knitting Group
- Knitters in the Greely, Osgoode and surrounding area knit hats for kids. Email Roberta: Roberta.Crosbie@pwgsc.gc.ca ("Save the Children")
- Wizards Chess Club
- Play for all levels. Certified instruction. Walter Baker Centre
- West Osgoode Olde Tyme Music & Dance Club
- Bernice Sceviour 224-9888, Barb Brogan 258-7679
HISTORY CLUBS
- Ontario Genealogical Society (Ottawa Branch)
- Of interest to those whose ancestors lived in the counties of Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell.
- Osgoode Township Historical Society (OTHS)
- 7814 Lawrence Street, Vernon, ON
- See also: Vernon Museum
- Rideau Township Historical Society
- Meets 3rd Wednesday every month - Rich McDonald 692-4212
Museums
- Eastern Ontario Biodiversity Museum
- Kemptville nature museum [archive]
- Osgoode Township Historical Museum
- 7824 Lawrence St., Vernon
- Swords And Ploughshares Museum
- Private museum, Citizen Soldiers, militia, reservists
- Watson's Mill
- Manotick's historic working grist mill, museum, store, special events
GARDENING, HORTICULTURE
- A.Y. Jackson Park Group
- Dedicated to developing A.Y. Jackson Park Charles.Spratt@sympatico.ca
- Greely Gardeners Group
- Bob Stanley 821-1847
- Manotick Horticultural Society
- 2nd Monday 7:30, RCMP Camp, 415 Nicolls Island Rd. by Long Island Locks 692-4436, 692-1575 rbelan1575@rogers.com
- North Gower Garden Club
- Tuesday 7:30pm at Standard Church, Reg.Rd. 73 - 822-5397, 489-2091
- North Gower Sunflower Festival Group
- Peggy Glendinning 289-2091
- Osgoode Garden Club
- Osgoode Library 3rd Wednesday, speakers, all welcome - Bob Cooper 826-0542
- Ottawa Master Gardener Helpline
- Wed./Thu. 1-3pm 236-0034 mgoc_helpline@yahoo.ca
- Rideau Roundtable
- Working to keep the Rideau/Cataraqui Watersheds healthy (NPO)
- Rural Pathway Project
- Planning recreational paths in & between Ottawa rural villages
ART
- Manotick Art Association
- Artists and those interested in art.
- North Gower Artists' Society
- 489-3374, Ann Gruchy 489-3748
- Russell Art Group
- Original art and fine crafts from 4 art studios
DRAMA & MUSIC
- Crosstown Hamony Ladies' Singing Chorus
- Womens' singing group in Barrhaven (18 and over)
- Greely Players Musical Theatre
- 821-4107, Sophie Hall 692-5616, Anne Peterson 821-4107
- Isle in the River Review Theatre Company (ITR)
- Full-length drama productions in Osgoode 826-0280
- Just Kiddin' Theatre Drama
- Drama group for ages 9 up. 821-1734
- Kemptville Players
- 258-2260
- Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company
- 759-1876, 989-2812, 258-3177
- Manotick Grass Roots Theatre Project
- Summer theatre outdoors - theatre@magma.ca
- On The Spot Players (OTSP)
- Repertory group provides drama productions in south Ottawa
FELLOWSHIP & SUPPORT
- Carleton Lodge Auxillary
- E. Ullett 820-6716
- Canadian Armed Forces Message Board
-
Send a message of appreciation to Canada's military men and women.
- Good Fellowship Club
- Thursday Noon - 3pm Seniors pot luck - Ramsay Brown 692-4446
- Greely Friendship Club
- Kay Johnston 821-2666
- Friends of Baxter Conservation Area
- For Area south of Kars on Regional Rd. 13 (parking fee).
- Friends Of The Ferguson Forest
- Kemptville, 800 acres of forest, trails
- Osgoode Drop-in Diners Club
- Osgoode Home Support 821-1101
- Ottawa Friends of Tibet
- Supports Tibetan refugees & communities - 738-9871 info@oft.ca
- Rideau Friendship Club
- North Gower Community Centre
1st/3rd Wednesdays
- Jerome Jodoin 823-5723. Don Scharf, President
- Solo Flyers
- Single Parent Support Network meets at Manotick United Church
- Jennifer 692-1314
UTILITIES
- Hydro One Networks 1-800-565-2778
- TOU rates
- Call before you Dig 1-800-400-2255
- Power Outages reporting 1-800-434-1235
- Appliance recycling program 1-888-537-7797
- Call before you Dig 1-800-400-2255
- Ontario Ministry of Energy 1-888-668-4636
- Ontario Energy Board (OEB) 1-877-632-2727
- Independent Electricity Market Operator (IMO)
- EnergyShop.com 1-888-448-7777
- Enbridge (natural gas) 1-888-447-4911
- Rogers Cablesystems 1-800-738-7891
- Bell Canada 310-2355
- Manotick high-speed Internet list
- Ontario Energy Board (OEB) 1-877-632-2727
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