- Tour Leaders: Nel Ahmed (613) 592-2891, Geoff Kennedy (613) 232-6642, Ed Weber (613) 829-1330
- Tour Dates: Sun. May 29 to Sat. June 4, 2016
- Registration Opens: Monday, January 18, 2016 at 5:00 PST
Participants: Maximum 40. Participants must be current CCCTS members and will be selected on the basis of date of receipt of registration fee on the internet. Once the tour has been fully subscribed a waiting list will be established. If cancellations occur, individuals from the waiting list will be invited to join the tour based on their position on the waiting list.
Registration: The Registration Opening Date is Monday, January 18th, 2016, at 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time . A non-refundable registration fee of $20.00 to cover maps, photocopying, and incidental costs will be charged. Please register for this event using our online registration at http://tinyurl.com/m9dw6g. All accommodation and meal costs are to be paid directly by the participant (see below).
Location: This year the Ottawa chapter’s H&S is located in the ‘Centre du Québec’ tourist region. The Hub will be the small city of Victoriaville (pop. 45,000) which is considered to be the heart of the Bois – Francs region of the province. The city was founded in 1861 and named after Queen Victoria. Former Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier’s summer home was located here and is now a museum. In the economic sphere, Victoriaville is distinguished in the making of milled wood, furniture, machinery and specialized transport.
Victoriaville is located on the Nicolet River where the lowlands along the Saint Lawrence River meet the foothills of the Appalachian mountain range. The region offers the opportunity for cycling rides of varying lengths and difficulty.
Description: The H&S is rated as intermediate as the choice of rides is mixed. Rides to the west and north of Victoriaville, to the communities of Princeville, St. Rosaire, Ste. Clotilde, and Kingsley Falls are generally relatively flat, while those to the east and south to Danville, Chesterville, St. Fortunate and St. Ferdinand can require considerable climbing. Short, medium and long rides will be offered on all five week days. On the first day (May 29) and the last day (June 4), which will be mainly travelling days, there may be time for short rides. Daily cycling distances will range between 45 and 100 kms, (your choice). Your organizing committee of Nel Ahmed, Geoff Kennedy, and Ed Weber invites you to come and join the fun as we explore this region of Quebec province.
Accommodation: will be at Hotel Le Victorin , 19 Arthabaska Blvd. East, in Victoriaville.
The Price Package negotiated with the hotel includes the following:
- 6 nights accommodation (rooms with 2 queen beds)
- 6 buffet breakfasts (hot and cold dishes)
- 1 dinner, 3 course, buffet or BBQ – (our traditional group dinner)
- Gratuity, free parking, access to all activities on site, secured space for cycles,
- 1 exec. suite with full kitchen and space for happy hours at group rate.
Tarifs : (per person, including taxes)
- Single occupancy – $ 796.78
- Double – $ 458.75
- Triple – $ 392.06
- Quadruple – $ 324.80
This is a special group rate, so when you call the hotel directly at 1 – 877 – 845 – 5344 to book your room, mention that you are part of the CCCTS cycling group . The rooms have been blocked until March 1st. Individuals will be responsible for their own reservations. The Hotel Victorin allows cancellations up until 48 hours before the start of the reservation (May 29th). Cancellations after will result in payment for the whole week, unless the room can be rented out again. Reservations are required with one credit card only per room. Please make your own arrangements for room-mates and cost-sharing and book as soon as you get confirmation of acceptance on the H&S.
Transportation: Participants will be expected to provide their own transportation to Victoriaville although we will endeavour to arrange car pooling for those travelling from Ottawa on the 29th, arriving mid afternoon. The distance from Ottawa is about 400 kms (4 hours). The nearest airport to Victoriaville is Montreal, (Trudeau) which is 2 hours by car. Please let us know your travel plans and needs.
Participants: Nel Ahmed, Beverly Brownlee, Jim Cale, Marion Cousins, Rick Cousins, Phil Dawes, Penny Estabrooks, John Fallis, Brian Finch, Barbara Gibson, Kerry Guglielmin, Inge Gullon, Lina Hallé, Judith Hawkins, Peter Hawkins, Claudette Heiss, Werner Heiss, Lori Henley, Nancy Hough, Paul Hough, Marg Hurley, Geoffrey Kennedy, Carole Laflamme, Sam Ludmer, Wayne Lumsden, Roland Mailloux, Bill Mander, Shirley Mander, Susan Mckenzie, Surinder Midha, Susan Monaghan, Margo Roden, robert roden, Don Taylor, Richard Tobin, Robert Trenholm, Christine Walton, Edward Weber, David Wells, Tom Wiley, Barbara Wilson, Peter Wood,
Waiting: Dave Audette, Bob Cavan, Mary Lou Davies, Richard Hatherill, Barbara Levine, Jane Purdie,James Spears, David Spring,