ORGANIZATIONS & CLUBS
- Churches, Temples, Chapels
- City Facilities & Community Centres in South Ottawa
- Community Associations, Recreation Associations
- Business Organizations
- Parks & Recreation Areas
- Seniors' Resources
- Hospitals
- Health Resources, Support Groups
- Volunteer Opportunities
Green links lead to other sites. Please report any problems.
SERVICE CLUBS
-
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind
- Manotick charity provides trained guide dogs.
- Puppy Fostering Information Sessions, 2nd Fridays 2 pm, 692-7777 guidedogspr@sympatico.ca
- Country Cat Rescue, Oxford Station
- Gwen 258-2622
-
Gloucester Lions Club
- Community service group, south Gloucester
- Grannies All About Kids
- Part of Grandmothers to Grandmothers supporting women caring for orphans of HIV in Africa bev@storm.ca
- Greely & District Legion Branch 627
- 8021 Mitch Owens Rd [map] 822-1451
- K-911
- Adopting and accepting dogs, dog gear, food. Registered charity. Ashley 692-5595, Louise 821-2141
- Kars Women's Institute (1911)
- Local Knitting probjects to foreign development Coral Lindsay 489-2029, Dorothy Murdock 692-0570
- Kinsmen Club of Manotick & District
- Disbanded, members have joined Kiwanis Club of Manotick
-
Kiwanis Club of Manotick
- Community service group
- 1st, 3rd Tuesday 6:30 pm
- Manotick 150th Anniversary Committee
- Peter Peers 692-6000 publish@bellnet.ca
- Manotick Community Feline Rescue
- Charity rescuing homeless cats; adopting out cats. Pat 692-4736 mcfr@rogers.com
-
Manotick Lions Club, District A4, Zone 13 South
- Community service group 692-8266 krisandmike@sympatico.ca
- Manotick Outreach
- Food bank Joe Valadares 692-2357
- Manotick / South Carleton Legion Branch 314
- 5550 Ann St. - social activities & lounge for members, hall for public rental
- 2958 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps (youth 12 to 18)
- Manotick Cenotaph, Dickinson St. overlooking Rideau River
- 2958 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps (youth 12 to 18)
- Manotick Women's Institute
- Mary Turner 692-3515
- Metcalfe Lions Den
- 2803 8th Line Rd. - 1 km south of Metcalfe opposite
Osgoode High School
[map]
- Community service group, Bob MacDonald 445-4122
- Metcalfe Women's Institute
- Myra Kelly 821-2959
- Naomi's Family Resource Centre
- Womens' shelter, Winchester 774-2328, 1-800-267-0395 [map]
- Nepean Rotary Club
- South Nepean service club
- North Gower Civitan Club
- Carol Rubino carolr6@sympatico.ca
- North Gower Lions Club
- Steve Wright 489-3875
- North Gower & District Outreach Food Bank
- 489-3633 Holy Trinity Anglican Church, North Gower United Church, North Gower Standard Church
- Osgoode Legion
- 3284 Sunstrum St. 826-2777
- Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
- Non-profit authorized wildlife rehabilitation, North Gower Volunteers & donations needed! Linda Laurus 258-9480
- Richmond & District Legion Branch 625
- 6430 Ottawa St.
- Therpeutic Riding Association of Ottawa-Carleton (TROtt)
- Horse riding for the disabled. Volunteers needed. Equidae Stables, 6362-1 Bank St. 821-1844
- Waupoos Foundation
- Provides holidays to families in need
- 2050 Rideau Road [map] 822-2189
- Village Kitten Rescue
- Charity rescuing kittens in Ottawa area
- paul@vkrkittens.com Paul 489-2586
COMMUNITY ~ GOVERNMENT SERVICES
- Child Care Providers Resource Network of Ottawa
- Matches parents looking for daycare with care-givers.
- Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre
- Support services for residents and people with disabilities. 443-2348 vachon1@sympatico.ca 741-6025 gayle.downing@eorc-gloucester.org
- North Gower / Richmond Outreach Services Office
- Seniors programs organized for men, ladies, demos, outings 489-1584
- Nepean, Rideau, 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
- Osgoode Care Centre (TOCC)
- 7650 Snake Island Rd (#6), Greely [map]
- Rideau Community Police Centre, 1131 Clapp Lane
- Police and volunteer police information services.
- Rideau Community Support Services (former Rideau Seniors' Centre)
- 1128 Mill Street [map]
692-4697
- "Meals on Wheels", driving, clinics
CLUBS ~ ASSOCIATIONS
- Carleton Landowners Association
- Rural political organization to create responsible, independent, self-governing municipality
- Osgoode Girl Guides
- Inger Martin 826-2634
- Manotick & Riverside South Girl Guides
- Diane Arbuckle 692-2459 diane_arbuckle@hotmail.com
- Metcalfe Girl Guides
- Wednesdays at the
Metcalfe Public School
- Margot Winter 821-1500, Mary Doxtater 821-0764
- Kars Euchre Club
- Wednesdays 7:30 pm Kars R.A.
Pandora 489-0504
- 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
- Manotick Legion 2958army@cadets.net
- Manotick Brass Ensemble
- Quintet, performs and educates
- Manotick Classic Boat Club
- Restoring and maintaining old boats.
- Manotick Cultured Purls
- Knitting & friendship, Fridays 10 am, Hyfield Place, 5581 Dr. Leach Drive. Rideau Community Support Services, 692-4697, info@rideauseniors.ca
- Manotick Euchre Club
- 1st, 3rd Sunday 1 pm, Jockvale Heritage School 692-4122, 692-3243
-
Manotick Toastmasters Club
- Learn to speak effectively, conduct a meeting, manage and motivate.
821-0313
- 2nd/4th/5th Mondays 7:30 - 9:30 pm Millers Oven, 1137 Mill St. [map]
- Ole Tyme Music & Dance Club
- Osgoode Community Centre 4th Fridays 8 - midnight. 826-2566, 258-7679, 224-9888 ritaannette@sympatico.ca
- Ottawa-Rideau Valley Probus Club
- For retired profession & business people. Interesting speakers featured at monthly meetings.
- Contact: 692-4701, Pat de St. Croix 489-2316 bsawyer_ca@yahoo.com dennisosmond@rogers.com
- Ottawa-Rideau Valley Probus Club
- 1st Wednesday 9:30 am St. James Anglican Church 692-6300 bsawyer_ca@yahoo.com
- Ottawa Rural Council
- Osgoode, Rideau and West Carleton political lobby group represents rural interests
- Osgoode Women's Book Club
- O-YA Centre Mondays 7 - 9 pm
- Osgoode Youth Association (O-YA)
- 5479 Osgoode Main St. (old firehall) 826-0726, 826-0825
- Par Tee Fore A Cure
- Non-profit volunteer-based Cancer fundraising team
- Sparks (5-6), Brownies (7-8), Guides (9-11), Pathfinders (12-14)
- Rideau Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders Sue Hayes 692-3192
- Rideau groups - Sarah Charron 489-4208 (489-0054, 489-2174)
- Metcalfe groups - 821-0308
- Osgoode groups - Renee 826-1248
- Guides Ontario
- Rideau groups - Sarah Charron 489-4208 (489-0054, 489-2174)
- "Save the Children" Knitting Group
- Knitters in the Greely, Osgoode and surrounding area knit hats for kids
- "Save the Children"
- Roberta.Crosbie@pwgsc.gc.ca
- "Save the Children"
- Wizards Chess Club
- Play for all levels. Certified instruction.
Walter Baker Centre
- wizardschessclub@yahoo.ca
- West Osgoode Olde Tyme Music & Dance Club
- Bernice Sceviour 224-9888, Barb Brogan 258-7679
- Welcome Wagon
- Help for new residents, bride-to-be, new mothers
- Ottawa 1-866-283-7583 info@welcomewagon.ca
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
- 215 Sanders, Northside Plaza, Kemptville 258-3415
- Osgoode Township & Vernon Historical Museum
- 7824 Lawrence St., Vernon
- Swords And Ploughshares Museum
- Private museum, Citizen Soldiers, militia, reservists
- Watson's Mill & Dickinson Square
- 5525 Dickinson St. 692-6455 [map]
- Working heritage grist mill, museum, store (flour), open daily in summer, November weekends.
- Dickinson House, 5522 Dickinson St.
- Carriage House, 5524 Dickinson St.
- Weavers House, 1131 Mill St
- Ayers Building, 1128 Mill St.
- Working heritage grist mill, museum, store (flour), open daily in summer, November weekends.
GARDENING ~ HORTICULTURE
- A.Y. Jackson Park Group
- Dedicated to developing A.Y. Jackson Park
- Charles.Spratt@sympatico.ca
- Greely Gardeners Group
- 1st Wednesday
- Bob Stanley 821-1847
- Manotick Horticultural Society
- 2nd Monday 7:30, RCMP Camp, 415 Nicolls Island Rd. 692-4436, 692-1575 rbelan1575@rogers.com
-
Metcalfe Agricultural Society
- 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
- 3rd Wednesday Osgoode Community Centre Bob Cooper826-0542
- Osgoode Public Garden (OPG)
- North-east corner of Osgoode Park.
- 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
Twitter is another great way to connect people from the Manotick area.
The Manotick Directory is now on Twitter!
twitter.com/ManotickDir
ART ~ DRAMA ~ MUSIC
- Crosstown Hamony Ladies' Singing Chorus
- Womens' singing group in Barrhaven
- 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 info@justkiddintheatre.com
- Kemptville Players
- 258-2260
- Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company
- 759-1876, 989-2812, 258-3177
- Manotick Art Association
- Artists and those interested in art.
- Manotick Grass Roots Theatre Project
- Summer theatre outdoors theatre@magma.ca
- North Gower Artists' Society
- 489-3374, Ann Gruchy 489-3748
- On The Spot Players (OTSP)
- Repertory group provides drama productions in south Ottawa
- Village Voices Women's Choir
- Womens' 4-part singing group in Russell
- Worship United
- non-denominational choir meets at
Parkway Road Church
- Director, Bonnie Lubbers 821-1069
FELLOWSHIP ~ SUPPORT
- Rideau Friendship Club
- Potluck lunch, draws Jerome Jodoin 823-5723
- 1st, 3rd Wednesday North Gower Community Centre.
- 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
- Men's Morning Mugs
- tours and socializing - 2nd & 4th Wednesday info@rideauseniors.ca 692-4697
- 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, Manotick United Church Jennifer 692-1314
- Ladies Tea Talk
- guest speakers and socializing, 1st Friday 692-4697
info@rideauseniors.ca
UTILITIES
- 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
- Independent Electricity Market Operator (IMO)
- Hydro One Networks 1-800-565-2778
- TOU rates
- Call before you Dig 1-800-400-2255
- Power Outages 1-800-434-1235
- Call before you Dig 1-800-400-2255
-
Enbridge (natural gas) 1-888-447-4911
- Rogers Cablesystems 1-800-738-7891
- Bell Canada 310-2355
- Manotick high-speed Internet list
- Rogers Cablesystems 1-800-738-7891
Area code 613 must precede local phone numbers.
