October 9, 2026
2026 Dumoine River Art for Wilderness Exhibition
Join us for the first exhibition for this year’s Dumoine River Art for Wilderness (DRAW) program! Come and take in...
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October 7, 2026
CPAWS-OV Wilderness Walks – Gatineau Park
Join us for our October Wilderness Walk in celebration of Gatineau Park. Help CPAWS-OV generate support for our petition to...
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September 3, 2026
Let’s make it a REAL park!
We’re nearly there! We are so close to getting real legislative protection for the Gatineau Park but we need your...
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August 18, 2026
Wilderness Walks – Gillies Grove
Join us in August for our next Wilderness Walks hike at Gillies Grove. Gillies Grove is a 22-hectare forest nestled...
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June 1, 2026
2026 Ottawa Outdoor Film Festival
It’s back! After the success of last year’s inaugural Ottawa Outdoor Film Festival, we are bringing you a new chance...
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May 11, 2026
CPAWS-OV Wilderness Walks – May in the Gatineau Park
The days are warming up and green is returning to our woodlands with springtime rains filling our waterways and providing...
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April 7, 2026
CPAWS-OV Wilderness Walks – April at Shaw Woods
We are excited to share that Shaw Woods Outdoor Education Centre (SWOEC) will be welcoming us for our April Wilderness...
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April 1, 2026
First ever NCR Greenbelt Forum kicks off protection campaign.
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Ottawa Valley Chapter (CPAWS-OV) brought a wide variety of stakeholders together at the Museum of Nature on Saturday the 21st of February to...
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March 17, 2026
Dumoine River Art for Wilderness Exhibition at Café 349
With the coming of spring, we are looking forward to our 10th edition of the Dumoine River Art for Wilderness...
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March 9, 2026
CPAWS-OV Wilderness Walks – March Greenbelt Hike
Join us for our March edition of our educational hike series! This month, we are exploring Ottawa’s Greenbelt including Stony...
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February 18, 2026
2026 Summer intern positions now live!
Thanks to the Canadian Summer Jobs program, we are looking for 2 students between the ages of 15 and 30...
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February 3, 2026
Join our Fundraising Committee
Our goal is to protect at least 30% of the lands and waters of the Ottawa River Watershed by 2030....
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