Events of interest to Human Powered Vehicle Operators of Ottawa

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• Every Sunday (Mondays on long weekends) evening HPVOoO members informally gather at 18:00 for food, then often go for a ride, and sometimes for a hot beverage or ice cream.
  • NOTE:*** Our regular venue (Vietnam Noodle House, 706 Somerset W) has just closed permanently with less than a week notice. ***

  • 2010-07-04: Pho99 120 Lebreton Street North at Willow (one block north of Gladstone). (613) 232-7289 It's two blocks west and two blocks south of VNH.

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• The Break up the Week Ride departs on Wednesday mornings at 9 AM from the Gatineau Park Gamelin information kiosk between April and November. This is *not* an HPVOoO sponsored event!

• There are Critical Mass rides in many cities on the planet on the last Friday of each month roughly from April until October organized by no-one. In Ottawa they have been starting at Confederation Part from the NE corner of Elgin/Laurier at about 17:15. This is *not* an HPVOoO sponsored event!

• 2010
  • Saturday July 17th: The 12th Hacker Bike Ride takes place the Saturday after the Ottawa Linux Symposium. We'll start at 11:00 at the corner of Colonel By Drive and Daly Avenue just outside the Congress Centre where the Symposium is held. Local ride marshals to help guide our 30-some out of town guests would be most welcome. We may split up into several rides depending on abilities and interests of participants. The OLS web site event abstract is here.

  • Sunday August 29th, 13:00, 12:00 staging at The Garden of the Provinces (Wellington Street near Bay) Capital Pride Parade. Come JOIN us!!! Alls you need is a bike n' a smile.... Parade finishes up at City Hall, Fesitval Plaza.

  • October 31st: Hallowe'en, 18:00-20:00:
    • G.Y.S.T. time (a.k.a.: D.A.T.)
    • build costumes and floats
    • ride around some lucky neighbourhood entertaining kids
    • ride around entertaining pubbers

  
  

• Saturday, November, 18:00 ?: Orleans Santa's Parade of Lights: We won "Best Novelty" prize in 2008 and 2009.

• Saturday, November, 7:30 pm ?: Stittsville Parade of Lights.

• Sunday, November, 16:00 ?: Rockland Santa Light Parade: In 2005, we won third place and donated the money back to the Food Centre of Rockland. Here are photos from 2005. We had fun with rented computerized trackspots. :)

• Late November, 17:00: Carleton Place Santa Claus parade:

• December, 13:00: Almonte Santa Claus parade, starts at the high school

• Kanata Santa Claus parade.

• Nepean Santa Claus parade.

• Aylmer Santa Claus parade.

• Inter-city HPTA PUTT. Brantford results for 2004.

• February(?): Human Powered Transportation Association: Brantford Ice Bike races. Results from 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003. Expect C$25/racer fees.

• Shawville road training trip and campout. This is likely to be early in May. (This didn't happen... maybe 2005?)

• • Annual HPVOoO Parking Lot Meet
  • {some big parking lot}.
  • Come and join us for an opportunity to meet fellow cyclists, and to see and ride some alternative pedal-powered machines. Recumbent bikes, trikes, and cargo vehicles will be on hand.

• Backyard Builders Challenge - Ottawa - Thunder Bay - Brantford (possible San diego CA). Results from 2003, 2004.

• A.R.M.P.I.T. East parade vehicle building session

• HPVOoO is interested in organizing an Ice bike race on the canal during Winterlude in conjunction with the NCC. Mike Plummer has been involved in the past and it willing to be a resource person for this. The Kanata mountain bike club is also interested.

• Saturday Dec, 18:00 - Annual Christmas "Help Santa" Toy Parade organized by the Ottawa Firefighters.
  HPVOoO has had entries every year since 2002, winning "Best Novelty" prize in 2004 and 2007.
  Dress up and decorate your bikes. Ride with us. Expect cool but nice weather, and lots of good cheer.

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