Les gens demandent : « pourquoi un club alpin à Ottawa? Où sont les montagnes? » Et pourtant, pour plus de 400 membres, la section Ottawa du CAC est leur groupe où se joindre pour faire du plein air.
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People ask, “Why an alpine club in Ottawa? Where are the mountains?” Yet for more than 400 members, the ACC Ottawa Section is their go-to group for outdoor activities.
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Spring has sprung in the Ottawa Valley and Ottawa Section members are looking forward to hiking and climbing, close by and further afield (hello Adirondack and Appalachian Mountains)! They’ve had a busy calendar of events this winter, all while navigating lingering COVID pandemic effects, the closure of the US border, and disruptions from the trucker protest.
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In the heart of the prairies lies the birthplace of The Alpine Club of Canada: Winnipeg, Manitoba. As Elizabeth Parker and Arthur Wheeler sat down to pen the ACC into existence, one can only imagine how strong the call of the mountains must have been. That same call drives today’s Manitoba Section.
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Like all sections, ACC Ottawa Section members and exec have been challenged by Covid this year. In 2021, they face the challenge of rebuilding membership and hope that this will occur as they are able to consistently offer the full range of activities section members have come to look forward to. Read their thoughts in this short submission.
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