The '''Outaouais''' is a region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Cities
Chelsea
Gatineau (Aylmer, Buckingham, Hull, Masson-Anger & Gatineau)
Wakefield
Low
Maniwaki
Masham
Papineauville
Thurso
Val-des-Monts
Fort-Coulonge
Other destinations
Understand
Outaouais in French and Ottawa in English are both from the same Indian word. One wonders what it sounded like.
Talk
You will find in the Outaouais region a really bilingual population. You can easily get understood in French or English in most places, being so close to Ontario.
Get in
'''By Car'''
If you come from Montreal, you are likely to take either the provincial road 148 (on the Quebec side of the Ottawa river) or the trans-canadian highway 417 on the Ontario side of the Ottawa river.
Get around
'''By Car'''
Driving in Gatineau and Ottawa is fairly simple. Finding a parking spot is not a big problem maybe except downtown Hull and even so... it is nothing compared to Montreal.
'''By Bus'''
STO - Societe de Transport de l'Outaouais - This is the main one in Gatineau. Some bus routes are going to Ottawa. - http://www.sto.ca
OC-Transpo - This is the one from Ottawa. Some bus routes are going to Gatineau. - http://www.octranspo.com
Greyhound - If you want to get to more remote areas like Maniwaki, Papineauville, etc. and you don't have a car, you might be able to get there by bus.
'''By Boat'''
You can sail on the Ottawa and the Gatineau rivers and the Rideau canal.
'''By Bike'''
There are many bike paths in the region, especially in Gatineau.
See
Grands feux du casino
Olympiques de Gatineau - The local hockey team, on the Ligue de Hockey Junior-Majeur du Quebec.
Maison de la culture, Gatineau - Musicians, signers and humourists.
Do
Ski at Mont Ste. Marie
Eat
Drink
Stay safe
Get out