Hawkesbury, [http://www.hawkesbury.ca], is a pleasant small town situated on the Ottawa River near the Ontario-Quebec border about midway between Montreal and Ottawa. Both English and French are widely spoken here and there is a large francophone population. A bridge crosses the river to the town of Grenville, Quebec.
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At this point the Ottawa River is wide and good for boating and sailing. Nearby on the Rouge River, whitewater activities such as rafting, kayaking and canoeing are popular.
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Tas prices in this region are generally lower (i.e. 5-10 cents per litre) than in Montreal and Ottawa.
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'''Voyageur Provincial Park''', ''+1 613'' 674-2825, [http://www.ontarioparks.com/English/voya.html], is few miles east of Hawkesbury.