Friendship Force of Ottawa
Welcomes
Ambassadors from Belo Horizonte, Brazil
“Bem-vindos à Ottawa”
September 10 - 17, 2015
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Dear Ambassadors of the Friendship Force of Brazil:
Welcome to Ottawa. Friendship Force Ottawa is happy to have
this opportunity to welcome you into our homes, spend time with
you and show you some of the interesting sights of our Nation's capital
city.
We hope you will enjoy the program that we have
planned for you and return to Brazil with fond
memories and enduring friendships.
Yours in friendship,
ED’s Anna and Paul Rochon
HOME: 613-258-2706 CELL: 613-791-2706
A Warm Welcome to our Brazilian Friends:
On behalf of the members of the Friendship Force of Ottawa, I am
pleased to welcome the Ambassadors of the Friendship Force of Brazil
to our city and to our Club.
Under the leadership of our Exchange Directors Anna and Paul Rochon
and their team, our Club has prepared an exciting program of activities.
You have come to Ottawa at a beautiful time of the year and we are
eager to show off our city’s attractions to you while you are here. We all
look forward to getting to know you better and make new friends.
We hope that, when you return to Brazil, you will have fond memories
of the time you spent with us in Ottawa and that our friendships will
grow and blossom in the years to come.
In friendship,
Donna Nicholson
President, Friendship Force of Ottawa
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Caros Embaixadores da Força da Amizade do Brasil:
Sejam bem-vindos à Ottawa. A Força da Amizade de Ottawa sente-se
feliz por ter a oportunidade de recebê-los em nossas casas, passar
algum tempo com vocês e levá-los a alguns pontos turísticos da capital
do nosso país.
Esperamos que vocês aproveitem a programação
que preparamos e que retornem ao Brasil com boas
recordações e amizades duradouras.
Com carinho,
ED’s Anna e Paul Rochon
Telefone residencial: 613-258-2706 Celular: 613-791-2706
Boas-vindas aos amigos brasileiros:
Em nome dos membros da Força da Amizade de Ottawa, tenho o prazer
de receber os Embaixadores da Força da Amizade do Brasil em nossa
cidade e em nosso clube.
Sob a liderança dos nossos Diretores de Intercâmbio, Anna e Paul
Rochon e sua equipe, o nosso clube preparou uma programação
excelente com muitas atividades. Vocês chegaram à Ottawa em uma
bela época do ano, e nós teremos o prazer de mostrá-los as atrações da
cidade enquanto vocês estiverem aqui. Estamos ansiosos para conhecêlos melhor e para fazer novas amizades.
Esperamos que, ao retornarem ao Brasil, vocês tenham boas
recordações do tempo que passaram conosco em Ottawa e que a nossa
amizade cresça e perdure nos próximos anos.
Com carinho,
Donna Nicholson
Presidente, Força da Amizade de Ottawa
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Belo Horizonte-Ottawa Exchange Program
Thursday, September 10
Day Co-ordinators: Anna Rochon 613-791-2706 and Paul Rochon
613-290-9098
4:45pm
Night hosts arrive at airport to meet ambassadors in the
baggage area. FFO members wear name badges.
5:09pm
Arrival of Air Canada Flight 118.
Dinner and evening with night hosts.
Friday, September 11
Day Co-ordinators: Elisabeth Pauk 613-265-3943, Paul Rochon 613-2909098, Anna Rochon 613-791-2706, and 3 more
9:30am
Welcome breakfast at Party Room at The Meridian
located at 3 Meridian Place, Centrepointe.
Directions: Take Woodroffe Ave South past Baseline
Road, past transit way, right on Tallwood Drive and right
on Meridian Place. Pictures will be taken.
1:00pm
Check in with Paul Rochon at the right
of the steps to Centre Block, Parliament
Buildings.
1:30-2:45pm Tour of Parliament Buildings, Centre
Block. (Tim Horton’s coffee break on
route at the discretion of day host)
4:00pm
Remic Rapids Park on Sir John A MacDonald Parkway.
See the John Ceprano Rock Sculptures.
Evening
Dinner with night host
*Optional visit: sound and light show at Parliament Hill
at 9:00pm. (30 minutes long, wear a sweater/jacket)
Saturday, September 12
Day Co-ordinators: Paul Rochon 613-290-9098, Claire Fortin 613-7917539 and Sylvia Grambart 613-558-1496
10:45am
Free parking at World Exchange Building,
45 O’Connor Street. Meet at corner of
Sparks Street and Elgin Street.
11:00am
Double Decker Bus Tour of Ottawa with a
multi-language system - also in Portuguese language.
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Lunch
Afternoon
Dinner
After the bus tour, take time to visit the "Snow Goose"
for Canadian-made souvenirs. (½ block away)
On your own downtown - visit the Byward Market
nearby for a variety of restaurants and shopping.
Explore the downtown core of the City of Ottawa.
An opportunity for ambassadors to treat night hosts.
Sunday, September 13
Day Co-ordinators: Paul Rochon cell 613-290-9098 and Anna Rochon
cell 613-791-2706
Church
Details of local churches will be available.
10:30am
Gates open at Spencerville Country Fair for its 160th
anniversary. Go 80km southwest of downtown Ottawa
on Highway 416, turning off at Exit 12. Follow the signs.
Tour exhibits on own and have lunch on
the grounds, tasting locally-made food.
12:30pm
Go to the Grandstand to get a seat.
1:00pm
Start of Demolition Derby (approx 2 hrs)
After 4:00pm Dinner at the Rochon home nearby at
10 Rideau Lane, Kemptville 613-258-2706
Monday, September 14
Day Co-ordinator: Elisabeth Pauk 613-265-3943 (Park map available)
Gatineau Park at 33 chemin Scott, Chelsea, QC.
Discover nature, plants and wildlife walking on wellgroomed trails. Wear walking shoes and bring a camera.
10:00am
Meet at entrance of Gatineau Park Information Centre.
10:15am
Drive, meet at Champlain Look-out, Champlain Parkway
10:45am
Drive, meet at Etienne Brũlé Look-Out, Champlain Pkwy
11:15am
Drive & meet at Keogan Lookout Cabin for indoor lunch
(provided) & a walk for those interested.
2:30pm
Aboriginal Experience at 1 Victoria Island (100 Middle
Street). An opportunity to experience the rich culture,
teachings and history of Canada's First People from
their perspective. Directions: From Gatineau, take
Chaudiere Bridge via Eddy Street (in Quebec), which
becomes Booth Street in Ontario. Turn left on Middle
Street, Victoria Island and follow to the parking lot at
end of the road. (Note: Poorly marked, but it is
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7:00pm
opposite and just before the War Museum)
Friendship dinners at FFO dinner hosts (See pg 12 & 13)
Tuesday, September 15
Day Co-ordinator: Claire Fortin 613-742-6633
9:00am
Tour Parc Omega - bus departs from 2 pick-up points:
9:00am IKEA at Pinecrest Mall (West
Ottawa) and 9:30am Loblaws at
Pretoria Bridge (East Ottawa). Drive
on the bus for 7.5 km through safari
park to see, feed and photograph
Canadian wildlife
Lunch
On your own at the Parc Omega restaurant.
Afternoon
(Bus stop) Visit Chateau Montebello, the world’s largest
log cabin, now a famous luxurious Fairmont Hotel.
Drop-off: Loblaws at 5:00pm, IKEA at 5:30pm (Estimated)
Evening
Dinner with night host and free evening
Wednesday, September 16
Day Co-ordinators: Tim Traynor 613-697-1899 and Elisabeth Pauk
613-265-3943
9:45am
Museum of History, 100 Rue Laurier, Gatineau, QC.
Parking available at Cartier Park. Meet in lobby upstairs
at information desk.
10:00am
Guided tour of the Museum to explore Canada's 20,000
years of human history as well as other cultures and
civilizations, past and present.
Lunch
On your own at the discretion of day host
5:00pm
Farewell social at the Ottawa Lawn Bowling & Tennis
Club, 176 Cameron Street. Drinks for purchase at
5:00pm and buffet dinner at 5:30pm.
Thursday, September 17
Day Co-ordinators: Anna Rochon 613-791-2706, Paul Rochon 613-2909098
Free day for last-minute shopping & packing.
5:30pm
Drop off ambassadors at Ottawa airport to
check-in for international flight home.
8:00pm
Departure Air Canada Flight 467
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NIGHT HOST
Sharon Bedier
2 Banner Road, Nepean
Ontario K2H 8R4
613-820-9872
sbedier@magma.ca
AMBASSADORS
Ms Elza Gonçalves Luciano
Rua São Joaquim, 534/201 Sagrada
Família 30035 470 Belo Horizonte
Fones: 222 5903, 9104 7635
elzaluciano@yahoo.com.br
Ms Ione Bernadete Das
Rua Araguari, 1057/402 Santo
Agostinho 30530 160 Belo Horizonte
Fones: 3275 4843 9112 8955
Ione@gmail.com
Bryan & Marie-France
Horton
360 Kingbrook Drive
Kanata, Ontario K2M 0G2
613-435-5898 613-866-2600
mhorton2825@rogers.com
bbh_graduate@rogers.com
Ms Heloisa A.C. Filgueiras Pinéde
Rua do Ouro, 1441/302-Serra 30220
000 Belo Horizonte Fones: 31 3063
8515 9374 7788
heloisa.filgueiras@gmail.com
Charlotte Foster
1385 Frank Kenny Road
Cumberland, Ontario
K4C 1N7 613-833-3618
flash.foster@sympatico.ca
Ms Lélia Drumond Guimarães
Av. Bernardo Monteiro, 1440/1401
Funcionários. Belo Horizonte Fones:
3226 6214 laelia@gold.com.br
No shellfish.
Lynda Heffernan
60 Dunbarton Court
Ottawa, Ontario K1K 4L4
613-749-0982
lyndaheffernan@hotmail.com
Ms Diana Maria Pereira de Morais
Rua Itaguara, 47 Floresta 31110 240
Belo Horizonte Fones: 31 3442 4201
dianampmoraes47@yahoo.com.br
Ms Andrea de P. Brandão Martins
Rua Princesa Leopoldina, 56/A,
Ipiranga. 38101 138 Belo Horizonte
Fones: 31 3355 1861 9418 8579
dedehbrandao@hotmail.com
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Ambassadors from Brazil
Lélia Drumond
Guimarães
Diana Maria
Pereira de Morais
Maristela de
Abreu Chagas
Maria Angela
Avellar de Oliveira
Ana Vicência
Leandro Ferreira
Nelsi Terezinha
de Jesus Nogueira
Terezinha Maria
de Azevedo
Luiz Fernando Tellas
& Consuelo Bretas
Da Silva Telles
Elza Gonçalves
Luciano
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Ambassadors from Brazil
Ione
Bernadete Das
Das
Maria Donária
Pereira
Heloisa AC
Filgueiras Pinede
Marinete
de Fonseca
ED Maria
Clea Borges
Teresa Christina
A de Oliveira
Photos missing: Andrea de P Brandão Martins & Laura Aparecida da Silva
Information about Belo Horizonte:
 Belo Horizonte means “Beautiful Horizon”
 Capital city of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
 6th largest city in Brazil, in the southeast corner of country
 5 million people live in the metropolitan area
 300 km from the sea, mild climate, average temp is 22°C
 Vibrant night life & art scene, visionary architecture
 A centre of agriculture, mining, industry & biotechnology
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Rheo & Dorothy Brunet
62 Goldfinch Drive
Kanata, Ontario K2M 2P5
613-832-2476
rfbrunet@bell.net
Ms Nelsi Terezinha de Jesus Nogueira
Rua Tomaz Muzzi, 284/804 Prado
Belo Horizonte 30575 810
Belo Horizonte Fones: 8453 5143
nelsitj@gmail.com
No pets.
Ms Maristela de Abreu Chagas
Rua Rio de Janeiro, 985/505 Centro
30160 041 Belo Horizonte.
Fones: 3072 3818 8734 8076
maristelaabreu.c@hotmail.com
Wayne & Nancy Barry
4204 Green Gables Lane
Ottawa, Ontario K1V 2G1
613-822-1936
wbarry@rogers.com
Mr Luiz Fernando Telles
Rua Dom João Antônio dos Santos, 301
Belo Horizonte 30535 530.
Fones: 31 3047 7672 9977 0336
luizftelles@uol.com.br
Mrs Consuelo Bretas da Silva Telles
Fones: 3047 7672 99597840
consuelobretas@yahoo.com.br
Rosemary Beseau
303-44 Emmerson Ave
Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 2L8
613-729-2619
rbeseau@bell.net
Ms Maria Clea Borges
Rua Rio de Janeiro, 985/803 Centro
30160 041 Belo Horizonte Fones: 31
3072 7387 9671 8197
borgesclea@gmail.com
Garry & Cavelle Bowes
2331 Harding Road
Ottawa, Ontario K1G 3B7
613-733-0540
mail@garrybowes.com
cavelle0@gmail.com
Back-up night hosts
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Barb Smith
1017 Pinewood Crescent
Ottawa, Ontario K2B 5Y3
613-829-7219
smithouse1@sympatico.ca
Ms Maria Donária Pereira
Rua Três Pontas, 1453 Carlos Prates
30 710 560 Belo Horizonte Fones: 31
3462 3002 9903 1117
mdonariap@gmail.com
Marinete da Fonseca
Rua Dr José Olimpio Borges 90/11 São
Lucas 30330 470 Belo Horizonte
Fones: 3283 4127 9149 5447
marinete_fonseca@hotmail.com
Elaine Bradley
Ms Ana Vicência Leandro Ferreira
604-960 Teron Rd
Rua Camapuã, 700/702 Barroca 30
Kanata, Ontario K2K 2B6
431 236 Belo Horizonte Fones: 31
613-599-6208
3334 1877 9646 7010
elaineruthbradley@gmail.com anavicenci@yahoo.com.br
Ms Teresa Christina A. de Oliveira
Rua Gonçalves Dias, 1763/1202 30140
092 Lourdes. Belo Horizonte Fones:
31 3337 3795 9634 7880
No pets, tobacco, coriander, cilantro
tecris@uaigiga.com.br
Marjorie Belovich
D-18 Benlea Drive,
Nepean, Ontario K2G 4A8
613-224-5358
mbelovich@gmail.com
Gertraude Martin
2422 Magnus Aveue,
Ottawa, Ontario K2G 4A8
613-224-5358
gertaudemartin@gmail.com
Ms Maria Angela Avellar de Oliveira
Rua Santa Rita Durão, 632/103
Funcionários 30140 111
Belo Horizonte Fones: 8456 1 117
mariangelavellar@yahoo.com.br
Ms Terezinha Maria de Azevedo
Rua Célio de Castro. 450/402 Floresta
3111 0000 Belo Horizonte
Fones: 31 3423 3007 8717 1040
terezinhaazevedo@yahoo.com.br
Ms Laura Aparecida da Silva
Rua Frederico Bracher Júnior, 300
B/704 Padre Eustáquio. 30720 000
Belo Horizonte Fones: 31 3464 7652
8762 5316
Diabetic
leidelaurabh@hotmail.com
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AMBASSADORS
DAY HOSTS
Ms Elza Gonçalves
Luciano
Tim & Gill Traynor
Michael Shea &
Elisabeth Van Den
Ms Ione Bernadete
Das
Ms Heloisa A.C.
Filgueiras Pinéde
Alberta Aboud
Eileen Howell
Andrew Stirling
Ms Laura Aparecida da
Silva
Marion Dunning
Fay McNeil
Ms Lélia Drumond
Guimarães
Alain & Donna
Dawson,
Donna & Andrew
Nicholson
No shellfish
Ms Diana Maria
Pereira de Morais
Gillian Moine
Victor & Bonnie
Hudon
Ms Andrea de P.
Brandão Martins
Ms Nelsi Terezinha
de Jesus Nogueira
Mrs Consuelo Bretas
da Silva Telles
Alison & David Lynch
Guests: 2 ambassadors,
Bryan & Marie-France
Horton, Marion
Dunning, Gertraude
Martin, Fay McNeil
Eugenie Prevost
Guests: ambassador,
Charlotte Foster, Donna
& Andrew Nicholson,
Alain & Donna Dawson.
No scents please.
Rosemae Blackwood
Guests: 2 ambassadors,
Lynda Heffernan, Susan
Thomson, Eve Elliott,
Susan Thomson
Carole Ingham
Janet Wilkinson
Guests: 2 ambassadors,
Rheo & Dorothy Brunet,
Mary Wilkinson, Richard
Mason, Lucy Nelms
Elisabeth Pauk
Mary Kealey
Ralph & Carole
Baker, Joanne Lee
Helen Ridding
Guests: 2 ambassadors,
Wayne & Nancy Barry,
Maureen Sly, Andrew
Stirling, Eileen Howell
Ms Maristela de Abreu
Chagas
Mr Luiz Fernando
Telles
FRIENDSHIP
DINNER HOSTS
Claire Fortin
Guests: 2 ambassadors,
Sharon Bedier, Tim &
Gill Traynor, Michael
Shea, Elisabeth Van Den
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AMBASSADORS
DAY HOSTS
Ms Maria Clea Borges
Shayla Mindell
Kathie McKeddie
Ms Maria Donária
Pereira
Jeanne D’Arc
Lachapelle, Eve
Elliott, Sylvia
Grambart
Marjorie Pettigrew
Garry & Cavelle Bowes,
Ralph & Carole Baker,
Joanne Lee
Maureen Sly
Lucy Nelms
Josie & Bob Machacek
Guests: 2 ambassadors,
Barb Smith, Susan
Gardiner, Gillian Moine,
Kathy McKeddie
Mary Wilkinson
Carol Fryer
Wendy & Steve Adams
Guests: 2 ambassadors,
Elaine Bradley, Sylvia
Grambart, Carol Fryer
Ms Marinete da
Fonseca
Ms Ana Vicência
Leandro Ferreira
Ms Teresa Christina
A. de Oliveira
Ms Maria Angela
Avellar de Oliveira
Ms Terezinha Maria
de Azevedo
FRIENDSHIP
DINNER HOSTS
David Douglas
Guests: ambassador,
Rosemary Beseau,
Shayla Mindell, Vic &
Bonnie Hudon, Marion
Dunning
Jeanne D’Arc Lachapelle,
Jean Farrell
Pierrette Benoit
Susan Gardiner
Janice Beddard
Frank & Mary
Mayda
Heather Pettipas and
Jenny Rae
Guests: 2 ambassadors,
Alberta Aboud, Marjorie
Belovich, Frank & Mary
Mayda
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Suggested Activities for Independent Time
Byward Market There is a lot to see and do here: great restaurants (of
varying price ranges), craft and import shops, ice cream or gelato. A fun
place to walk around and people watch. At night, choose among good
restaurants and pubs to get a bite to eat or a drink on one of the many
outdoor patios. Dance clubs and bars get busy until 2 am.
Museum of Nature 613-556-4700 240 McLeod Street. Adults $13,
Seniors $11. Sat 9:00am-noon. Fri-Mon 9:00am-6:00pm. Wed & Thurs
9:00am-8:00pm. Body World’s Animal Inside Out is an unforgettable
exhibition that gives you a close-up perspective of what lies beneath the
surface of large and small animals. Thanks to the process of plastination,
you can examine the intricate biology of mammals, reptiles, birds and
invertebrates, e.g. a giraffe, camel, ostrich, octopus, and giant squid.
National Art Gallery 613-990-1985 Seniors $7 Others $9. Free Thursday
after 5:00pm. Fri-Wed 10:00am-5:00pm. Thurs 10:00am-8:00pm. This is
one of Canada's premier art galleries and it is currently featuring an
exhibit by renowned artist Alex Colville.
Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada 10:30am-5:00pm. Free
admission. Canadian notes, coins, and tokens, as well as currency from
around the globe, are highlighted in exhibits that reveal the story of
money. One of the museum's most popular attractions is a Yap stone
weighing over three tons. Stones shaped like this one, but much smaller
in size, were used as money up to modern times on Yap, one of the
Caroline Islands in the South Pacific. This piece has even been
showcased in Ripley's "Believe it or Not" Museum.
Almonte Visit the Textile museum, a National Historic Site of Canada
which was constructed in 1867, and enjoy lunch in a local restaurant.
Wakefield A small interesting town in Quebec that has some quaint
shops and great restaurants in addition to the Mill Inn.
Shopping
Byward Market
Rideau Shopping Centre
Bayshore Shopping Centre
St. Laurent Shopping Centre
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All About Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada, a country with 10 provinces and
3 territories. Ottawa is the country's fourth largest municipality, as
well as the second largest city in the province of Ontario. Ottawa sits
on the banks of the Ottawa River at the junction of three major
waterways: the Ottawa, Gatineau and Rideau Rivers.
Ottawa is a diverse and beautiful city of approximately one million
people, many of whom speak both official languages, English and
French. We have an interesting mix of nationalities, cultural
backgrounds, interesting shops and fine dining ethnic experiences.
It is the center of our federal government and a hub for high
technology research, development and manufacture. Cultural
highlights include a national art gallery, a world-class symphony, a
performing arts center, and many museums. Fans will appreciate a
variety of sports teams in the city such as hockey (the NHL Ottawa
Senators) and football, as well as ski hills, ski trails and executiveclass golf courses.
There is always something to do in Ottawa. Winterlude, the winter
festival in February, features tasty “beaver-tails” pastry and the
world's longest (so we say) ice-skating rink lined with ice and snow
sculptures. In May, the Tulip Festival attracts many visitors to our
city. Summer months offer music festivals, open-air markets, parks,
boat cruises on the canal and water sports. In the fall, the colorful
foliage is popular with tourists, cyclists, walkers and hikers.
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Four Seasons in Ottawa
1. Changing of the Guard
on Parliament Hill.
2. Tulip Festival in May
with 300,000+ in bloom.
3. Gatineau Park in the
colorful fall season.
4. World’s longest iceskating rink on the
Rideau canal in winter.
5. On the front cover Ottawa’s Rideau canal,
a World Heritage site.
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