Listings
Airlines Air Canada (Canadian Airlines, Air Alliance, Air Nova and Air Ontario), 275 Slater St (tel 247-5000); British Airways (tel 1-800/247-9297); Canada 3000 (tel 247-1420); Continental (tel 1-800/231-0856); Delta (tel 1-800/325-1999); Lufthansa (tel 1-800/563-5954). Airport enquiries tel 248-2125. Bike rental Rent-A-Bike, 1 Rideau St, at the back of the Chateau Laurier hotel (tel 241-4140, rentabike@cyberus.ca ). Bookshops Chapters, 47 Rideau St (tel 241-0073), has a fine selection of Canadian literature and non-fiction. The Book Market, on the corner of Dalhousie and Rideau sts, buys and sells secondhand books (tel 241-1753). A World of Map and Travel Books, 1235 Wellington St (tel 724-6776), specializes in travel books. Mother Tongue Books, 1067 Bank at Sunnyside (tel 730-2346), are feminist, First Nation, gay and countercultural specialists. Bus information Local: STO (Hull tel 819/770-3242); OC Transpo (Ottawa tel 741-4390). Long-distance: Voyageur Colonial and Greyhound (tel 238-5900). Camping equipment The Expedition Shoppe, 43 York St (tel 241-8397). Car rental Discount, downtown at 421 Gladstone and Kent (tel 234-0809); Hertz, Queen at Lyon in the Crowne Plaza Hotel (tel 230-7607) and at the airport (tel 521-3332); National, 226 Queen St (tel 232-3536) and at the airport (tel 737-7023). Dental emergencies tel 563-1000. Embassies Australia, 50 O'Connor St (tel 236-0841); Ireland, 130 Albert St (tel 233-6281); Netherlands, 350 Albert St (tel 237-5030); New Zealand, 99 Bank St (tel 238-5991); UK, 80 Elgin St (tel 237-1530); US, 490 Sussex Drive (tel 238-5335). Gay Ottawa Gayline Information & Counselling (tel 238-1717). Ice hockey From Sept to April, the Ottawa Senators play NHL games at the new 18,500-capacity Corel Centre, 1000 Palladium Drive, Kanata (tel 755-1111), about 15km southwest of downtown. Single game tickets on tel 755-1166. Internet access Chapters, 47 Rideau St (tel 241-0073); AE Internet Cafe , 288 Bank St at Somerset (tel 230-9000). Laundry Rideau Coinwash, 436 Rideau St (daily 8am-10pm; tel 789-4400). Left luggage There are coin-operated lockers at the train and bus stations. Pharmacy Rideau Pharmacy, 390 Rideau St (Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun noon-6pm). Post office Postal facilities at Rideau Pharmacy, 390 Rideau St (Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun noon-6pm). Taxis Blue Line tel 238-1111; Capital Taxi tel 746-2233. Ticket agency Ticketmaster, 112 Kent tel (755-1111). Train information VIA rail tel 1-800/361-1235. Local tel 244-8289. Travel agencies Algonquin Travel, 90 Sparks St (tel 237-9200); Club Adventure, 115 Parent Ave (tel 789-8000); Thomas Cook, Eatons, Rideau Centre (tel 563-3838). Weather For up-to-date weather details, call 998-3439. Women's Ottawa Rainbow Women's Center, 211 Bronson Ave (tel 567-9822), is the place to go for contacts. Useful in emergencies are the Sexual Assault Support Centre (tel 234-2266) and the Rape Crisis Centre (tel 562-2333).
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