Prescott and Russell
Often referred to as “Ottawa’s Backyard,” The United Counties of Prescott and Russell offer small-town experiences, a bilingual culture and serene landscapes, just past the big city limits.
Visitors looking for outdoor activities can spend time exploring the wide open spaces of Voyageur Provincial Park, cross-country skiing in the Larose Forest or splashing in Canada’s largest wave pool.
Owing to the area’s rural roots, foodies and wine lovers will also find many options for shopping and tastings at markets like the Vankleek Hill Farmers’ Market or Vankleek Hill Vineyard.
Where is Prescott and Russell?
The United Counties of Prescott and Russell are located in eastern Ontario, roughly halfway between Montreal and Ottawa. The counties run alongside the Quebec border, across the Ottawa River.
The area is most easily explored by car or motorcycle, although limited bus service is provided by Leduc Bus Lines . Visitors from the U.S. can cross the border via the Three Nations Bridge between Cornwall and NY State.
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Things to do in Prescott and Russell
Spend the day at a water park.
Located in the town of Limoges, Calypso Water Park is Canada’s largest theme water park. Splash the day away with over 35 slides, 100 water games and the county’s largest wave pool .
Sample local wines
Visit Vankleek Hill Vineyard , a family-run vineyard offering tastings, tours and glamping experiences.
Tour a cheese factory
Cheese lovers won’t want to miss a stop at the St-Albert Cheese Co-Op . Take a tour and see how cheese is made in their state-of-the-art factory, then stock up in the on-site shop.
Explore a provincial park
Explore over 1,450 hectares of natural beauty at Voyageur Provincial Park . Situated on the banks of the Ottawa River, the park offers seasonal campsites, some with RV hookups.
Visit a museum
The Casselman Museum features various artifacts and photographs of the town’s history and is housed in an old train station.
Sample craft beer
Canada’s first craft brewery on a golf course, Clarence-Rockland’s Broken Stick Brewing Company serves stouts, IPAs and more, all brewed on-site. The perfect stop after a round of golf.
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Prescott & Russell
Where adventure meets heritage.
Proudly preserving its Francophone heritage, Prescott and Russell with its warm hospitality, cultural delights, and historical wonders is a must-visit destination for anyone looking to experience the diverse and unique flavors of Eastern Ontario.
Nestled along the Ottawa River, this region offers a captivating mix of landscapes, from rolling farmlands and lush forests to charming villages and picturesque waterways. Visitors to Prescott-Russell will enjoy pristine outdoor attractions, including hiking trails, kayaking, and cycling through the countryside. In the winter this region transforms into a winter wonderland, becoming a vast playground for snow enthusiasts.
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- 1 Towns and villages
- 2 Other destinations
- 3 Understand
- 5.2 By train
- 6 Get around
- 9 Stay safe
Prescott-Russell is a county in Eastern Ontario , Canada . It has a population of about 90,000 (2016). It is just east of the national capital city of Ottawa , and south (across the Ottawa River) from the province of Quebec . The Saint Lawrence Seaway (and the state of New York ) are a short distance to the south.
Towns and villages [ edit ]
Prescott-Russell has no cities, but has several towns and villages.
- 45.274 -75.282 1 Embrun — a vibrant boomtown
- 45.6 -74.6 2 Hawkesbury — Prescott-Russell's largest town, yet still with a rural feel
- 45.334 -75.253 3 Limoges — at the edge of the forest
- 45.257 -75.358 4 Russell — with a quaint village flair
- 45.516667 -74.65 5 Vankleek Hill — a town 11 km south of Hawkesbury, roughly halfway between Ottawa and Montreal
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Understand [ edit ]
Prescott-Russell is a county in Eastern Ontario , a region of Ontario , a province in Canada .
Prescott-Russell is sometimes called "Prescott and Russell".
Prescott-Russell is officially called "Prescott and Russell United Counties" or "United Counties of Prescott and Russell" because the county was once two separate counties.
While First Nations tribes lived here thousands of years ago, the first European settlements in the area didn't arise until the 1700s, when the village of L'Orignal was built. However, many other villages weren't built up until the 1800s. For example, Embrun, Casselman and Russell were built in the mid-19th century.
Talk [ edit ]
Across the river from French-speaking Quebec , the majority of the people in Prescott-Russell as a whole are francophone, but there are many anglophones, and many francophones have a good knowledge of English and vice versa. Most towns are predominantly francophone and a few are majority anglophone.
Get in [ edit ]
By car [ edit ].
Getting to Prescott-Russell by car is easy. Trans-Canada Highway 417 travels right across the county, with easy access to the South and Northeast from Highway 417.
Also, County Road 17 crosses the northern part of the county, which provides easy access to both the Northwest and the Northeast. County Road 17 continues off of County Road 174 in Ottawa and merges with Highway 417 about 6km east of Hawkesbury.
By train [ edit ]
While less convenient, you can enter the county by train. There is only one train station in the county, at Casselman. The nearest car rental store to the train station is Thrifty Car Rental at 821 Notre-Dame Street in Embrun. The taxi fare between Casselman and Embrun is about $35.
Get around [ edit ]
Getting around Prescott-Russell is easy by car.
If you're travelling across the south, Highway 417 is an easy way to get around. All towns in the south are within 15 km of Highway 417. Russell can be accessed by Exits 96 or 88, Embrun can be accessed by Exit 88 or 79, Limoges can be accessed by Exit 79, Casselman can be accessed by Exit 66, and St. Isidore can be accessed by Exit 51.
If you're travelling across the northwest, Highway 17 connects Rockland, Wendover, Plantagenet and Alfred. To get to Bourget, get to Caron Road, in Rockland, which ends at Baseline Road. From there, turn left on Baseline Road, then turn right on Champlain Road North, which leads into Bourget. Highway 17 continues eastward to the northeast.
If you're travelling across the northeast, then three highways help you navigate around. Highway 417 connects Highway 34, Highway 17, and Prescott and Russell Road, which leads to East Hawkesbury (St. Eugene). Highway 34 connects Highway 417 with Hawkesbury and Vankleek Hill. Highway 17 connects Highway 417, Hawkesbury and L'Orignal. Highway 17 also continues westward to the northwest. Highway 417 continues southeast towards the south.
See [ edit ]
In Hawkesbury, you'll find the oldest jail in Ontario and the second oldest jail in Canada. L'Orignal Old Jail is a historic building where you can experience the penitentiary atmosphere of long ago.
The Église St. Jacques is a beautiful 19th-century church in the heart of Embrun.
The Keith M. Boyd Museum in Russell has photographs and artifacts dating back to the early 1800s.
Do [ edit ]
The Embrun Recreational Bike Trail in Embrun is a beautiful recreational trail.
The Calypso Water Park in Limoges is Canada's biggest theme waterpark, with more than 35 slides, 100 water games and 2 theme rivers
The J. Henry Tweed Conservation Area is a 16-acre greenspace in Russell that links with the Russell Township New York Central Fitness Trail to Embrun.
Stay safe [ edit ]
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- Casselman: 751 St-Jean St, Casselman, ON K0A 1M0
- Chute-à-Blondeau: at the entrance of the province of Ontario on Highway 417
- Vankleek Hill : in the museum on Main Street
- Hawkesbury : at the Confederation Park on Le Chenail Island
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Future of Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail secured for next decade
Agreement comes after long saga of negotiations.
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The United Counties of Prescott-Russell will contribute $540,000 to the Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail over the next decade — an amount that will ensure the trail's survival for years to come.
The contribution breaks down as follows: $70,000 for the first two years and $50,000 for each of the subsequent eight years of the agreement, according to reporting by Radio-Canada .
In August 2016, some mayors in eastern Ontario questioned the relevance of maintaining the 72-kilometre trail, noting it goes largely underused.
Agreement in principle struck in early November
But in early November and at the end of a long saga of negotiations, the Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail Corporation was able to reach an agreement in principle with the owner of this 72-kilometre corridor, VIA Rail.
The corporation is a non‑profit organization that manages the development and operation of the trail, which is built on a former railway line.
"This agreement will turn a piece of railway heritage into a thriving green space for locals and for outdoor enthusiasts from everywhere," said Dominique Lemay, VIA Rail's chief operating officer, in a press release on Nov. 9 .
"I am confident that the proposed solution will support the longevity of the Recreational Trail and give people in Prescott and Russel the chance to enjoy the trail for years to come," Stéphane Sarrazin, warden of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, said in the same press release.
The trail crosses through the Ontario communities of Saint-Eugène, East Hawkesbury, Champlain, The Nation, Alfred and Plantagenet and Clarence-Rockland.
It provides a link from Rigaud, Que., all the way to the eastern boundary of Ottawa.
The trail has 100 culverts and a total of eight bridges that require maintenance.
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Prescott-Russell Tourism
The Prescott and Russell region hugs the South shore of the Ottawa River, between Ottawa and Montreal. Come and enjoy the great outdoors and year-round fun for the whole family, set in a bilingual way of life! Agrotourism, festivals and events, welcoming B & B’s, country shops, friendly people and great scenery await you, just a few minutes away from the city.
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New roles for tourism promotion in prescott and russell.
Posted by James Morgan | Jan 11, 2021 | Business , Economy , Local Business , News , Top Stories | Ontario , Prescott-Russell
Changes are being made with how the tourism industry is promoted and supported across Prescott and Russell counties.
Tourisme Prescott-Russell Tourism (TPRT) is currently changing its role. In 2020, United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) Council decided to discontinue funding the organization beginning in 2021. The UCPR agreed to provide final-year funding of $182,000 to TPRT for 2020.
TPRT was established in response to a recommendation the Prescott and Russell Economic Development Plan of 2011. In 2015, the UCPR provided $300,000 in financial support to TPRT, but UCPR council had already decided at that time to gradually reduce the funding. Clarence-Rockland Mayor Guy Desjardins, who was UCPR Warden in 2016, commented at the February 10, 2016 Committee of the Whole meeting that TPRT needed to seek other sources of revenue to offset the gradual reduction in UCPR funding. In 2016, TPRT had an annual budget of $750,000, which included funding from UCPR and revenue, such as grants, from other sources.
When TPRT was formed, the UCPR transferred responsibility for tourism marketing and destination management from the Economic Development and Tourism Department to TPRT. The arrangement was formalized in a series of annual agreements which specified the responsibilities and funding. The final agreement between TPRT and the counties expired on December 31, 2020.
The current changes have led to a complete review of the organization’s structure and mandate. At the TPRT 2020 annual general meeting, a new strategic plan was presented, and by-laws were amended to reflect the changes. According to a letter recently sent to its members from TPRT President Audrey Lizotte, tourist-based businesses and attractions will no longer purchase yearly memberships in TPRT. The name of the organization will also be changing during the months ahead.
The new focus of what is currently TPRT will be to help revitalize tourism in Eastern Ontario through offering consulting services and expertise. The organization will also serve as a “gateway facilitator” to create tourism branding and help businesses and municipalities promote themselves as tourist destinations.
“While previously, our mandate was to promote our members, from now on, we are committed to taking an active part in the development and influence of our industry,” Lizotte stated.
“We are more focused on working directly with business,” said TPRT Executive Director Geneviève Duval.
“It’s a new role completely,” she said.
TPRT, and whatever its new name is, will also seek to extend its activities beyond Prescott and Russell counties.
Currently, Duval is TPRT’s only full-time employee.
The mandate to market and manage local tourism has been transferred from TPRT back to the UCPR Economic Development and Tourism Department.
“We’re really at the beginning of restructuring,” said UCPR Director of Economic Development and Tourism Carole Lavigne about how the department is adapting to the additional role of tourism promotion.
She said that the department is already responsible for promoting the commercial advantages of the UCPR and promoting its value in tourism will be an added role.
Lavigne said that the tourism responsibilities will be assumed by the department within its existing budget.
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Tourism Relief Fund – Ottawa and Prescott-Russell
Ottawa Tourism would like to congratulate the 55 businesses and organizations who received funding through the Tourism Relief Fund!
About the program
The Tourism Relief Fund (TRF) was a Government of Canada investment delivered by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario that provided one-time, non-repayable funding support of up to $100,000 to eligible tourism businesses and organizations in the Ottawa and Prescott-Russell region.
The program supported costs related to product development and enhancement of tourism experiences to help tourism businesses adapt to the ‘new normal’, modernize tourism offerings, and encourage the adoption of more environmentally sustainable practices. Funding also supported destination development initiatives that would position communities to take advantage of post-pandemic opportunities through strategic planning for medium to long-term investments.
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This locally-sourcing distillery in West Ottawa has used TRF to help transform their production-only facility into a visitor-facing sampling and tasting emporium.
St-Albert Cheese Co-op
TRF was used to upgrade the factory’s observation floor for better visitor interpretation. It now includes a multi-lingual virtual tour and guided tours from retired personnel on the cheese factory's story and production processes.
Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm
With TRF support, Stanley’s was able to create a new annual Holiday Stroll experience – a 2km forest trail decorated with colourful lights and displays that runs over the winter holiday season.
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C'est reconnu, les gens de Prescott et Russell aiment faire la fête ! De grands et de petits événements ont lieu tout au long de l'année dans nos communautés. Venez visiter et vous renseigner sur les événements, les gens et les endroits qui ont façonné la région. Principaux attraits. Beau's Oktoberfest. Festival de la Curd. Foire ...
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The Prescott and Russell region hugs the South shore of the Ottawa River, between Ottawa and Montreal. Come and enjoy the great outdoors and... Prescott-Russell Tourism - Town of Hawkesbury
It's impossible to grow an association like Prescott-Russell Tourism (TPRT) these days without building partnerships. The 2015-2016 season was a pivotal one for collaborative projects.
Prescott and Russell counties have switched tourism regions. The move is supposed to better promote the region as a visitor destination. Previously, Prescott and Russell were part of Region 10, Ottawa and Countryside. Now, it ispart of Region 9, Southeastern Ontario.
Changes are being made with how the tourism industry is promoted and supported across Prescott and Russell counties. Tourisme Prescott-Russell Tourism (TPRT) is currently changing its role. In 2020, United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) Council decided to discontinue funding the organization beginning in 2021. The UCPR agreed to provide final-year funding of $182,000…
The Tourism Relief Fund (TRF) was a Government of Canada investment delivered by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario that provided one-time, non-repayable funding support of up to $100,000 to eligible tourism businesses and organizations in the Ottawa and Prescott-Russell region. The program supported costs related to ...