ATLANTIC CANADA
May 20-22
Kouchibouquac Spring StarGaze
Kouchibouquac National Park, New Brunswick
Organizer: New Brunswick Centre/RASC
Contact: Adrien Bordage, 362 Carleton St., Unit 406, Fredericton, NB E3B 0C8
Tel: 506-454-5115
E-mail: bordagea@nb.sympatico.ca
Website: www.nb.rasc.ca/
July 29–August 1
Mount Carleton Star Party
Mount Carleton Provincial Park, New Brunswick
Organizer: New Brunswick Centre/RASC
Contact: Adrien Bordage, 362 Carleton St., Unit 406, Fredericton, NB E3B 0C8
Tel: 506-454-5115
E-mail: bordagea@nb.sympatico.ca
Website: www.nb.rasc.ca/
August 5-7
Camping Observing Weekend (C.O.W.)
Mactaquac Provincial Park, New Brunswick
Organizer: New Brunswick Centre/RASC
Contact: Adrien Bordage, 362 Carleton St., Unit 406, Fredericton, NB E3B 0C8
Tel: 506-454-5115
E-mail: bordagea@nb.sympatico.ca
Website: www.nb.rasc.ca/
August 26-28
Nova East
Smileys Provincial Park, Hants County (near Windsor), Nova Scotia
Organizers: Halifax Centre/RASC & Minas Astronomy Group
Website: http://halifax.rasc.ca/ne
September 2-4
Butterpot Star Party
Butterpot Provincial Park (near St. John’s), Newfoundland
Organizer: St. John’s Centre/RASC
Contact: Randy Dodge, 206 Frecker Dr., St. John’s, NL A1E 5H9
Tel: 709-745-2903
E-mail: randy@mun.ca
Website: www.rasc.ca/stjohns
September 2-5
Fundy National Park StarGaze
Fundy National Park, New Brunswick
Organizer: New Brunswick Centre/RASC
Contact: Adrien Bordage, 362 Carleton St., Unit 406, Fredericton, NB E3B 0C8
Tel: 506-454-5115
E-mail: bordagea@nb.sympatico.ca
Website: www.nb.rasc.ca/
CENTRAL CANADA
May 5-8
Frozen Banana Star Party
Mew Lake Campground (in Algonquin Provincial Park), Ontario
Contact: Harold Healy
Tel: 519-889-9187
E-mail: healyh@gmail.com
May 27-29
ROC 2011
Mansonville, Quebec
Tel: 514-567-2613 (Montreal) or 819-823-3051 (Sherbrooke)
Email: info@roc-qc.net
Website: www.roc-qc.net
July 1-4
Stargazing Manitoulin
Gordon’s Park DSP (on Manitoulin Island), Ontario
Organizer: Gordon’s Park Eco Resort
Contact: Rita Gordon, Manager,
18777 Hwy. 6, Tehkummah,
Manitoulin Island, ON P0P 2C0
Tel: 705-859-2470
E-mail: rita@gordonspark.com
Website: www.gordonspark.com
July 28-31
Gateway to the Universe
Restoule Provincial Park (South of Lake Nipissing), Ontario
Organizer: North Bay Astronomy Club
Contact: Lillian Chapman or Dave Roscoe, 1192 Airport Rd., North Bay, ON P1B 8G2
Tel: 705-386-7087 or 705-497-9018
Fax: 705-494-8831
E-mail: bobandlil14@gmail.com
or: droscoe@cogeco.ca
Website:www.gateway-to-the-universe.org
July 29-31
CAFTA 2011 (Concours Annuel des Fabricants de Télescopes Amateurs)
Telescope makers’ competition held at Parc des Iles de St-Timothée (near Valleyfield), Québec
Organizers: Dorval Astronomy Club, Club Orion of Valleyfield & Société d’astronomie de Montréal
Contact: Marjolaine Savoie, 81 Dieppe Ave., Pointe Claire, QC H9R 1X2
Tel: 514-953-9038
E-mail: marjos@ca.inter.net
Website: www.astrosurf.com/cdadfs/cafta.html
July 29-31
7th International Video Astronomy Star Party
Dark site for fans of video astronomy
Foymount, Ontario
Website: http://vasseur.ca/ivasp /index.php
August 5-8
Manitoulin Star Party
Gordon’s Park DSP (on Manitoulin Island), Ontario
Organizer: Gordon’s Park Eco Resort
Contact: Rita Gordon, Manager,
18777 Hwy. 6, Tehkummah,
Manitoulin Island, ON P0P 2C0
Tel: 705-859-2470
E-mail: rita@gordonspark.com
Website: www.gordonspark.com
August 20 (one evening only)
Charleston Lake Astronomy Night
Charleston Lake Provincial Park, (near Brockville), Ontario
Astro-talk by Terence Dickinson, 8:30 p.m., followed by telescope viewing.
Organizer: Park staff
Tel: 613-659-2065
August 25-28
Starfest
River Place Park (north of Mount Forest), Ontario
Organizer: North York Astronomical Association
Contact: Tony Ward, 39 Willowbrook Dr., Whitby, ON L1R 1S7
Tel: 905-668-8798
E-mail: starfest@nyaa.ca
Website: www.nyaa.ca/starfest.htm
September 1-4
Huronia Star Party
Highlands Nordic Centre, Duntroon, Ontario
Organizer: South Simcoe Amateur Astronomers
Contact: Gord Rife, 10 Brownsville Crt.,
Schomberg, ON L0G 1T0
Tel: 905-939-2836
E-mail: info@hsp-ssaa.ca
Website: www.hsp-ssaa.ca
September 23-25
Fall ’n’ Stars
Vanderwater Conservation Area (near Thomasburg), Ontario
Organizer: Kingston & Belleville Centres/RASC
Contact: Mark Coady, 829 Fife Bay Marina Lane, Peterborough, ON K9J 6X3
Tel: 705-292-9916
E-mail: lightpollutionabatement@gmail.com
Website: www.rascbelleville.ca /fallnstars
September 23-25
The 14th Annual Algonquin Adventure Star Party
Mew Lake Campground (in Algonquin Provincial Park), Ontario
Organizer: Toronto Centre/RASC
Contact: Lillian or Robert Chapman,
251 Airport Rd., PO Box 67, Sundridge, ON P0A 1Z0
Tel: 705-386-7087
E-mail: bobandlil14@gmail.com
Website: www.toronto.rasc.ca
WESTERN CANADA
May 28
Grasslands’ Star Party (East Block)
Grasslands National Park (East Block), Saskatchewan
Organizers: Saskatoon & Regina Centres/RASC
Contact: Kathy Grant, PO Box 106, Val Marie, SK S0N 2T0
Tel: 877-345-2257
Fax: 306-298-2042
E-mail: grasslands.info@pc.gc.ca
Website: www.pc.gc.ca/grasslands
June 30–July 3
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
General Assembly
Astronomy convention held in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Organizer: Winnipeg Centre/RASC
Contact: Jay Anderson, 189 Kingsway Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3M 0G4
Tel: 204-474-1485
E-mail: jander@cc.umanitoba.ca
Website: http://winnipeg.rasc.ca /ga2011
July 29-31
RASCals Star Party
Metchosin (near Victoria), British Columbia
Organizer: Victoria Centre/RASC
E-mail: Secretary@victoria.rasc.ca
Website: http://victoria.rasc.ca /events/StarParty
July 30
Grasslands’ Star Party (West Block)
Grasslands National Park (West Block), Saskatchewan
Organizers: Saskatoon & Regina Centres/RASC
Contact: Kathy Grant, PO Box 106, Val Marie, SK S0N 2T0
Tel: 877-345-2257
Fax: 306-298-2042
E-mail: grasslands.info@pc.gc.ca
Website: www.pc.gc.ca/grasslands
July 30-31
Alberta Star-B-Q
Eccles Ranch Observatory (north of Caroline), Alberta
Organizer: Calgary Centre/RASC
Contact: Greg Bridger, 2989 Hidden Ranch Way NW, Calgary, AB T3A 5X6
Tel: 403-547-7044
E-mail: abstarbq@shaw.ca
Website: http://calgary.rasc.ca
July 30–August 7
Mt. Kobau Star Party
Summit of Mt. Kobau (near Osoyoos), British Columbia
Organizer: Mt. Kobau Astronomical Society
Contact: Jim Failes, PO Box 20119 TCM,
Kelowna, BC V1Y 9H2
Tel: 250-763-6962
E-mail: info@mksp.ca
Website: www.mksp.ca
August 20 (3 p.m.–1 a.m.)
Astronomy in the Park
Porpoise Bay Provincial Park, Sechelt, British Columbia
Organizer: Sunshine Coast Centre/RASC
Contact: Bill Clark, PO Box 577, Sechelt, BC V0N 3A0
Tel: 604-740-5860
E-mail: billclark1@dccnet.com
Website: www.coastastronomy.ca
August 25-28
Saskatchewan Summer Star Party
Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park & Dark Sky Preserve
(Centre Block; 30 km south of Maple Creek), Saskatchewan
Organizers: Saskatoon & Regina Centres/RASC.
E-mail: sssp.sk@sasktel.net
or: info@astronomyregina.ca
Website: http://homepage.usask.ca /~ges125/rasc/starparty.html
August 27–September 3
Merritt Star Quest
Loon Lake Road Reclamation Site (near Merritt), British Columbia
Organizer: Merritt Astronomical Society
Contact: Clive Williams, 34356 Mendham St.,
Abbotsford, BC V2S 4K6
Tel: 604-853-3350
E-mail: fvas@shaw.ca
Website: www.merrittastronomical.com
September 24-25
Alberta Star Party
Starland Recreational Area (north of Drumheller), Alberta
Organizer: Calgary Centre/RASC
Contact: David Brown, 1175 Hunterston Rd. NW, Calgary, AB T2K 4M9
Tel/Fax: 403-274-6723
E-mail: AlbertaStarParty@shaw.ca
Website: http://calgary.rasc.ca/asp.htm
September 27–October 2
Northern Prairie Star Party
Black Nugget Lake Campground (southeast of Tofield), Alberta
Organizer: Edmonton Centre/RASC
Contact: Rick Bramm, RASC Edmonton Centre,
c/o Telus World of Science Edmonton,
11211 – 142 St., Edmonton, AB T5M 4A1
E-mail: npstarfest@shaw.ca
Website: http://edmontonrasc.com /public/nps.html
October 21 - 24
Jasper Dark Sky Festival
Jasper National Park, Alberta
JasperDarkSkyFest.com
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