Forty-five minutes quests in Ottawa

Read the noticeboard at Carson Community House

At Carson Community House (on Carson's Road, north-east of centre, Ottawa), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.

Read the noticeboard at Centre communautaire Saint-Jean-Bosco

At Centre communautaire Saint-Jean-Bosco (on Rue Scott, north-east of centre, Ottawa), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.

Read the noticeboard at Centre récréatif Saint-Joseph

Cities still tape paper to walls. Centre récréatif Saint-Joseph is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the noticeboard at Fisher Park Community Center

Cities still tape paper to walls. Fisher Park Community Center is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the noticeboard at Foster Farm Community Centre

At Foster Farm Community Centre (south-west of centre, Ottawa), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.

Read the noticeboard at Institut Canadien Français d'Ottawa

Cities still tape paper to walls. Institut Canadien Français d'Ottawa is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the noticeboard at New Edinburgh Community and Arts Centre

Cities still tape paper to walls. New Edinburgh Community and Arts Centre is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the noticeboard at Winthrop Court Community House

Cities still tape paper to walls. Winthrop Court Community House is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the plaque at Brigadier Andrew Hamilton Gault

A two-minute stop at Brigadier Andrew Hamilton Gault. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Homage à la communauté portugaise

A two-minute stop at Homage à la communauté portugaise. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Hungarian Monument

Hungarian Monument (north-east of centre, Ottawa): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.

Read the plaque at National Aboriginal Veterans Monument

National Aboriginal Veterans Monument (north-east of centre, Ottawa): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.

Read the plaque at Saint Jean de Brebeuf

Saint Jean de Brebeuf (north-east of centre, Ottawa): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.

Read the plaque at Statue de Maurice Richard

A two-minute stop at Statue de Maurice Richard. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

A two-minute stop at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Westboro cenotaph

A two-minute stop at Westboro cenotaph. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Rain plan: Algonquin College Library

Rain plan at Algonquin College Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Bibliothèque Aurélien-Doucet

Bibliothèque Aurélien-Doucet (on Boulevard du Mont-Bleu, north of centre, Ottawa) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Bibliothèque Maison du Citoyen

Bibliothèque Maison du Citoyen (on Rue Laurier, north-east of centre, Ottawa) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Brian Dickson Law Library

Rain plan at Brian Dickson Law Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Christian Science Reading Room

Rain plan at Christian Science Reading Room: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Greenberg Families Library

Rain plan at Greenberg Families Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Morisset Library

Morisset Library (on Université Private, north-east of centre, Ottawa) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Ottawa Public Library - Greenboro Branch

Ottawa Public Library - Greenboro Branch (on Lorry Greenberg Drive, south-east of centre, Ottawa) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Ottawa Public Library - Main Branch

Rain plan at Ottawa Public Library - Main Branch: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Ottawa Public Library - Nepean Centrepointe Branch

Ottawa Public Library - Nepean Centrepointe Branch (on Centrepointe Drive, south-east of centre, Ottawa) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Ottawa Public Library - St-Laurent Branch

Ottawa Public Library - St-Laurent Branch (on Côté Street, north-east of centre, Ottawa) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Ottawa Trans Library

Ottawa Trans Library (north-east of centre, Ottawa) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Watch the sun drop from Chaudière Falls

Chaudière Falls faces the last light north-east of centre, Ottawa. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from Deschênes Rapids Lookout

Deschênes Rapids Lookout faces the last light near the centre, Ottawa. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from Kìwekì Point Lookout

Be at Kìwekì Point Lookout (north-east of centre, Ottawa) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Ottawa Locks

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Ottawa Locks for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.

Watch the sun drop from Pink Lake viewpoint

Be at Pink Lake viewpoint (north-west of centre, Ottawa) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Rideau Falls

Rideau Falls faces the last light north-east of centre, Ottawa. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from Rideau Falls

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Rideau Falls for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.

Watch the sun drop from Sparks Street Lookout

Sparks Street Lookout faces the last light north-east of centre, Ottawa. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from The Cliff

The Cliff faces the last light north-east of centre, Ottawa. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from The Deschênes Rapids

Be at The Deschênes Rapids (west of centre, Ottawa) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from View on the River

Be at View on the River (north-east of centre, Ottawa) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Wateridge

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Wateridge for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.