Fun Summer Activities in July
at the Canada Agriculture Museum

OTTAWA, June 22, 2007
For immediate release

Highlights in July at the Canada Agriculture Museum include Canada Day Weekend featuring the Canadian Horse on Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1 and a variety of Daily Demonstrations throughout the month starting July 2.

Also, museum-goers can visit the exhibitions Tractors and Food for Health and, on weekends, with the help our friendly interpreters visitors can learn all about Coffee at 11:00 and Tea at 3:00 in the Demonstration Kitchen.

Canada Day Weekend featuring the Canadian Horse
June 30 and July 1
Celebrate Canada’s birthday with two fun-filled days of activities at the Canada Agriculture Museum! For a third consecutive year, the Canada Agriculture Museum is proud to present very special “Canadians” on June 30 and July 1: Canadian Horses, Canada’s National Horse. Several Canadian-breed horses will be showing off their abilities in demonstrations provided by the Upper Canada District (Ontario) Canadian Horse Breeders. The Canada Agriculture Museum, with its spacious grounds and fascinating indoor exhibitions, is an inviting alternative to the crowds and traffic of downtown. The Museum, centrally located and easy to reach by bus, bicycle or car, offers free admission on June 30 and July 1 and free parking everyday.

Special Invitation to Seniors
Every Tuesday from March to October, seniors (60+) are admitted free.

Museum Passport
“Explore Canada's cultural treasures, its national museums, with the Museums Passport. Ottawa-Gatineau provides a uniquely capital experience through its national attractions”. The Passport is exchangeable for admission to 10 participating museums including the Canada Agriculture Museum.

Daily Demonstrations - July 2 to 31
Every day, visitors can learn more about Canadian agriculture and about the food and fibres that make our way of life possible.

10:00	Butter Making and Tasting - Memory Park
10:30	All about Milk - Dairy Barn
11:00	Meet Goody the Bull - Horse and Cattle Barn
11:30	Wool: From Sheep to Shops - Small Animal Barn
12:00	The Buzz About Honeybees - Harvest Park
12:30	Meet the Dairy Goats - Sheep Field
1:15	Cow Washing or Care - Dairy Barn
1:45	Ice Cream Making and Tasting - Memory Park
2:30	Discover Food Safety - Food for Health Exhibition
3:00	Saddle Up! - Horse and Cattle Barn
3:45	Afternoon Milking - Dairy Barn

Also...

• On weekends, with the help our friendly interpreters visitors can learn all about Coffee at 11:00 and Tea at 3:00 in the Demonstration Kitchen.
• Visitors can discover the exhibitions Tractors and Food for Health
• Children’s Activity Centre located on the Exhibitions level (for children 6 years old and younger).
• Tally-Ho Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides ($), weather permitting.