Home away from home

Encounters with Canada is held at The Terry Fox Canadian Youth Centre, a friendly, inviting residential facility, situated on 2.6 acres of beautifully landscaped property, minutes away from downtown Ottawa.

DESIGNED WITH YOU IN MIND

Located in a residential neighbourhood, the Centre provides a safe, comfortable environment, with everything you need close at hand.

ACCESSIBILITY

The Centre is completely wheel-chair accessible, offering special, adapted facilities (washroom, shower, elevator) and van.

HEALTH & SAFETY

To ensure everyone’s safety, the Centre’s on-site Visitor Services department is on duty 24/7. Emergency buttons are installed throughout the Centre and numerous closed-circuit cameras are placed at strategic locations. The property is entirely fenced in.

All of our staff members are trained in first aid, CPR and emergency procedures. A nurse is also available at the Centre for one hour each day, and an on-call doctor is situated very close by.

FACILITIES

Separate dormitories for men and women, with showers, bathrooms, lockers and laundry facilities
Cafeteria/auditorium for meals, presentations and recreational activities
Conference/classrooms for workshops and meetings
Lounge and resource centre with a wide-screen television, DVD movies, comfortable couches, a library, board games, musical instruments, and more
Internet Café with 29 work stations and printers available
Games room with a ping-pong table, foosball and more
Bob’s Canteen for essentials
Vending machines and ATM
Pay telephones
Coin-operated washers and dryers

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