Rouyn-Noranda
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By Plane
The Rouyn-Noranda airport (Airport code YUY) is a small single runway airport located 15 minutes east of the City on the way to Val-d'or. Flights connect every day to Val-d'Or and Montreal.
By Car
From Montreal, Autoroute 15 will take you directly to Rouyn-Noranda. Don't be surprised as the road becomes Highway 117, part of the Transcanadian Highway. You will remain on that road for most of the 6 hour drive. There are several towns along the way where one can stop for food. Don't expect a high culinary experience during the trip. If at all possible, you should try to avoid the overpriced and generally not so great food at La Domaine in the Parc de la Vérendrye (one of Quebec's national/provincial park or réserve faunique).
By Bus
Three busses depart daily from Montreal's Station centrale = on Maisonneuve by the Maheux company. The trip takes 8 to 9 hours depending on the departure time (some buses stop in nearly every town over 200 inhabitants along the way) and generally stops for a half hour or so in Grand-Remous or Mont-Laurier where you can eat. It is recommended to cross the street and eat in a restaurant different from the one where the bus stops because the latter is more expensive.
The Winterfest
The first edition of the festival dates back to 1996 when a group of volunteer developers wanted to implement a province-wide event with a snow sculpture competition.
Emerging Music Festival
The EMF pursues the mission to foster dissemination of original music
and discovery of emerging artists.
Festival Nez Rouges
Organised by the Lido circus school in Toulouse and held at the Espace Culturel Altigone in Saint-Orens-de-Gameville, Festival Nez Rouges (The Festival of Red Noses) is, at you might reasonably guess, a festival dedicated to the various manifestations of the contemporary circus clown – but slanted toward lighter work for families and young audiences.
January - April
October - December