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How to get to the Russell Fair
     
From Ottawa From Toronto From Montréal
From Highway 417 From Old Highway 31 & 416
From Highway 401 From Highway 43


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The following are general directions only.
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From Ottawa


Directions from Ottawa/Kanata
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  1. Get on the 417 Eastbound.

  2. If you started at the St. Laurent exit or earlier, keep within the two rightmost lanes until you pass the 174/417 split interchange. Continue on the 417 until you reach exit 96 (boundary Rd./ Regional Road 41). Bear right on the ramp, and then turn right again on Boundary Rd.

  3. Continue on Boundary Rd. for 2.3 kilometers, and turn left on regional road 8/Devine Rd. A sign will show this as heading towards Russell and Vars.

  4. Take your first right onto Frontier Rd.

  5. Curve left onto Burton Rd. It will seem as though you are still on the same road.

  6. Curve again towards the right onto North Russell Rd. It will again seem as though you are still on the same road.

  7. Once in the town of Russell you should see a big sign saying "Russell Arena" on your right after several minutes. You have arrived!

 
From Toronto


Directions from Toronto
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  1. From wherever you are in Toronto, get onto the Highway 401 eastbound. A map may be required.

  2. Stay on the 401 past Kingston, past Brockville until Prescott. At Prescott, you will want to take Exit 721 to Highway 416 Northbound towards Ottawa.

  3. Stay on the 416 until exit 45 to Roger Stevens Dr. (Regional Rd. 6) Turn right on this road (eastbound).

  4. After about 4 kilometers, you will cross the Rideau River. After the river, you will cross the River Rd. After this, the road curves right and there is a road to the left. Turn Left on this road.

  5. Later on, in the town of Metcalfe, this road will become Victoria St. Continue past the town of Metcalfe. Several minutes after Metcalfe, you will have the choice of staying on the same road and curving right or turning left and continuing in the same direction. Stay on the same road; go right. After entering the town of Russell, your road will come to a T intersection. Turn left. If you are arriving on the Saturday or Sunday of the fair, you should already have notice the mass of parked cars.

  6. Shortly after the T intersection, you will see the big "Russell Arena" sign. You have arrived!

 
From Montréal


Directions from Montreal
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  1. Get onto Autoroute 40 west or Autoroute 20 west. A map may be required.

  2. If you choose to get onto Autoroute 20:
    a) Once off the island of Montreal, get onto the Autoroute 540
        to your right at Sortie 29.
    b) Go West onto the Autoroute 40 at Sortie 3 of the Autoroute
        540.
    Continue on the 40 past when it becomes the 417 in Ontario. Leave the 417 at Exit 79 towards Limoges on St. Albert Rd./Limoges Rd. Once off the 417, turn left (south).

  3. On St. Albert Rd., take your second right, to Notre Dame St.

  4. Continue on Notre Dame St. Through the town of Embrun until you reach Concession St. in Russell. Turn Right.

  5. A couple of Minutes later, you will notice the big Russell Arena sign. You have arrived!

 
From Highway 417



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  1. Use Exit 96 (boundary Rd./ Regional Road 41). Bear right on the ramp, and then turn south on Boundary Rd.

  2. Continue on Boundary Rd. for 2.3 kilometers, and turn left on regional road 8/Devine Rd. A sign will show this as heading towards Vars.

  3. Take your first right onto Frontier Rd.

  4. After several minutes, curve left onto Burton Rd. It will seem as though you are still on the same road.

  5. Curve again towards the right onto North Russell Rd. It will again seem as though you are still on the same road.

  6. Once in the town of Russell you should see a big sign saying "Russell Arena" on your right after several minutes. You have arrived!

 
From Old Highway 31 & 416


Directions from the Southern Kanata/Nepean
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  1. Exit the 416 at exit 45 to Roger Stevens Dr. (Regional Rd. 6). Head eastbound on this road.

  2. After about 4 kilometers, you will cross the Rideau River. After the river, you will cross the River Rd. After this, the road curves right and there is a road to the left. Turn Left on this road.

  3. If you are coming from Hwy. 31:
    Turn east on Regional Rd. 6 (Victoria St.) The intersection has a stoplight and a large brick sign introducing the town of Metcalfe. Follow the remaining directions.

  4. Later on, in the town of Metcalfe, this road will become Victoria St. Continue past the town of Metcalfe. Several minutes after Metcalfe, you will have the choice of staying on the same road and curving right or turning left and continuing in the same direction. Stay on the same road; go right. After entering the town of Russell, your road will come to a T intersection. Turn left. If you are arriving on the Saturday or Sunday of the fair, you should already have notice the mass of parked cars.

  5. Shortly after the T intersection, you will see the big "Russell Arena" sign. You have arrived!

 
From Highway 401



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  1. If you are coming from all points west of Prescott (Brockville, Kingston, Toronto), follow the directions from Toronto

  2. Follow Exit 750 north, on the old Highway 31, now called County Road 31.

  3. Once you enter the City of Ottawa, County Road 31 becomes Regional Road. 85. Continue.

  4. Approximately 45 kilometers later, turn east on Regional Rd. 6 (Victoria St.). The intersection has a stoplight and a large brick sign introducing the town of Metcalfe.

  5. Continue past the town of Metcalfe. Several minutes after Metcalfe, you will have the choice of staying on the same road and curving right or turning left and continuing in the same direction. Stay on the same road; go right. After entering the town of Russell, your road will come to a T intersection. Turn left. If you are arriving on the Saturday or Sunday of the fair, you should already have notice the mass of parked cars.

  6. Shortly after the T intersection, you will see the big "Russell Arena" sign. You have arrived!

 
From Highway 43


Directions from Toronto
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  1. South of the town of Chesterville, Turn north on County Rd. 7.

  2. 7 will wind its way through Chesterville. 11 kilometers from Hwy. 43 is the village of Morewood. County Rd. 7 will come to a T intersection near a gas station and a war memorial. Turn right towards the convenience store, and turn left on the road right after the convenience store.

  3. You will reach the town of Russell on this road. Once past Craig St. (County Rd. 3), you will see a large sign saying "Russell Arena". You have arrived!

 
 

 

 
 
     
 

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