Dutch Tulip Festival Ottawa 13-15 May 2016

[J.Mosher]

For the record, CTF staff are volunteers. None are government employees. The problems stem from gaining permissions from local commercial establishments and the City. Right now the hold up is securing parking from TD Place and determining the location of the irrigation system under the lawn so we can complete the camp layout. The volunteer guy doing that has been out of town on other business but is back now and will have that info for us this week. We have parking for flatbed trailers on site but we are working on securing more. As in previous years there is overnight camping, meals and water provided. Be set up by 0830 Saturday and Sunday morning. Open hours are 0900 to 1700hrs. You know the dates. You can arrive as early as Thursday afternoon.We have joining instructions to send out however it has been held up by the irrigation system problem, the camp layout obviously is part of the JI. Giving the CTF an ultimatum will not solve anything, they are good enough after all to pay for your gas. Had we been at the old location none of these problems would have existed. I'm sure that next year, none of these problems will exist if we are still at Lansdowne. If anyone has specific questions I will do my best to answer them. There is no secret information.
Btw, I'm not OMVA anymore.

[James P]

A whole year to sort out the details....................

[J.Mosher]

The decision made by the CTF to move us to Lansdowne was only made this past winter. We are doing the best we can with what we have been given.

[Jordan Baker]

James, really what more info do you need. We have the dates May 13-15, the show times 0900-1700, meals (something edible)will be provided. Participants will be setup in a park. We can all show off and talk about our vehicles to the public and each other. Last year my friends and I brought some of our own food to supplement what was provided and we also went into town and sought out some awesome restaurants and had a blast. Some of us also went to the War Museum for a tour. I guess you could say we made our own fun.

[chris vickery]

Understandably, events are only a successful as volunteers can make them.
Remember too, the attendees who push, pull or drag their MVs to such an event are also volunteers who have invested many thousands of dollars into their craft . It is not unreasonable to ask for defined details well in advance to facilitate planning time off work, arrangements for transportation etc.
Not everyone likes last minute surprises.
All too many events "want", with unreasonable expectations, and then wonder why they have limited or no response , or participation.
Flipping someone a can of fuel or a few bucks for gas is a kind gesture but it comes up far short of a participant's real costs.
We do this because we love to, not because we have to. The general public does not care, nor do they respect what goes into these events or who owns the vehicles...