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Canceled
The joliette marathon race weekend has been cancelled due to unexpected additionnal Insurance and security surcharges
which makes holding the event a financial loss. We have also had problems recruiting the many volunteers necessary to hold the event,
so all the parties involved in holding the event, mutually agreed last night to cancel the event.
Skaters who wish to skate in
Joliette that weekend as well as any other weekend are welcome to come and join the local Montreal crowd.
Skaters meet around 9 am at Chez Henri Restaurant or get ready at the Pavillion and are usually on the ice by 10 am in order to enjoy the ice before it gets too crowded.
See our page on Joliette's Festi-Glace
for an introduction to the ice on the Assomption River. The Marathon de la Rivière l'Assomption
will take place on the beautifully-groomed picturesque skateway that winds through the heart of Joliette.
Chip-timing courtesy of Marathon Skating International.
- Schedule
- Registration
- Lodging for Joliette
The Official Hotel for the 2006 Marathon de la Rivière l'Assomption is the
Château Joliette (1-800-361-0572), 450 St-Thomas Street, Joliette - close
by the skating track.
20 Regular rooms have been reserved for skaters: $85 double occupancy.
20 Superior rooms have been reserved for skaters: $125 double occupancy.
When making your reservation, mention that you're here for the marathon. And to help you reach your
destination, try using MapQuest.
Other options:
Motel Le Colombier, 1-450-756-4513, located in nearby Saint-Paul de
Joliette, about 10 minutes away from the race site.
Hôtel Charlemagne, 1-888-430-4641,
located east of Montreal in Charlemagne and about 30 minutes from the race site.
Au Doc Motel, 1-800-560-0755,
3-star motel, east end of Repentigny, about 20 minutes from the race site.
Motel Capri, 1-800-361-7476 (in Canada), or
1-450-581-2282, located in Repentigny, and about 30 minutes from the race site.
A la Villa des Fleurs,
1-866-654-9209, a B&B in Repentigny, east of Montreal and about 30 minutes from the race site.
Gite L'Étang Fleuri,
1-888-581-8686, a B&B in Repentigny, east of Montreal and about 30 minutes from the race site.
Days Inn, 1-888-367-6853.
Located in nearby Berthierville, 15 minutes from Joliette.
Hôtel Château Joliette, 1-800-361-0572. Located by the skating track.
Gîte sous les Érables, 1-450-755-2318. A B&B, located near the skating track.
Gîte aux Petits Oiseaux, 1-450-752-1401. A B&B.
Motel Joliette, 1-450-756-4518.
Auberge Ma Maison, 1-450-889-2296. A B&B in the nearby town of Ste-Mélanie about 15 minutes
away.
Auberge La Rotonde, toll-free 1-866-772-9020, or (450) 752-9020. A B&B in St-Ambroise-de-Kildare,
10 minutes north of Joliette at 150 Hwy 343. About 5 minutes from the skating track on Lac des Français.
- For more information
Contact Bernard Doth.
- Directions
From Montreal: Hwy 40 East towards Quebec, take Exit 122 towards Joliette. This
puts you on Hwy 31 North. After about 15 km you will arrive in Joliette. After the first Stop sign,
continue straight and in the right lane; after 200 meters this will lead onto
St-Charles-Borromée Street North. In short order you will pass the Cégep régional de
Lanaudière, the Cathedral, and the residence of the Clercs de Saint-Viateur. Immediately after that
and before the first stoplight, turn right onto Fabre Street. At the very end of the street you'll
see the River Pavilion by the Assomption River.
To meet up with Roller-Montreal skaters, please note that we gather at the
Chez Henri restaurant a little further along St-Charles-Borromée (1.6 km from where
you turned onto it). Access to the ice is right behind the restaurant.
Click here for a map of the
city of Joliette. Click here
to download a PDF map (308 KB) of the ice-track.
Photo: Lina Poulin
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