CANADIAN ASTRONOMY CLUBS LIST
Comox Valley Astronomy Club
John C. McKee
1758 Greenwood Crescent, Comox, BC V9M 4C8
250-339-3090
jcmnt@shaw.ca
Cowichan Valley StarFinders
Frank Ogonoski, President
1482 Kingsview Road, Duncan, BC V9L 5P1
250-748-5110
c.v.starfinders@shaw.ca | http://starfinders.cvnet.net
Fraser Valley Astronomers Society
Paul Greenhalgh, President
34356 Mendham Street, Abbotsford, BC V2S 4K6
604-853-3350 (Paul Greenhalgh) | 604-597-2007 (Linda Lavoie)
fvas@shaw.ca | fvas3@aol.com | www.fvas.net
Island Stargazers (Nanaimo, B.C.)
Richard Fortier
4716 Fairbrook Crescent, Nanaimo, BC V2C 6L7
Phone/Fax: 250-751-0895
sayurich@telus.net
Kamloops Astronomical Society (Kamloops, B.C.)
Cameron Vanderraad
185-2400 Oakdale Way, Kamloops, BC V2B 6W7
Phone: 250-579-2607
kamloopsastronomy@hotmail.com
Merritt Astronomical Society
Paul Greenhalgh, President, or Lee Johnson, Vice-President.
34356 Mendham Street, Abbotsford, BC V2S 4K6
604-853-3350
fvas@shaw.ca | www.merrittastronomical.com
Mt. Kobau Astronomical Society
James McRae, President
P.O. Box 20119 TCM, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9H2
250-558-0931 (James McRae) or 250-763-6962 (Jim Failes)
info@mksp.ca | www.mksp.ca
Okanagan Astronomical Society
Traci Shuster
P.O. Box 22104, Penticton, BC V2A 8L1
oas@okskies.org | www.okskies.org
Sunshine Coast Astronomy Club
Bill Clark, Chair
5876 Deerhorn Drive, Sechelt, BC V0N 3A4
604-740-5860
chairman@sunshinecoastastronomy.com | www.sunshinecoastastronomy.com
Whistler Astronomy Club
John Nemy or Carol Legate
4510 Blackcomb Way #34, Whistler, BC V0N 1B4
Phone/Fax: 604-938-8090
stars@nemy.com | www.nemy.com
Ancient Light Astronomy Club
Ryan Modrall
Quality Repairs Ltd, 5236 50th St., Box 7948
Drayton Valley, AB T7A 1A9
780-542-5387
qualityrepairs@telus.net | www.ancientlight.ca
Big Sky Astronomical Society
James Durbano
P.O. Box 510, Vulcan, AB T0L 2B0
info@bigsky.ab.ca | www.bigsky.ab.ca
Edmonton Observers Group Network
Lance Taylor
Edmonton, Alberta
edmonton-observer-group@shaw.ca | http://edmontonobservers.net
Lethbridge Astronomy Society
Rick Ponomar
P.O. Box 1104, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4A2
403-381-7827 or 403-381-1332
lasa@telusplanet.net | www.lethbridgeastronomysociety.ca
Medicine Hat Astronomy Club
Thor Jacobson
P.O. Box 24008, RPO Crestwood, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8M8
403-526-1025 | Fax: 403-526-7521
thorj@monarch.net | www.memlane.com/nonprofit/astro
Barrie Astronomy Club
Ed Wilks, President
ed.wilks@sympatico.ca | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/barrieastro
Brockville Astronomical Society
Kevin Fetter
14 Bramshot Avenue, Brockville, ON K6V 1Y5
613-342-2668
kfetter@yahoo.com | http://ca.geocities.com/kfetter
Bruce County Astronomical Society
Charlie Szabototh
477 Johnston Avenue, Port Elgin, ON N0H 2C1
519-389-3150
csz@bmts.com | www.geocities.com/bcastronomy
Cosmic Connections with EfstonScience
Marc Fitkin
3350 Dufferin Street, Toronto, ON M6A 3A4
888-777-5255 | www.telescopes.ca/observing
The Durham Region Astronomical Association
Michael J. Cook, President
P.O. Box 59007, 728 Anderson Street North, Whitby, ON L1N 0A4
info@drastronomy.com | www.drastronomy.com
Elliot Lake Astronomy Club
Hans Uhl, President
120 Hutchison Avenue #8, Elliot Lake, ON P5A 1W8
705-848-9609
jbarker30@canada.com | http://elac2000.homestead.com/elac1.html
Hamilton Amateur Astronomers
Glenn Muller, Chair
P.O. Box 65578, Dundas Postal Outlet, Dundas, ON L9H 6Y6
www.amateurastronomy.org
Mississauga Astronomical Society
Randy Attwood, President
2212 Courrier Lane, Mississauga, ON L5C 1V2
416-894-4629
mississaugaastro@rogers.com | www.mississaugaastronomicalsociety.ca
North Bay Astronomy Club
Merlin Clayton
50 Van Horne Crescent, North Bay, ON P1A 3L3
705-472-1182 | Fax: 705-494-8831
galaxy001@sympatico.ca | www.gateway-to-the-universe.org
North Shore Erie Amateur Astronomers
Rick Eller, President
RR 3, Simcoe, ON N3Y 4K2
519-426-2471
marell@kwic.com | www.ontariorocks.ca/nseaa
North York Astronomical Association
Malcolm Park, President
39 Willowbrook Drive
Whitby, ON L1R 1S7
416-802-7011
malcol@hotmail.com | www.nyaa.ca
Not In My Backyard Astronomers
Glenn R. Salzmann
Concord, ON
416-993-0422
spacecraft42@hotmail.com
Ottawa Valley Astronomy and Observers Group (OAOG)
Pierre Martin
613-834-2944
michael.vasseur@oaog.ca | www.oaog.ca | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oaog
Peterborough Astronomical Association
Rick Stankiewicz, President
10 Hazel Cres. R.R.#8, Peterborough, ON K9J 6X9
(705)295-6158
www.peterboroughastronomy.com | stankiewiczr@nexicom.net
SD&G Backyard Astronomers Club
Heinz Dietel
P.O. Box 561, Alexandria, ON K0C 1A0
613-551-9320
or Dan Bobka (Cornwall)
613-932-2720
http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/BYA
South Simcoe Amateur Astronomers
Dave Petherick, President
P.O. Box 1002, Tottenham, ON L0G 1W0
905-936-4181
ssaa@cois.on.ca | www.cois.on.ca/~ssaa
Glengarry Stargazers Astronomy Club
Richard Alexandrowich, President
613-525-1541
sands@acncanada.net
Steel City StarGazers
Robert Speck
448 East 13 Street, Hamilton, ON L9A 4A6
905-388-0782
bspeck@sympatico.ca
Sudbury Astronomy Club
Eldon Phillips, President
705-673-7339
Justin O'Gorman, Vice President
705-525-0383
phillips@isys.ca | justin@ogorman.ca | www.sudburyastronomyclub.com
Twin Sault Astronomy Club
Sharron Valli
366 Boundary Road, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5C1
705-949-9924
psvalli@shaw.ca | svalli@eagle.auc.ca
York University Astronomy Physics Club
Paul Delaney
Bethune College, York University
4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
416-736-2100, ext. 77763 | Fax: 416-736-5516
yuac@yorku.ca | www.yorku.ca/yuac
York-Simcoe Amateur Astronomers
Scott Gilbert
262 Patterson Street, Newmarket, ON L3Y 3L8
905-895-7709
scott.gilbert@investorsgroup.com | www.ysaa.ca
Association des astronomes amateurs de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Maurice Bédard
56, chemin Saint-Luc, Lamothe, QC J0Y 1T0
http://www2.globetrotter.net/faaq/congres/
L’Astroclub ASC (Agence spatiale canadienne)
Jasmin Bourdon
6767, route de l’Aéroport, Saint-Hubert, QC J3Y 8Y9
www.geocities.com/astroclub_asc
Club Astronomie des Moulins Inc.
Denis Paradis
1535 Grande Allée #3, Lachenaie, QC J6W 6G5
denis@club-astronomie.org | www.club-astronomie.org
Club d’Astronomie de Rimouski
René Loignon
216 des Chataigniers, Rimouski, QC G5L 8Z4
www2.globetrotter.net/faaq/clubs/rimouski/
Club d’astronomie Drummondville Inc.
Maurice Provencher, Président
142 Chemin Béthanie, Ste-Christine, QC J0H 1H0
www.astrosurf.com/cadi
Club d’astronomie Io de Val-Bélair
Benoit Roy
2098 Industrielle, Val-Bélair, QC G3K 1M9
418-843-6130
http://www.clubdastronomie-io.org/corpo_accueil.html
Club d’astronomie Jupiter Enr.
Mario Bellagarde
7037 Marie-Drouet, Trois-Rivières, QC G8Y 7H8
819-374-2995
club_jupiter@yahoogroupes.fr | http://www.astrosurf.com/clubjupiter
Club d’astronomie Les vagabonds du Ciel de Lanaudière Inc.
Jean-Paul Pelletier
www.astrosurf.com/vagabonds/VCL
Club d’astronomie Sirius du Saguenay
Alain Marin
3968 de la Bretagne, Jonquière, QC G7X 3W3
www.astrosurf.com/clubsirius
Club d’astronomie VEGA de Cap-Rouge
Philippe Moussette, Président
1314 Choisy le Roi, Cap-Rouge, QC G1Y 3L6
vegacrqc@hotmail.com | www.geocities.com/vegacrqc
Club des astronomes amateurs Boucherville-Montérégie
Marcel Champagne
C.P. 254, Boucherville, QC J4B 5J6
www.caabm.org
Club des astronomes amateurs de Laval
Jacques Gagnon
6800, rue du Grand-Duc, Laval, QC H7L 4Z5
astrolv@cam.org | www.cam.org/~astrolv
Club des astronomes amateurs de Longueuil
James Laflamme, Président
24 des Sorbiers, St-Basile le Grand, QC J3N 1G1
info@astrocaal.org | www.astrocaal.org
Club des astronomes amateurs de Sherbrooke
Daniel Brosseau
C.P. 352, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5J1
infos@caas.sherbrooke.qc.ca | http://www.caas.sherbrooke.qc.ca/
Club Mars de Lévis
Martin Roy, Président
88 6 La Pririe Est, St-Jean-Chrysotome, QC G6Z 1C8
clubmars@videotron.ca | www.clubmars.ca
Dorval Astronomy Club (CDADFS)
Marjolaine Savoie
70 La Présentation, Dorval, QC H9S 3L3
514-697-8093
marjos@ca.inter.net | http://membres.lycos.fr/cdadfs
Montreal Amateur Astronomical Association
Alex Pieklo, President
514-696-3226 or 514-683-8095
apieklo@primus.ca
Société d’Astronomie du Planétarium de Montréal
Raymond Pronovost
1000, rue St-Jacques Ouest, Montréal, QC H3C 1G7
514-872-4530
www.sapm.qc.ca
StarSeekers’ Network (Montreal)
Francis Scardera
francis.scardera@sympatico.ca | www3.sympatico.ca/francis.scardera/starseekers/index.html
West Island Observers Astronomical Society
Chuck Baranowski, President
100 Alston, Pointe Claire, QC H9R 3E3
514-697-7668
Astro Club Borealis
Gilles Gauthier
8 Thirty-Ninth Avenue, Edmundston, NB E3V 2W9
506-739-9890 | Fax: 506-735-4002
premium1@rogers.com | www.umce.ca/astroclubnb
AstroHaM - Hanwell and New Maryland Astronomy Club
Chris Weadick
6 Blue Heron Drive, Hanwell, NB E3E 2L1
chris.weadick@gmail.com| www.astroham.ca
Club d’astronomie de la Péninsule acadienne
Jacques Robichaud
177, rue Bellefeuille | Shippagan, NB E8S 1G5
506-336-8085
jacquesr@nbnet.nb.ca
New Brunswick Astronomy/Astronomie Nouveau-Brunswick, Inc. (NBANB)
Roy LaPointe
60 rue Cyr, St-Léonard, NB E7E 1X7
506-423-1900
http://nbanb.tripod.com
Saint John Astronomy Club
Curt Nason
76 Varsity Street, Saint John, NB E2K 4K7
506-648-9063 | Fax: 506-659-6507
nasonc@nbnet.nb.ca | http://sjacnb.tripod.com
William Brydone Jack Unit (of Moncton Centre/RASC)
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Paul Gray
506-472-6978
frederictonastronomy@yahoo.ca | http://ca.geocities.com/frederictonastronomy
Cape Breton Astronomical Society
John Reppa
131 Green Acres Drive, Sydney, NS B1S 1K5
902-562-2772
Minas Astronomy Group
Larry Bogan
RR 2, 6539 Brooklyn Street, Cambridge Station, NS B0P 1G0
902-678-0446
bogan@glinx.com | www.go.ednet.ns.ca/~mag
Athena Community Astronomy Club
Holly Ross
P.O. Box 33, Tyne Valley, PE C0B 2C0
902-831-2596
Canada’s largest astronomy club, The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) has 27 local branches (Centres). There is at least one RASC Centre in every Canadian province. Complete contact information and other details about the individual RASC Centres can be found at www.rasc.ca, or contact:
RASC National Office,
136 Dupont Street, Toronto, ON M5R 1V2.
E-mail: nationaloffice@rasc.ca
Toll-free: 1-888-924-7272;
Toronto area: 416-924-7973.
RASC CENTRES:
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Okanagan Centre
Prince George Centre
Vancouver Centre
Victoria Centre
ALBERTA
Calgary Centre
Edmonton Centre
SASKATCHEWAN
Regina Centre
Saskatoon Centre
MANITOBA
Winnipeg Centre
ONTARIO
Belleville Centre
Hamilton Centre
Kingston Centre
Kitchener-Waterloo Centre
London Centre
Niagara Centre
Ottawa Centre
Sarnia Centre
Thunder Bay Centre
Toronto Centre
Windsor Centre
QUEBEC
Centre Francophone de Montréal
Montreal Centre
Québec Centre
NEW BRUNSWICK
New Brunswick Centre
NOVA SCOTIA
Halifax Centre
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Charlottetown Centre
NEWFOUNDLAND
St. John’s Centre
La Fédération des Astronomes Amateurs
du Québec
For additional listings of local astronomy clubs in Quebec, see the FAAQ website at www.faaq.org, or contact the FAAQ office at:
4545, ave. Pierre-de-Coubertin C.P. 1000
Succ. M,
Montréal, QC H1V 3R2
Telephone: 514-252-3038
Fax: 514-251-8038