The decision to rent a house in Ottawa, Ontario provides your family with the opportunity to take part in many river or water activities. The city is ideally situated at the meeting place of of three powerful rivers. The beautiful Gatineau, the Ottawa, and the Rideau Rivers all have banks within a short distance of the city limits. With the Rideau Canal winding through the heart of the city, Ottawa has endless beautiful waterfront parks and pathways. These parks and pathways are the sites of dozens of activities, planned and unplanned, that take place across the four seasons.