Ontario Trails: March 2012

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Trillium funds boost local organizations

Nipissing Nordic Represents at 2012 Canadian National Ski ...
Acting in collaboration with the North Bay Nordic Racing Team, the Northern Ontario Division, and the Ontario Ski Team, we put forward 1 varsity racer and 5 ...
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Stephen Passero is taking off one of his hats on April 19.
Times of Fort Erie
The Ward 1 councillor, past-president of the Ontario Shorewalk Association ... in that position when a new president is sworn in at the Buffalo Canoe Club.

Transfer of land and facility are milestones for Port Granby Project
NorthumberlandView.ca
... long-term management of historic low-level radioactive waste currently located on the shore of Lake Ontario in Southeast Clarington. The licence decision also enabled the Government of Canada to acquire 275-hectares (680 acres) of land from Cameco ...

NorthernLife.ca
-$112000 for Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario to hire staff to enhance marketing promotion and fundraising efforts of Franco-Ontarian arts and cultural programs in northeastern Ontario. -$24600 for LaurentianNordic Ski Club to purchase a snowmobile and ...

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Federal budget 2012: Conservation program will get $50 million over two years
Toronto Star
“It's very surprising news,” said Davidson, who had expected a proposed decrease in funding forconservation initiatives. “The impact is very positive, in that naturalist organizations (like OntarioNature) can continue to receive money for species at ...
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The Fixer: It's time to draw the line for traffic on Birchmount Rd.
Toronto Star
The war on the bicycle continues with the scrubbing of cycling lanes on streets where drivers had grudgingly learned to share the space, including some that were heavily travelled by cyclists. But Birchmount Rd. was always frustrating for drivers, ...
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Walkable city neighbourhoods linked to lower BMI, says Toronto report
Yahoo! News Canada (blog)
... a recent report for the Toronto Health Board has turned up new evidence that the people who could benefit most from getting out of the car and hot-stepping it to local establishments often live in the city's least walk-friendly zones.
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Friday, March 30, 2012

Ontario Trails News - Paddle, Bike, Hike and Ride Ontario's Trails

Outreach Coordinator(s), p/t, Toronto Cyclists Union, Toronto, Ontario

Green/Environmental Job in Ontario: Outreach Coordinator(s), p/t, Toronto Cyclists Union, Toronto,Ontario, Canada. On Canada's Eco-Job Board, ...
www.goodworkcanada.ca/greenjobs.php?id=17030

Call for nominations to Ontario Heritage Trust community recognition programs
Canada NewsWire (press release)
The Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award is the highest level of recognition awarded through the programs. "By conserving our heritage, volunteers and communities help to ensure thatOntario's history lives on," said Dr. Thomas HB Symons, ...
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Winter is shrinking
NorthernLife.ca
When Niall Williams was a kid, he remembers cross-country skiing and downhill skiing during the March break. With unseasonably warm temperatures, it was difficult to do either of these activities during March break this year, as the snow was rapidly ...
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Trail project wins "Cheer" funding
Community Press
By Emily Mountney The Eastern Ontario Trials Alliance along with the communities of Tweed and Tyendinaga are the local recipients of a $50000 grant towards their project from the Molson Coors Community Cheer campaign. The idea behind the project is to ...
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Walkable cities are healthier, study says
Global Montreal
People walk past a currency exchange store displaying day's exchange rate in Toronto;Ontario;on March 15;2011. Canada's economy surged at the end of 2010;with growth of 3.3 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier led by higher exports;a ...
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Toronto gets new national park in federal budget

CTV.ca
Rouge Park is more than 10000 acres of green space that extends from Markham down to Lake Ontario and is bordered by Pickering on the east and Toronto on the west. Making it a national park means the area will be protected from future development, ...
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Inside an Ontario ski-country retreat
Globe and Mail
That included a large outdoor whirlpool hot tub and an elaborate basement spa. At the centre of the main floor is a tall feature fireplace, its hearth and its chute made of Indiana limestone. The stone is mitered – cut on a 45-degree angle – for ...
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Walking With A Camera: Toronto Photo Walks: Downtown West II
Toronto Photo Walks: Downtown West II. Back alleys, streets, Kensington Market. Lots to see and lots to shoot. Old walls, new playgrounds, broken things.
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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Ontario Trails News - Paddle, Bike, Hike and Ride Ontario's Trails

Canoe and kayak club: Sports Briefs

The Barrie Examiner
His goal was simple: To raise money and support for the cancer society by kayaking Canada's biggest lakes. For more information on our club and events, ...

Birchbark Revival
CANOE & KAYAK (blog)
By Conor Mihell New York City natives Adam Wicks-Arshack and John Zinser were boatbuilding neophytes before September 2008, when they paddled into the wilderness of northern Ontario in onecanoe and came out a month later with two.
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Thorold News
The War of 1812 Bicentennial Committee has looked to the federal government in hopes of receiving $150000 from the Department of Canadian Heritage's 1812 Commemoration Fund—an initiative to foster awareness and understanding among Canadians of the ...
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Provincial budget sparks a variety of reactions
Kawartha Media Group
Ms Scott said the recent cancellation of revenue sharing between the horse racing industry and the OLG slots at racetracks is a perfect example of decisions that have a profound effect in her riding. She said the horse racing industry, and all of the ...
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'Walkable' city linked to health benefits

Toronto Star
But a significant number indicated they would be willing to trade off square footage and a bigger backyard for the convenience of walking to the local store or library. InToronto, 74 per cent of those surveyed said they preferred living in a walkable ...
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Sue Holloway Fitness Park - Ottawa, Ontario - Fitness Trails on ...
The Sue Holloway Fitnes Park is located next to Mooney's Bay Park in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Toronto – “a strong latent demand for more walkable neighborhoods ...
The map above shows Toronto's walkability, with the lighter portions indicating greater walkability ('utilitarian walkability” being how easy it is to walk to do ...
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Big Brothers Big Sisters plan second annual Kemptville Ribfest ...
EMC Kemptville
"What's better than dads, ribs, boats, ATVs, good music and maybe some beer on ... thanks to anOntario Trillium Foundation grant. They have match programs ...

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Ontario budget to slay deficit in 5 years, no personal tax hikes

Towards a Provincial Cycling Strategy - in 2011 the Ontario Ministry of Transportation initiated a cycling data collection project. The intent of the project was to gather best practice information from both within the province and around the world on the various considerations that need to be taken into account should Ontario wish to develop a provincial cycling route network. The project also collected data on bicycle route networks across the province, such as selected municipal and tourism focused routes, in order to get a better understanding of where people are currently cycling for recreational purposes. In this session the ministry will discuss some of the best practices learned through the completion of this project.

Ontario Trails Council AGM – a working luncheon that will process the annual business of the OTC. Join the Ontario Trails Council today! Have a vote. Make your input count.

Provincial – National Trails Panel – We welcome the Hon. Michael Chan (invited) to open our session Once again the OTC appreciates the support of the Canadian Trails Federation and The National Trails Coalition as they report on their efforts nationally in Ottawa, and across all 13 territories and provinces as they work to implement, improve and provide funding for trail development. A must-see section for groups that are project ready, require a few more dollars to get that project off the ground, or for folks who are just interested in how other provinces do trails! In 2011 Ontario informed BC about Active transportation. Come and expose your work on the national scene – others can learn from your experience.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Ontario Trails News - Paddle, Bike, Hike and Ride Ontario's Trails

570 News
TORONTO, Ont. - Cash-strapped Ontario is putting off tax cuts to businesses and zeroing in on public sector wages and pensions in an austerity budget designed to lift Canada's former economic powerhouse out of the red ink in five years.
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Province needs to keep hospital promises: MPP
Fergus Elora News Express
Also significant to rural areas and the Wellington-Halton Hills riding is the horse racing and equine industry, which Arnott also talked about during his March 21 speech. "While I firmly believe that the government of Ontario needs to get its spending ...
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Ontario budget 2012: Liberals to revamp at-risk species protection
Toronto Star
In the budget, the Liberals propose a series of unspecified tweaks to the Endangered Species Act, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act and others. Critics say the proposed amendments could leave vulnerable some ...
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Building opportunity

National Post
When Michael Sneyd was 17, he did his first ski run at Ontario's Blue Mountain resort. Now the CEO of Skyline Investments, Mr. Sneyd is working to ...

Joanne McLeod from BodyBreak(TM) Joins Inaugural Power Walk for Dress for ...
Marketwire (press release)
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 27, 2012) - Dress for Success Toronto, an international non-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women, announces The Power Walk for Dress for Success, which will take place ...
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Toronto-Peterborough rail line could shut down in five years without repairs ...
Peterborough Examiner
Canadian Pacific Railway officials have estimated that without the improvements the rail line between Toronto and Peterborough would be shut down in about five years, said Alan Wilson, with Shining Waters Railway. “That could become a walking trail in ...
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