Friday, July 27, 2018

Ontario Trails News - News from all over and all about Ontario's Trails.

Join a Trailhead Event, watch for new Branding!

oshawa cycling projects continue
Other Communities see their projects continue:
Windsor-Essex Leamington
Discovery Routes Hopeful

Check out Ontario's hiking and walking trails at http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails/activity/hiking-walking

off-trail lyme signage from government of ontario
Lyme Disease Stakeholder Reference Group,

As was discussed at our last meeting in May, I am pleased to announce that the ministry has created off-trail signage reminding people that they are in a tick area and to take precautions to avoid getting a tick bite and to check for ticks (see attached).

These paper-based signs will be posted in provincial park campgrounds and bathroom areas. The signs are bilingual and have been distributed to Ontario Parks and are available to order for free at Service Ontario.

To order off-trail signs from Service Ontario, please follow the steps below:
1.            Go to: https://www.publications.serviceontario.ca/pubont/servlet/ecom/MainServlet?selectedLocale=en&utm_source=so&utm_campaign=orignal&utm_medium=keyword/ 
2.            Type “Lyme Signage” in the search bar. The two off-trail signs will show up.
3.            Register for an account.
4.            Order the quantities of your choice and wait for delivery.

Jason (on behalf of the Lyme Disease Stakeholder Reference Group Secretariat)

For more information on the working group or its products contact:
Jason Globerman | Senior Policy and Program Advisor
Infectious Diseases Policy and Programs Unit
Health Protection and Surveillance Policy and Programs Branch| Population and Public Health Division
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
393 University Ave. 21st Floor, Toronto, ON M7A 2S1
416-326-7138| jason.globerman@ontario.ca

Ontario Trails is pleased to support this program and we have ordered 200 signs we will distribute to members at Trailhead Education Symposiums.
step into nature healthy hikes

This spring, summer, and fall get outdoors on a conservation trail! The Ontario Trails Council supports the public use of this important Conservation Ontario program!

discovery routes refurbishing bikes in north bay

Check out all the great off-road cycling trails Ontario has to offer:
http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails/activity/cycling---off-road

We have completed our Towards a National Trails Policy document. If you would like a copy e-mail Candian Trails President, Patrick Connor at execdir@ontariotrails.ca and we'll send you a copy!

Workshops on Wheels 

Join us for a fun ride – or walk! Explore new routes. Share your ideas on how we can encourage more people to choose to walk or cycle as we create a new Cycling and Trails Master Plan for Kitchener. Each ride is co-hosted by city staff and a local resident. All skill levels are welcome to participate. Each ride is five to ten kilometers with lots of rest stops and fun conversation with your neighbours along the way. 
No registration is required. Rain or shine. In extreme weather situations, please visit this webpage to see if the ride or walk is cancelled. Be sure to subscribe to Bike Kitchener email updates for cycling news and updates on the master plan.

About Kitchener’s new Cycling and Trails Master Plan

Kitchener has a solid foundation for active transportation enjoyed by many residents across the city. Our new Cycling and Trails Master Plan will serve as the catalyst for building a city where people willingly and joyfully choose active transportation for getting around. Community engagement is essential to creating the new master plan – please be involved and share your ideas! Over the next year, city staff will be reaching out all across the city to hear from people about how we can make Kitchener a great place to walk and bike.
The ultimate goal is to double the number of trips taken by walking and cycling every five years. To achieve that goal, it’s important to build a connected network and the master plan will identify the long-term investments required to build pedestrian and cycling infrastructure for recreational users, commuters and everyday transportation needs.
Dates for the start of the consultation on our Trails Master Plan are now available – they are happening across the summer. As much input as we can get to support the recreation, leisure, health and multi-user needs for trails (and indeed, the tourism aspects) would be appreciated to balance the strong need to address active transportation needs of the City would be appreciated!

Please feel free to pass on these dates to your contacts – or pass on interested local contacts to me as you see fit!

https://www.kitchener.ca/en/city-services/cycling-and-trails-master-plan.aspx

Danny Pimentel
Active Transportation Planning Project manager
City of Kitchener, 200 King Street West, Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7
T.: 519-741-2200 ext. 7371
TTY: 1-866-969-9994
F.: 519-741-2747
Email Danny Pimentel
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wintergreen funding for timmins trails

Upgrades and repairs are being done to the Scout Rock Trail in Timmins by student workers of the Mattagami Region Conservation Authority. Part of the work is being financed by the Wintergreen Fund in Timmins. That was acknowledged this week despite the steady rain. Among those who were on the trail checking the progress Tuesday were MRCA general manager Dave Vallier, at left, student workers Bradley Bonsall, Kameron Brousseau, Wintergreen chair Michael Doody, Tyler Dacosta, Taylor Buczkowski, MRCA field supervisor Kevin Gagnon, and Wintergreen volunteer Kees Pols.

Join us in Seeley's Bay on November 1, 2018, where we will be talking about the business of trails. A Trailhead Ontario "Partners" Event.

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NEW - Join Ontario Trails by processing your membership online. 

LOOK FOR THE FINDJOO BADGE!

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We want to thank the following organization who recently became an Ontario Trails Member - NEW - Township of Laurentian Valley - NEW Check out their trail at: http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails/view/laurentian-valley-skating-trail

We thank all Members for your continued support.
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We always have room for your trails event - be sure to add it to our online listings!

ctv 21 of 55 fires remain out of control

Officials: 21 of 55 Ontario forest fires remain out of control - Ontario Trails advises - call ahead - plan ahead, avoid accident or injury.

take the ontario trails safe trail user pledge
credit valey conservation refurbishment
One of Mississauga’s most significant redevelopment projects is moving forward.
One of the lasting legacy projects of the late Mississauga councillor Jim Tovey, who represented the Lakeview area in Ward 1 from 2010 to 2018, was a conservation area called the Lakeview Waterfront Connection.
According to the Credit Valley Conservation Authority, the project will transform the currently degraded section of the shore into a beautiful naturalized conservation area, which is expected to become a hub for waterfront recreation and a hotspot for wildlife migration.
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Thursday, July 19, 2018

Ontario Trails News - An Ontario Trails Update 7192018 Trailwise

Explorer's Edge: Bringing Trails Tourism to Life in Muskoka!
RTO 12 - Explorer's Edge has brought a number of trail tourism products to the trail user. Routing that includes routes tailored to the beer and bike crowd. Look for the "Cottage Country Beer Trail"


Explorer's Edge has also brought Self-Guided Mobile Tours, including a range of self guided touring options that includes biking and trail excursions.


Explorer's Edge also provides a range of supports to it tourism partners through incentive packages for accommodations and other tourism product providers. Check out their 2018 International Fuel and Fun Incentives.
Explorer's Edge also provides a range of trail information options titled "Outdoor Adventures" on its website, making the connection between people, places and outdoor activity! You can select your area, your activity and season.



WATCH FOR DETAILS HERE: TRAILHEAD MUSKOKA - TRAILS TOURISM SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2018.


Take "The Safe Trail User" PledgeRecently OTC studied trail risk management, attended the Orangeville Horse Meeting and have had an ongoing confrontation with activity groups about their perception of our work towards collaboration between activities.

This, in fact, has been one of the core issues OTC has been tasked to deal with since its inception. In support, we are asking user groups and individuals to take -

The Ontario Trails Safe Trail User Pledge.
ontario trails safe trail user pledge
Download the form from our trail etiquette page.


Revitalize your Trails - host a Trailhead Trails Education Symposium
Learn more about what this outdoor recreation education session can bring to your community. Read our prospectus document through the link below.



Calendar of Trailhead Education Events Developed.Ontario Trails Council is pleased to announce its schedule of events through the remainder of 2018.

As you can appreciate we are working on supporting funding for these events with our partners, we are pleased to confirm the following planned events. Dates and times subject to change.

Sept 26 - Trails Tourism, Muskoka.

Sept 27 - Ontario Trails AGM, Muskoka.

October 23, 24, - Trailhead Eastern Ontario - TBA

November 1 - Leeds and Thousand Islands, Landsdowne.

November 4 - Ontario Mountain Bike Summit, Brantford.

November 5 - Grand Watershed Trails, Brantford.

November 20 - Trailhead Huron, TBA.

November 21 - Trailhead Indigenous, Mississauga.

Ontario trails have the capability to add more events to its calendar. Those highlighted in orange above are in finalizing stages.

Event branding is also underway. As links to the programs and registration pages are finalized the links to these pages will be published.

Watch for more detail on branding, programs, and registration through this newsletter and on our social media.

Please note that for many of the events we are using the talents of Alex Brodka she can be reached through otcprojectasst@gmail.com

We thank you for your support.


Are you likely to attend Trailhead Event? Please take our planning survey.
Thank you for considering participating in a Trailhead Event. We are trying to determine the likelihood of your attending the education sessions that our local hosts and planning committee are organizing.

We want to hear your feedback so we can keep improving our logistics and content. Please fill out this quick survey and let us know your thoughts as we work to plan the best interface of dates, content, event value and registration price point. Registration fees vary based on costs of speakers, venues, grant support and staff time.

As we add more events to the calendar going forward the survey will be adjusted and a reminder may be sent for more input.


Survey link through photo or here



Activities Update 

CANADA’S CANOE CAPITAL AT 125

3 Ways to Celebrate the Anniversary of Ontario Parks
July 17, 2018 By 
At the turn of the 20th century, Canadians started to realize that the country's infinite forests weren't so boundless after all. Towering white pine had been stripped across much of Ontario, to supply mills in Ottawa and build the cities of the northern United States. Visionaries proposed what became Canada's first provincial park as an expression of restraint--to conserve native forests--for the highlands of central Ontario.

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Take your canoeing to the next level on Ontario’s mighty Madawaska

KIMBERLEY FEHR
PALMER RAPIDS, ONT.
SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED 21 HOURS AGOUPDATED JULY 16, 2018
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oftr off road rally for charity

Eabametoong First Nation Celebrates Court Overturning Landore Mining Exploration Permit

Eabametoong First Nation Celebrates Court Overturning Landore Mining Exploration Permit

From the air – Ebametoong First Nation
THUNDER BAY – The Divisional Court of Ontario overturned a drilling exploration permit issued by the Ontario Ministry of Energy, Mines, Northern Development and Indigenous Affairs. The permit had been granted to Landore Resources Canada in 2016, against Eabametoong’s objections. The Court held that Ontario failed to consult honourably with Eabametoong and that Landore did not properly carry out the consultation duties delegated to it by Ontario.
The Court found that Eabametoong members intensively and extensively use the permit area for harvesting and cultural activities. As of this morning, a number of families are heading out to this significant traditional area.
Ontario breached its duty to consult with Eabametoong by unilaterally terminating the consultation process contrary to the reasonable expectations of Eabametoong, for reasons it did not communicate to Eabametoong. The Court also found that Ontario failed to share other critical information with Eabametoong, such as feedback on its concerns regarding the permit, and its private meetings with the company. As a result, Ontario’s conduct did not meet the honour of the Crown or promote trust and reconciliation between the Crown and First Nations.

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Cycling Tour Supports Wellness Centre
Wellspring Tour
Wellspring Niagara Executive Director Ann Mantini-Celima, left, Frank Adamson from the Fonthill Rotary Club, and Je Matthews, fundraising campaign chair for the new Wellspring centre nearing completion in Pelham. - Kris Dube,The Welland Tribune
Wellspring Niagara Executive Director Ann Mantini-Celima, left, Frank Adamson from the Fonthill Rotary Club, and Je Matthews, fundraising campaign chair for the new Wellspring centre nearing completion in Pelham. - Kris Dube,The Welland Tribune
A three-day cycling event this weekend will help Wellspring Niagara pedal its way to reaching its $5-million capital fundraising goal for the cancer support organization's new regional facility in Pelham.
Under construction since late 2017 on a two-acre parcel of land donated by the municipality, the $4-million building next door to the new $36-million Meridian Community Centre will offer an 11,000-square-foot space, an upgrade to the 2,000-square-foot building the agency has called home on Schmon Parkway in Thorold since 2001.
The Tour du Lac, a 1,150-kilometre trek around Lake Ontario that will take 17 riders from Thorold to Kingston and then Oswego, N.Y. to Welland and eventually the new site in Pelham, has a fundraising goal of $250,000 over the course of three years, starting with the $90,000 brought in last year.
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MANY THANKS to our RENEWING MEMBERS!!

Need to Renew? - Use Your Findjoo (find-you) ProfileRecently we sent your most recent organization or member contact person an email like the one below, Renew the profile we created for you!
Trouble shooting notes:
  • To those that were overcharged on taxes refunds have been issued for the overages.
  • To those that the system indicates have paid, in some cases the final transfer of the cash did not come through on our end. We will be sending you our system indicator and we may have to process your payment through traditional means - over the phone through credit card, or via cheque and membership form.
     
  • We apologize for any inconvenience.

Dear Member

Your Findjoo registration was created by Ontario Trails.

Your account email is your identified OTC contact email.

Findjoo.com is a site that allows you to make reservations, appointments, register for events, register for courses and renew memberships. You can either visit the site through your profile website or our website www.findjoo.com. for the online options.

Once logged in on Findjoo.com, you can access your client accounts by going over the floating "Menu" on the left side of any page.
From the menu click on the user icon.

You can modify your password from the "Your profile" link in the site header.
If you have questions, feel free to contact us through our website www.findjoo.com.

Regards,
Ontario Trails Council - Membership Team

Watch for this Badge on the Website - click to register your membership online.




Ontario Trails All Year Long! 
Add an Ontario Trail Logo to your website! 
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Watch for it on our social media, our facebook page and on our twitter feed.

Tell us all about your trail event and join us as we celebrate Ontario's Trails!
1. Log in Your Event  - Event spreadsheet.
2. Add your event to our event calendar -  add it here.
3. Post your personalized decal on your Trail - we have one for every group on our list. (see #5 below)
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4. Add your trail user survey to any of your trail pages - we've made one of our members and regions. Get your decal here - 
We've checked the links if something isn't working simply give us a call - 613-484-1140. We'll be adding these links to the various relevant trail pages in your regions and RTO's/DMO's over the upcoming year!

5. Send us your Trails video - we'll be posting content online at https://goo.gl/Fy2bIL and we'd be happy to add to our trails tube - https://www.youtube.com/user/ontrails
Missing? You may want to talk to us about OTC Membership. 613-484-1140 We'd be happy to connect with you.