Thursday, October 24, 2024

Ontario Trails - Add Your Trail, Join an Event, Become a Member and More!

Ontario Trails is a charity, led by a volunteer board of directors that promotes the use, management, development, and preservation of trails and trail-based activities in Ontario.

Looking for Community Hosts

Ontario Trails "Mayor's Walk" are open to OTC member organizations to act as hosts for a walk on June 7, 2025.

If you are interested in the event prospectus email execdir@ontariotrails.ca and we'd be happy to send you event management details.

The OTC website has been renewed and updated for about 16 months. Tell us what you think. https://g.page/r/CQ9K9pdhHG6TEBM/

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Trail News

For Immediate Release

IMBA Canada's 2024 Summit: Building Better MTB Communities

Brought to you by: IMBA Canada + Shimano Canada

Location: Peterborough, ON

Dates: Friday Nov. 8th/9th/10th, 2024 IMBA Canada is excited to announce that we will be hosting our 2024 Summit: Building Better MTB Communities in Peterborough, Ontario.

In partnership with Shimano Canada and with support from Cycling Canada and local organisations like the Peterborough Trail Builders Association and Millbrook MTB, we will be engaging in thoughtful conversations about the current and future state of mountain bike advocacy in both a regional and national context.

In addition to a full day of presentations and panels we will be gathering in the evening for a screening of Dirt Relations - an inspiring and thought-provoking documentary from the Indigenous Youth Mountain Bike Program (IYMBP). The evening screening will also include a presentation by Adrian Alphonso on Trails as Reconciliation and a Q&A with Patrick Lucas of the IYMBP.

We invite and encourage attendance from all corners of the mountain bike and trail communities. The film screening will be open to both conference participants and the general public.

Please reach out to meg.k@imbacanada.com if you have any questions about the summit!

Tickets and further information can be found here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/imba-canada-ontario-conference-tickets-896690544557

Event Schedule:
Friday ● Welcome Night Social

Saturday 9am-4pm
● Presentation: Social Sustainability and Community Building in Mountain Biking
● Panel: Supporting the Grassroots - Defining the Place for National Advocacy
● Presentation: Trail Building Strategies to Help Grow the MTB Community
● Presentation: The Occupiers' Liability Act (Ont.) - How to Keep Your Community Safe
● Panel: Relationship Building - Strategies from Advocates and Land Managers

Saturday 7pm-9pm
● Presentation: Adrian Alphonso Trails as Reconciliation
● Dirt Relations Screening
● Q & A with Patrick Lucas of the Indigenous Youth Mountain Bike Program

Sunday 11am-1pm ● Group Ride: Led by the Peterborough Trail Builders Association

During the summit, we will be gathering, learning and biking on the traditional territory of the Missisauga Anishnaabeg.

Member Updates

We thank these recent members for renewing or supporting the OTC through membership.

Town of Georgina
Town of Pembroke - NEW
Town of Petawawa
Guelph Hiking Trail Club - NEW
Niagara Parks Commission
Explorers Edge
Intact Public Entities

Over past months we have -

Attended and spoke at the Hike Ontario Summit September 18th
Helped with planning for the Town of Tweed Recreational Masterplan
Added events to the OTC Events Page
Attended an On the Trail Event with Niagara on the Lake Heritage Trail Leaders
Led an Education Session for the St. Catharines Lakeshore Rotary Club
Finalized the Trail Steward Program being offered through Confederation College in January 2025