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Ontario Trails Council - a provincial charity working for the development, use, management and preservation of trails and trail based activity.
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ONTARIO TRAILS COUNCIL NEWSLETTER - December 8, 2025

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Ontario Trails Council 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. 

Please consider supporting us through a donation or a membership. Thanks.

 

ONTARIO TRAIL NEWS

 
Upper Canada Heritage Trail project gets $170K break from Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara This Week
Niagara-on-the-Lake town staff estimate it will cost just more than $443,000 to complete phases 3 and 4 of the Upper Canada Heritage Trail to York ...
 
Money comes through for community projects - The Record
The Record
... Ontario Trillium Foundation grants for community projects. The total amount of $17.5. ... Manitouwadge: $24,500 to purchase trail-grooming ...
 
Ontario to introduce new provincial park classification - Windsor News Today
Windsor News Today
Adventure Class Parks will offer more opportunities for outdoor recreation, like rock climbing or mountain biking, that don't only rely on the natural ...
 
'Bigger than Belize': Conservation authorities push back against provincial boundary changes
CTV News
... Canadian · Product Guides · Gifts · Home · Beauty · Black Friday · Style · Tech · Kids ... The wait for the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority is ...
 
St. Joseph Island native leads efforts to protect Algoma's natural habitats - SooToday.com
SooToday.com
... conservation. Dorscht was recently recognized by SodaStream Canada as a Hometown Changemaker. “Being a Hometown Changemaker involves representing ...
 
Sparkles in the Park: Guelph's Free Holiday Light Display Returns For 2025 Season
To Do Canada
Donations can be made online through Canada Helps. Additionally, volunteers will be available at the park entrance with contactless terminals for tap- ...
 
Unlocking hidden potential through conservation - Ducks Unlimited Canada
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Ducks Unlimited Canada's Willemse Project is a strategic investment in people, prosperity and environmental resilience.
 
Building stronger Indigenous-owned and operated businesses together - Anishinabek News
Anishinabek News
Cada, economic development officer at Mississauga First Nation, says they have partnered with Blind River on signage for the Trans Canada Trail system ...
 
'It's a tough industry': What First Journey Trails' founder sees inside Canada's trail-building boom
Canadian Cycling Magazine
“You've got companies that mainly concentrate on big bike park development,” he says. Others focus exclusively on pump tracks or skills parks.
 
Mountain bikers clash with HCA over rogue trails in Dundas - The Hamilton Spectator
The Hamilton Spectator
Riders attribute building unofficial trails to a lack of sanctioned paths, as Hamilton has only one dedicated mountain bike trail. A new master plan ...
 
You must explore these heritage villages in Canada - NewsBytes
NewsBytes
Ontario's Niagara Escarpment is a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve and offers some of Canada's best hiking routes. The Bruce Trail runs over 890 ...
 
Parks Canada sites saw 13 per cent spike in visitors with Canada Strong Pass in place
Rocky Mountain Outlook
The Canada Strong Pass, designed to encourage Canadians to explore their heritage and natural landscapes, appears to have been a resounding ...


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"The Ontario Trails Council is a valuable advocate for Ontario’s recreational trail system, and Lorimer Publishing is delighted that they have chosen to spotlight our newly released book, Greenbelt Trails: the 36 best west of Toronto, from Oakville and Hamilton to Niagara and beyond by Lindsay Davies. We appreciate their support not only of Greenbelt Trails, but all the work they do to support the Trails community and users of recreational trails across the province." LORIMER PUBLISHING
 
 
Ontario provides $3.9M to restore snowmobile trail network - CTV News
CTV News
“What this funding does is it helps take away that challenge of the trail costs and the operating costs of having those trails. ... The ...
 
In less than a decade, Huntsville, Ontario, went from zero MTB trails to a riding destination
Singletracks.com
Miller said the club saw the races as an opportunity to showcase the trails they had built. “We have beautiful climbing trails and short, technical ...
 
There's a new ski trail on this airfield in one of Ontario's most popular provincial parks
Curiocity
... hiking trails that guide you past unique and abandoned vistas. In the winter, it maintains 72 km of groomed ski trails for all skill levels. Where ...
 
New trail connection opens at Rogers Reservoir Conservation Area - CTV News
CTV News
According to LSRCA, the Radial Trail connection starts at the north end of the Green Lane parking lot and follows a clearly marked, accessible route ...
 
Logging roads: The overlooked infrastructure powering northern Ontario - Timmins Today
Timmins Today
... land-use designations or wildlife management objectives.” He stated, “The public should also know that Forest Access Roads are available for their use ...

Uxbridge Optimist Fantasy of Lights 2025: One of Canada's Largest Free Drive Through ...
To Do Canada
Winter Fun in Guelph – Wellington: Events, Festivals and Outdoor Adventures. Share this:.
 
Ford strips protections from Wasaga Beach to sell for development
Canada's National Observer
... Greenbelt land swap, the Ontario Place redevelopment and the proposed Dresden landfill. The proposed changes do not say whether the transferred ...
 
This popular Ontario park has a new looped trail to explore this winter - Curiocity
Curiocity
The Fork Lake Trail is the latest addition to the park, and here's what to know. With already over 100 kilometres of hiking trails that guide you ...
 
This Charming Ontario Town Is A Lake Lover's Paradise With Scenic Waterfalls And A ... - Yahoo
Yahoo
The area is also crisscrossed with trails and walking paths of different lengths, suited to all fitness levels. Despite its modest size, Bracebridge ...
 
You must explore these heritage villages in Canada - NewsBytes
NewsBytes
Ontario's Niagara Escarpment is a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve and offers some of Canada's best hiking routes. The Bruce Trail runs over 890 ...
 
An Ontario park known for its 'frozen' waterfall now has a whimsical skating loop - Curiocity
Curiocity
Kakabeka Falls ice skating. The skating trail, which launched last winter, is a 160-metre-long loop located off the Luckens Road entrance, next to the ...
 
Ontario's Algonquin Park has a looped trail to explore this winter - Curiocity
Curiocity
Though it's home to many trails with different levels of difficulty, the one you need to explore is the Fork Lake Trail. According to Ontario Parks, ...

Region's designs for Elmira's Arthur Street would remove parking for cycling - The Record
The Record
Design renderings showing what separated cycling lanes could look like in Elmira's core in the future. ... Ontario returns applications. 7 hrs ago.
 
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