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ONTARIO TRAILS COUNCIL NEWSLETTER - February 23, 2026 • National Trail Conference Go Fund Us - Send 10 Ontario Reps to Winnipeg! • • Winter Activity on Ontario Trails • Trail Projects • Updates • Member Services • 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 TRAILS NEWS   Go Fund Us You can Help send 10 Ontario Trails Leaders to the National Trail Summit Ontario Trails Council is revitalizing our partnership with the Trans Canada Trail. Recent talks have gone exceedingly well between the OTC Board and leadership of the TCT. We thank the TCT for the opportunity to support our presence at the national event. Unfortunately due to a lack of resources we missed the World Trail Conference 2 years ago. We wish to have a presence in Winnipeg in support of those OTC members that Support the Trans Canada Trail in their communities. With your help we can help shape a better future for trails in Canada. Please donate to get us there. Thank you. TOP TRAIL NEWS   Is your trail impacted by the potential Alto High Speed rail project? The friends of the Cataraqui Trail write to OTC: We have become aware of the possible use of the Cataraqui Trail as part of the future Alto Train route. You can see where the proposed southern Alto train route traverses the trail via Alto’s interactive map: https://en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-canada-of-tomorrow-with-high-speed-rail/places/interact-map The Friends are of course concerned and passed the motion below.  Motion: That the Friends of the Cataraqui Trail express opposition to the location of the ALTO High Speed Rail system along any section of the Cataraqui Trail and encourage members of the Friends of the Trail to express their own opinions to ALTO.  Alto is encouraging feedback via a brief. If your organizations are interested. Here is the link to submit a brief: https://en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-canada-of-tomorrow-with-high-speed-rail/surveys/upload-brief The OTC will be sending in its own brief, we encourage OTC members impacted by the railway to also write their own brief.     ONTARIO TRAIL PROJECTS AND FUNDING   Muskoka Lakes Snow Trails Association fundraising for clubhouse My Muskoka Now 1956 Olympic hockey captain cheering on Team Canada from Huntsville · Community February 20, 2026. 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Rural Ontario Development Program Municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, Indigenous communities, local services boards and small rural businesses are eligible to apply to the Rural Ontario Development (ROD) program until February 26, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Eligible projects support economic diversification, competitiveness and capacity building; workforce development, attraction and retention; and community infrastructure enhancements. Online information sessions are available. This program is funded by the Ministry of Rural Affairs. Learn more about the ROD program Capital grant applications open February 4  Non-profit organizations in Ontario can apply for Capital grants from February 4, to March 4, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. ET. These grants fund projects that update buildings, enhance physical spaces, or purchase fixed and non-fixed equipment so people and communities can thrive. Apply for $10,000 up to $200,000. Available support: Coaching calls are available to discuss your project with an OTF Program Manager. Book a 20-minute coaching call today. Learn about Capital grant application requirements during a webinar. Register for a Capital grant webinar Get to know Capital grants on our website ONTARIO TRAILS EDUCATION   There are 100's of ways to use, manage and operate your recreational trails in safe, responsible and fun ways.    In Ontario you can be trained by an activity group, get yourself and your machine licenced, insure yourself and others against accident or injury, become a hike leader or the world's most expert paddler. In all these cases a group like Ontario Trails can guide you to trail certification in Trail Stewardship, Planning or Management through our in class or on-line learning through Confederation College. Or a use federation can get you the training you need to use trails and your machine in a safe way. This page highlights some of these ways. 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