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ONTARIO TRAILS COUNCIL NEWSLETTER - March 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.   TOP TRAIL NEWS March 10, 2026  PRESS RELEASE ON ADJUSTMENT OF CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES - ONTARIO December 21, 2025  A RESPONSE TO CONSERVATION AUTHORITY AMALGAMATION BY ONTARIO TRAILS COUNCIL   Measuring What Matters: Rethinking Impact Evaluation - CICP-PCPOB - Carleton University Carleton University In Canada's charitable sector, “impact” has become a buzzword. It is ... Imagine Canada's 2018 State of Evaluation report. The question, then ...   New study crowns Barrie as a top city in the country to live in Canada CTV News ... Ontario. Barrie is a year-round destination with beaches, ski slopes, hiking trails and cycling routes. Tourism Barrie says it has some advantages ...   Why millions escape to Muskoka—Canada's 'cottage country'—every summer National Geographic The hiking trail at Sugarbush Hill Maple Farm leads visitors through ... Parks Canada offers guided hikes through the park, as well as a ...   Blue Mountain night skiing to wrap up for season - CTV News CTV News Closer to Barrie, Horseshoe Valley Resort is still operating at near-full capacity, with the resort reporting that trails are still in 'good' ...   Algonquin Joins Driftwood, Killarney, Sandbanks, and Esker Lakes in Ontario for Spring and ... Travel And Tour World The park is famous for the 80-kilometer La Cloche-Silhouette Trail, one of Ontario's most iconic hiking trails. The George Lake Campground ...   Winter Camping in the Spring Thaw - Paddle and Portage Paddle and Portage Editor's Note: Emily Morrison is a 30-year-old from Ontario, Canada. An avid camper, paddler, and winter camper, she spends much of her free time ...   You may be able to bring your own booze to outdoor events in Ontario this year - blogTO blogTO Forget sneaking drinks into events — the Ford government is about to make it totally legal to bring your own booze to festivities in Ontario.   New rules could soon be coming for e-bike riders - Toronto Life Toronto Life ... trails and even sidewalks with the silent, swift vehicles. An enforcement blitz last September saw Toronto police write 3,500 tickets to e-bike ...   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's Trails Are Rural Recreation in 85% of Ontario. Patrick Connor Writes - "I'm Proud to be a Board Member with Kim Goodman on this initiative." https://www.facebook.com/ruralrecreationassociation/     OTC President’s Corner  March 2026 As many of us now say, “It’s been a minute” since we last connected and so it has. As a Canadian it would be strange of me not to inject something about the weather – so however you experienced winter in Ontario this season, I’m hoping you found a way to enjoy it outdoors on a trail! Spring is near and we all can feel the sun’s warmth again. It is beginning to feel like a new day in more ways than a seasonal change. I’ll give you a simple example. Since the summer of 2000, the Ontario Trails Council (OTC) and the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) decided it was in their best interest to each take a different “fork in the trail”. The trail each agency followed diverged but were never out of sight and often not out of step with each other’s forward direction. Time passed, trail leaders moved on, history faded and those two forks in the trail, found their way back to a single, more established pathway. If you heard it from someone else, this should help make it clear: the Ontario Trails Council is once again working with the Trans Canada Trail on trail related challenges to find solutions and improve trail operations and the user experience here in Ontario. We need each other – we always have. Starting this week, the OTC is engaging with local trail champions in Durham Region, near Uxbridge – Trails Capital of Canada to knit together a solution that will stabilize the management of the Beaver River Wetland Trail – a 22km TCT section, in collaboration and with the support of the Trans Canada Trail. As an OTC member, trail manager and/or trail enthusiast you may have questions about what changed? What took you so long? How do we tap into this kind of OTC/TCT assistance? What I can tell you here is that this renewed arrangement was long in the making, fostered by many over many years and I’d be happy to share more about how it came to be in several ways. First, I’d like to thank Patrick Connor (OTC Executive Director) and Kim Goodman (OTC Board Member) for their resilience, openness and aim to support this renewed relationship with the Trans Canada Trail team. Now as for the options to connect and learn more see below: Option 1: reach out and email me president@ontariotrails.ca. If my inbox is overwhelmed by your questions, that’ll be a happy problem because we’ll get to meet each other. Option 2: reach out to Patrick Connor (Executive Director) and ask about membership renewal, assistance and support – he’d love to get in touch. execdir@ontariotrails.ca Option 3: Consider attending the Canadian Trail Summit in Winnipeg June 16-19 https://canadiantrailsummit.ca/ being hosted by Trans Canada Trail. This is a great chance to catch up, connect, talk trail challenges and solutions. Also, The Forks in Winnipeg is an iconic destination in Canada, especially in June – not to be missed.   Can’t make the Summit but would still like to support it? We have an OTC GoFundMe account set up below, the aim is to use the funds raised to offset the costs of 10 Ontario attendees to the conference. We’d love the support, but even better is to have 10 reps from Ontario attend and bring back the learning here.   Safe, accessible and enjoyable trails to all of you, Dan   Ontario Parks Ontario Parks part of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, has released the Background Information Document to support developing a management plan for Monarch Point Conservation Reserve.   Please see the attached notice for more information.   The document and supporting material are available on the Environmental Registry of Ontario at ero.ontario.ca under bulletin 025-0959.   __________________________________________________________   Southeast Zone – Ontario Parks 300 Water Street, 4th Floor N, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 3C7 W: OntarioParks.com Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

ONTARIO TRAILS COUNCIL NEWSLETTER - March 16, 2026

 

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ONTARIO TRAILS COUNCIL NEWSLETTER - March 16, 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.   TOP TRAIL NEWS March 10, 2026  PRESS RELEASE ON ADJUSTMENT OF CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES - ONTARIO December 21, 2025  A RESPONSE TO CONSERVATION AUTHORITY AMALGAMATION BY ONTARIO TRAILS COUNCIL   Remarks from 'our dear friend' south of the border increase local tourism - BayToday.ca BayToday.ca Close to 3,000 visitors enjoyed the resort's 100 km of cross-country ski trails this winter, during a period when the city and northern Ontario more ... March break - Hamilton - PressReader PressReader ... Recreational Trail, Shrewsbury Trail, Spencer Creek Trail and Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail. ... Trails; and Bloomland in Oz (tickets required) ...   Bike Share Toronto unveils new and improved e-bike model - TorontoToday.ca TorontoToday.ca A rendering of the new Bike Share prototype e-bike. Michael Longfield, executive director of cycling advocacy group Cycle Toronto, called the new ...   Ontario's best maple syrup festivals and sugar shacks to visit in 2026 - Streets Of Toronto Streets Of Toronto Hike (or toboggan) the farm's sugarbush trail, taste sap from the tree and head to the sugar shack to watch the pros at work before exploring the ...   Ontario's plan to merge conservation authorities has $20M budget - MidlandToday.ca MidlandToday.ca 'Inconsistencies have hampered the ability of conservation authorities to perform their duties,' says environment minister. Amalgamation of Hamilton, other conservation authorities moving ahead - PressReader PressReader Hamilton's agency will become part of a new Western Lake Ontario Regional Conservation ... conservation lands and trails “is not changing. Therapy horses connect with seniors building mental and physical resilience - CTV News CTV News ... Horse-Power for Seniors”. The event is ... “I was a farmer's daughter, and I used to ride before moving to Canada when I was 19,” says Cudi.   Spring Ice Climbing during March Break - Sault Ste. Marie News - SooToday.com SooToday.com Spring Ice Climbing during March Break. Paid Listing Superior ... Canada · World. More. Live Webcams · Games and Comics · Spotlight · Jobs of the ... Marten Falls Community Access Road Project - Recreational Trail Impacts? Marten Falls First Nation is proposing the construction and operation, including maintenance, of an all-season multi-use community access road approximately 190 to 230 kilometres in length, connecting the northern end of Painter Lake forestry road to the community of Marten Falls. Marten Falls is located at the junction of the Albany and Ogoki rivers, approximately 170 kilometres northeast of Nakina, Ontario. As proposed, the Marten Falls Community Access Road Project could enable future access to potential mineral development activities in the Ring of Fire area.   Message from Chief Bruce Achneepineskum The Community Access Road is more than infrastructure; it is a symbol of resilience and hope. It stands as a testament to our determination to overcome barriers and build a brighter future for our children and grandchildren. For Marten Falls members, this road means new possibilities—access to economic development that can: create collective partnerships in the region; bring jobs and prosperity, and provide reliable routes for healthy foods and food security, and improved access to social programs and services that support our families. The Community Access Road represents the promise of a community where every member can thrive, where traditions are honored, and where the next generation can look forward to a life filled with opportunity. We invite all First Nations and the public to recognize the profound importance of this project and support its timely completion.   Final Environmental Assessment / Impact Assessment and Review Period The Final Environmental Assessment / Impact Statement was released on February 20, 2026. Anyone wishing to provide comments on the Final Environmental Assessment / Impact Statement must submit them by April 10, 2026. The Final Environmental Assessment / Impact Statement is available on the Community Access Road website here.   In-Person Viewing Locations for the Final Environmental Assessment / Impact Statement: Greenstone Public Library – Geraldton Branch: 405 2nd Street W., Geraldton  Greenstone Public Library – Longlac Branch: 110 Kenogami Drive, Longlac Sioux Lookout Public Library – 21 Fifth Avenue, Sioux Lookout Matawa First Nations Management – 233 S. Court Street, 2nd Floor, Thunder Bay Timmins Public Library – 320 2nd Avenue, Timmins   Submit your comments on the Final Environmental Assessment / Impact Statement to: Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks Environmental Assessment Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto, Ontario M4V 1P5 Attention: Dorothy Moszynski, Special Project Officer, and Simon Zhao, Special Project Officer Tel: 437-247-9628, 437-248-0058 Email: dorothy.moszynski@ontario.ca, simon.zhao@ontario.ca     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.   OTC President’s Corner  March 2026 As many of us now say, “It’s been a minute” since we last connected and so it has. As a Canadian it would be strange of me not to inject something about the weather – so however you experienced winter in Ontario this season, I’m hoping you found a way to enjoy it outdoors on a trail! Spring is near and we all can feel the sun’s warmth again. It is beginning to feel like a new day in more ways than a seasonal change. I’ll give you a simple example. Since the summer of 2000, the Ontario Trails Council (OTC) and the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) decided it was in their best interest to each take a different “fork in the trail”. The trail each agency followed diverged but were never out of sight and often not out of step with each other’s forward direction. Time passed, trail leaders moved on, history faded and those two forks in the trail, found their way back to a single, more established pathway. If you heard it from someone else, this should help make it clear: the Ontario Trails Council is once again working with the Trans Canada Trail on trail related challenges to find solutions and improve trail operations and the user experience here in Ontario. We need each other – we always have. Starting this week, the OTC is engaging with local trail champions in Durham Region, near Uxbridge – Trails Capital of Canada to knit together a solution that will stabilize the management of the Beaver River Wetland Trail – a 22km TCT section, in collaboration and with the support of the Trans Canada Trail. As an OTC member, trail manager and/or trail enthusiast you may have questions about what changed? What took you so long? How do we tap into this kind of OTC/TCT assistance? What I can tell you here is that this renewed arrangement was long in the making, fostered by many over many years and I’d be happy to share more about how it came to be in several ways. First, I’d like to thank Patrick Connor (OTC Executive Director) and Kim Goodman (OTC Board Member) for their resilience, openness and aim to support this renewed relationship with the Trans Canada Trail team. Now as for the options to connect and learn more see below: Option 1: reach out and email me president@ontariotrails.ca. If my inbox is overwhelmed by your questions, that’ll be a happy problem because we’ll get to meet each other. Option 2: reach out to Patrick Connor (Executive Director) and ask about membership renewal, assistance and support – he’d love to get in touch. execdir@ontariotrails.ca Option 3: Consider attending the Canadian Trail Summit in Winnipeg June 16-19 https://canadiantrailsummit.ca/ being hosted by Trans Canada Trail. This is a great chance to catch up, connect, talk trail challenges and solutions. Also, The Forks in Winnipeg is an iconic destination in Canada, especially in June – not to be missed.   Can’t make the Summit but would still like to support it? We have an OTC GoFundMe account set up below, the aim is to use the funds raised to offset the costs of 10 Ontario attendees to the conference. We’d love the support, but even better is to have 10 reps from Ontario attend and bring back the learning here.   Safe, accessible and enjoyable trails to all of you, Dan   ONTARIO TRAIL 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.     ONTARIO TRAIL PROJECTS AND FUNDING   Why some trail builders are ditching bench cuts for elevated singletrack tread Singletracks.com “The quality of trails and the sustainability and the longevity of the trail ... He personally learned the technique while building in British Columbia.   How Ontario Cycling Connects Riders Across the Province Canadian Cycling Magazine ... Ontario's cycling community, Ontario Cycling delivers programs, events ... An ability to host any number of club related activities including group ...   Iroquois Falls Cross-Country Ski Club gets funds for grooming equipment - Cochrane Times-Post Cochrane Times-Post ... Canada · World · Special ... The club offers year-round programming, including cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, trail running, biking and hiking.   Media Advisory - Government of Canada to announce investment in Indigenous heritage in Brantford The Globe and Mail /R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Government of Canada to announce investment in Indigenous heritage in Brantford/. Newswire.ca - 22 minutes ago.   Guelph Connection Update Momentum is building to bridge the gap with a safer off-road trail connection into Guelph with new funding and support of stakeholders. By bridging the Guelph-area’s final gap in the G2G Rail Trail, users will for the first time be able to seamlessly and more safely experience the full breadth of the 132-kilometre G2G Rail Trail, providing significant benefits to the recreational community and the Guelph tourism economy. The proposed new 2.7-kilometre trail is situated along the City-owned Guelph Junction Railway (GJR) right of way between the recently-completed GJR Multi-Use Trail at Woodlawn Road and the G2G Rail Trail trailhead on Silvercreek Parkway North at Marden. Currently, the only way for trail users to continue their journeys between Guelph and Marden is to travel on the narrow shoulder of Silvercreek Parkway North, sharing space with cars and trucks on this heavily trafficked roadway. Project Information: Diligence continues on numerous fronts, including the completion of a topographical survey, a preliminary trail design, an independent rail safety audit and intensive engagement with numerous stakeholders. Creating a safe, environmentally sound, and cost-effective overall design that is acceptable to all stakeholders is the priority before moving to construction. The aspirational goal of this community-led, city-supported project is to complete the G2G Rail Trail Guelph Trailway Connection in time for the Guelph and Goderich bicentennial celebrations in 2027. Press Release: https://www.guelphmercury.com/news/guelph-goderich-rail-trail/article_9149af63-c5ad-5cf7-a846-3eea45319d9f.html Video of the Connection: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nPZu4NIuC1_l27wWKuyg7LMkKdbdYsoi/view?usp=sharing

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ONTARIO TRAILS COUNCIL NEWSLETTER - March 9, 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.   OTC President’s Corner  March 2026 As many of us now say, “It’s been a minute” since we last connected and so it has. As a Canadian it would be strange of me not to inject something about the weather – so however you experienced winter in Ontario this season, I’m hoping you found a way to enjoy it outdoors on a trail! Spring is near and we all can feel the sun’s warmth again. It is beginning to feel like a new day in more ways than a seasonal change. I’ll give you a simple example. Since the summer of 2000, the Ontario Trails Council (OTC) and the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) decided it was in their best interest to each take a different “fork in the trail”. The trail each agency followed diverged but were never out of sight and often not out of step with each other’s forward direction. Time passed, trail leaders moved on, history faded and those two forks in the trail, found their way back to a single, more established pathway. If you heard it from someone else, this should help make it clear: the Ontario Trails Council is once again working with the Trans Canada Trail on trail related challenges to find solutions and improve trail operations and the user experience here in Ontario. We need each other – we always have. Starting this week, the OTC is engaging with local trail champions in Durham Region, near Uxbridge – Trails Capital of Canada to knit together a solution that will stabilize the management of the Beaver River Wetland Trail – a 22km TCT section, in collaboration and with the support of the Trans Canada Trail. As an OTC member, trail manager and/or trail enthusiast you may have questions about what changed? What took you so long? How do we tap into this kind of OTC/TCT assistance? What I can tell you here is that this renewed arrangement was long in the making, fostered by many over many years and I’d be happy to share more about how it came to be in several ways. First, I’d like to thank Patrick Connor (OTC Executive Director) and Kim Goodman (OTC Board Member) for their resilience, openness and aim to support this renewed relationship with the Trans Canada Trail team. Now as for the options to connect and learn more see below: Option 1: reach out and email me president@ontariotrails.ca. If my inbox is overwhelmed by your questions, that’ll be a happy problem because we’ll get to meet each other. Option 2: reach out to Patrick Connor (Executive Director) and ask about membership renewal, assistance and support – he’d love to get in touch. execdir@ontariotrails.ca Option 3: Consider attending the Canadian Trail Summit in Winnipeg June 16-19 https://canadiantrailsummit.ca/ being hosted by Trans Canada Trail. This is a great chance to catch up, connect, talk trail challenges and solutions. Also, The Forks in Winnipeg is an iconic destination in Canada, especially in June – not to be missed.   Can’t make the Summit but would still like to support it? We have an OTC GoFundMe account set up below, the aim is to use the funds raised to offset the costs of 10 Ontario attendees to the conference. We’d love the support, but even better is to have 10 reps from Ontario attend and bring back the learning here.   Safe, accessible and enjoyable trails to all of you, Dan   ONTARIO TRAIL 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   Brant County approves master plan for Nith trails - BrantBeacon BrantBeacon Amrize (formerly Lafarge Canada Inc.) holds an ... Despite this, there are unauthorized trails, ATV and dirt bike uses throughout the site.   Province Expanding Charleston Lake Provincial Park - Ontario Newsroom Ontario Newsroom - ontario.ca ... hiking trails and excellent educational programming. It received 143,879 visits in 2025. In fall 2025, Ontario became the first in Canada to ... If you would like to view the PPCRA regulation proposal and/or submit a comment, please visit the Environmental Registry of Ontario at ero.ontario.ca and search for number 025-0031. Comments received by the deadline will be considered in preparing the decision of whether to expand Charleston Lake Provincial Park.    Province-backed bridge upgrades expected to boost tourism and ATV traffic in the Mattawa area BayToday.ca The VMUTS trail system is popular among many outdoor enthusiasts and is an important nature tourism attraction in northeastern Ontario. Several ...   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.   Bay of Quinte MP withholding support for proposed southern high-speed rail route Quinte News ... conservation areas and Canadian Shield landscapes. In recent weeks, what began as a limited discussion has evolved into widespread concern among ...

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CANADIAN TRAIL NEWS 

Canada's biking industry is navigating rocky terrain - The Peak The Peak ... mountain bike and took up a new hobby. Statistics Canada retail data ... bike shop that's operated in Toronto for almost 20 years. ”Then they ...

 

Road to Jasper's recovery: Interim housing, permit processing, reopened trails and wildfire ... Niagara Falls Review The road will remain closed for the summer of 2026. Courtesy WSP and Parks Canada ...

 

Kelowna Nordic Club wrapping up season after 'challenging' winter - Castanet.net Castanet.net The cross-country ski and snowshoe season will end at the Kelowna Nordic Club this weekend ... Visitors are asked to enter the trails from the main ...

Man, 53, dead after Brackley PEI snowmobile crash | PNI Atlantic News
SaltWire
The lone occupant of the snowmobile, a 53‑year‑old Charlottetown man, was pronounced deceased at the scene after his snowmobile left the trail and ...

Southern Saskatchewan sees grassland enter into Nature Conservancy of Canada ... Discover Estevan The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) expanded their conservation area to celebrate World Wildlife Day earlier this week.

New routes, same spirit: Yukon's Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail race marks half a century
CBC
... dogsled along the Yukon River ... It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing ...

5000 Trees to Be Planted Along Iron Horse Trail Through Federal Program Lakeland Connect ... Trans Canada Trail and the Great Canadian Snowmobile Trail. It also hosts more than 1,400 geocaches managed by the Lakeland Geocache Society ...

 

Rocky to Nordegg Trail getting international recognition | Red Deer Advocate Red Deer Advocate ... Alberta. The route utilizes a repurposed section of the Canadian Northern Western Railway, allowing adventurers to explore a formerly inaccessible ...

 

Parks Canada to introduce reserved parking for popular Skyline Trail - PressReader PressReader According to Parks Canada, as one of Atlantic Canada's most iconic viewpoints, the Skyline Trail regularly exceeds its safe vis‑ itor capacity during ...

 

Insurance hurdles curb community riding on Gabriola — report Insurance Business For insurers and brokers, the situation reflects a familiar pattern in Canada's equine and farm markets. Standard home policies rarely contemplate ...

 

Fight to save portion of Kettle Valley Rail Trail ongoing - Merritt Herald Merritt Herald ... Trans Canada Trail to collaborate moving forward. I will provide a further update following our meeting with Trans Canada Trail.” MLA Wilson also ...

 

From sea to sea: Study finds Canada's nature worth billions - The Weather Network The Weather Network outdoors. ⋮. Animals · Habitats · Outdoors. From sea to sea: Study finds ... Canada is home to some of the most breathtaking places in the world ...

 

6 spots in Calgary that are perfect for a spring walk | Lifestyle - Daily Hive Daily Hive Alberta hiking trail named one of the most anticipated in the world... Feb 26, 2026. Trending Article Image. 9 all-you-can-eat restaurants you need ...

 

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Ontario Trails Trip Planner

Do you promote user trips and trail tourism by using the Ontario Trails Council Trip Planner?



1. Go to the OTC Website ontariotrails.ca

2. Select your favourite trail from an OTC Member RTO.

3. On that trail Select "Plan Your Trip."

4. Select the places you would like to go, on or off the trail!

5. Review your itinerary.

6. Print Your Personalized Trip Plan.

This service is available for RTO members, and is currently active on RTO6, RTO8, RTO11, RTO13a, b, c; pages.

We thank them for their membership support and for promoting trail trips in their region!

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Professional Development

Trail Stewardship - Starts January, 2026.

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Ontario Trails - Trails Risk Management Committee 2025-26
 
The purpose of each meeting is to gather resources from practitioners on the topic in advance so we can have a productive discussion on the topic and the various sub sections below. The materials will be crafted into supporting documents, educational sessions and a follow-up webinar so that maximum distribution of these up to date best practices can be achieved, and then shared with the Ontario Trails Community.

• Intact Co-Chair - Jaden Hodgins
• Ontario Trails Co-Chair - Dave Naulls

There will be 6 online meetings over the year.

N/C for OTC Members
Donation for non-members
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Meeting Date - March 20, 2026 1030-1200
Topic: User Education and Training

Meeting Date - May 5, 2026 1030-1200
Topic: Regulation and Legislation

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EDCO Members mark your calendars, this year's Annual General Meeting is taking place on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 8:45 AM in the Frontenac Ballroom, The Westin Harbour Castle.

We hope you are all able to attend!

Download Annual General Meeting Agenda here

Download 2024 Annual General Meeting Minutes here

Download the 2026 Annual Report here

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