Brantford Expositor
It was opened in 1994 and was one of the first abandoned rail lines in Ontario to be converted to recreational trail use. The old "LE&N", as it was called, was one of the last electric railways built in the province. The cars were similar to streetcars ...
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Image via WikipediaBixi bikes from other cities could be hiding in a rack near youToronto Star
Bixi also has bids in for Vancouver and New York, where it could be challenged by the other large bike-sharing company, B-cycle. Philibert says there is a lot of pressure to expand the program in Toronto, “but we will see,” he says. ...
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Special Offer & Invitation to PC Instructors to Ontario Greenland Kayak
Here is a little more info from event organizers (& PC Instructors) James and Dympna from Learn to Kayak: It is again at Camp Tamarack in Bracebridge Ontario. ...
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POV: Kayak Challenge creating opportunities for tourism - Timmins ...
The third annual Great Canadian Kayak Challenge and Festival launches on Saturday, and the community has reason to celebrate. In a remarkably... ... POV: Kayak Challenge creating opportunities for tourism. By WAYNE SNIDER. Posted 3 hours ago ... So in addition to the competition at the challenge, Timmins serves as a launching pad for a paddling adventure: Tackling the rapids of the Mattagami and portaging in the Northern Ontario bush. For these adventurers, an entire ...
Timmins Daily Press
Do you know where the country's first canal is?
Ottawa Citizen
Next year marks the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, sparked by US ... on flat rocks by the shoreline, cool off under the woods or stroll the trails. ...
The Guardian
... from tractor plowing and horse riding to pie baking and wife hollering. ... get away and smell the earth,'' said camper Rufus Manchester from Ontario. ...
No horsing around
The Chronicle Journal
Huffman learned a thing or two about roping a steer from horseback right here in Northwestern Ontario. “We have a few cows at home and there's no better way ...
Conservation area to expand, plants to benefit
Windsor Star
By Vincent McDermott, The Windsor Star August 26, 2011 Rare plant and tree species may once again flourish in Southwestern Ontario, thanks to a 31-hectare expansion of the Canard Valley Conservation Area. On Thursday, the Nature Conservancy of Canada ...
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CNW Group (press release)
The program, which is linked to the Ontario school curriculum, is aimed at students from senior kindergarten to Grade 12, and includes field activities such as map courses, hawk banding and stream table experiments at Essex Region Conservation ...
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Into the Wilds
London Free Press
By BARBARA TAYLOR, The London Free Press Ian Newton of London zips toward an observation platform at the Wilds conservation centre in southeast Ohio earlier this month. The 10000-acre property is home to endangered species from around the world ...
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Letter - OFAH urges Ontario residents to make their voices heard
Wawa-news.com
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), this project may also influence future Crown land use planning exercises throughout northern Ontario. It is critically important that anglers, hunters and other Crown land recreationalists become ...
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Greens announce $200 Million Active Transportation Infrastructure Fund for ...
NorthumberlandView.ca
London, Ontario – Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner announced his party’s plan to invest $200 Million in Ontario Municipalities for active transportation infrastructure over the next four years. “Ontario municipalities deserve ...
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Preserving the ... - Ministry of Natural Resources - Ontario.ca
The Nature Conservancy of Canada; Ontario Nature; Conservation Ontario; Ducks Unlimited Canada; Environment Canada; Ontario Ministry of Natural ...
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Learning to ride a bike at 23
Toronto Star
My body trembles as I try to steer a rusted mountain bike down Queen St. W. ... So, I enrolled in the City of Toronto's CAN-BIKE program — a two-hour biking ...
