Ontario Trails News - Paddle, Bike, Hike or Ride

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Laurier bike lane impressions
Ottawa Citizen
Frank - anecdotally, I used to ride down the Ontario St. Bikeway everyday in Vancouver ... near the transitway, from Hunt Club road to the Walkley station, ...

CAA SCO backs separated bike lanes CNW Group
"CAA SCO is in favour of separated bike lanes on routes that provide cyclists with a ... CAA South Central Ontario is a not-for-profit auto club offering ...

The Fixer: Dry fountains at University and Queen still a disgrace
Toronto Star
... about streetcar rails stored in a Gerrard St. bike lane, a trailer loaded with police crowd-control barriers in a cycling lane on St. George St., two columns on the danger to cyclists caused by gates on the Martin Goodman Trail at Ontario Place, ...

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Ford wants bikes off the road, onto separate trails CTV.ca Along with removing existing lanes on major streets, Ford wants to create a 100 kilometre network of trails separate from roadways. Coun. Denzil Minnan-Wong said having separate bike lanes away from major streets is safer for both bikers and drivers.... See all stories on this topic »

Turtles aren\'t speed bumps
Oshawa Express
The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA) wants you to look out for slow moving rocks while driving. During the summer, turtles abandon their ponds, streams and other bodies of water to find a nesting place. They look for well drained ...See all stories on this topic »

Walking Tours - City of Toronto
Take a 5-block Art Walk exploring over 15000 sq. ft. of exquisite murals nestled among sidewalk cafes, coffee houses, shops, restaurants and services. ...
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Buffalo Common Council Meeting Summary for July 12
WKBW-TV
By WKBW News Buffalo, NY (WKBW release) The following is a summary of the July 12 .... The War of 1812 represents a seminal period in the process of nation ...

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Algonquin Adventures Message Board: Help an Ontario canoe route ...
I know it's not Algonquin, but it is a traditional Ontario canoe route in danger of being ruined for completely spurious reasons. ...
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Conor Mihell and Craig Zimmerman become the Third Group to Kayak ...
Paddling Instructor News
There isn'ta whole lot out there and it can get confusing due to the fact that there are six Caribou Islands in Ontario alone and two of them just happen to ...


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Ontario Trails - The Ontario Trails Council (OTC) - Conseil des Sentiers de l'Ontario – is a charity that promotes the development, preservation, ...
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Ontario Trails News - Paddle, Hike, Bike or Ride

Beware of dangers of grow-ops
Northumberland Today
... TODAY NORTHUMBERLAND -- Chancing upon a grow-op while out hiking may appear like ... Unit (DEU) is warning Ontario residents and visitors to be careful. ...

The Sudbury Star - Ontario, CA | UR
Snowshoeing: Snowshoe trail is being used for hiking and snowshoeing. ... addition to the community, says a representative of TransCanada Trail- Ontario. ...
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Public Information Session:Claireville Conservation Area - TRCA: event
Downsview, Ontario, M3N 1S4, Canada. Ph: (416) 661-6600. Fax: (416) 661-6898. Email: info@trca.on.ca · Conservation Ontarion Conservation Foundation of ...
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Ontario senior retrofit grants
Ontario is committed to building a culture of conservation.. Ontario is committed to building a culture of conservation. It's central to the government's ...
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In time for Bike Month, 18 amazing city bikes that ... - Toronto Life
Daily news and authoritative listings of Toronto's top restaurants, shopping, and culture.
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Cycle manners
NOW Toronto
The single biggest cause of car-bike collisions is car drivers failing to yield the right of way to cyclists. No surprise then that Toronto has the highest rate of car on cyclists' collisions in the country – 42 per 100000 population. ...
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Watch for Bikes
Canada NewsWire (press release)
So far this year in Toronto, 106 cyclists have been involved in car-bike collisions and 40 charges of "Open Vehicle Door Improperly" have been laid. In 2010, there were approximately 1290 car-bike collisions in Toronto. "All of these collisions could ...
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Northumberland Notes
Northumberland Today
Bethany-area hike. Meet at 9 am at the parking lot at Gilmer's Home Hardware (177 Toronto Rd., Port Hope) to carpool, and bring a lunch and a drink. For more information, contact Bob Short at 905-885-1420. * A community interdenominational prayer ...
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Marmur: Toronto's divine urban landscape
Toronto Star
Here he completed his architectural studies and though he has worked on many projects in the United States and Europe, Toronto has remained his home. In his book, Walking Home, published last month by Random House Canada, he writes about cities in ...
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Soo Today

Steve Foster enjoying sucess in Enduro Racing
SooToday.com
Marie, Ontario, Foster's garage is a shrine to his sporting activities, with all the gear ... He teaches rock and ice climbing, sea kayaking, and is also an ...

Ontario Trails: Ontario Trails News - Paddle, Hike, Bike, or Ride
Under Ontario's Highway Traffic Act, bicycles are considered vehicles. As such, cyclists of all ages must share our streets with motorized vehicles. ...
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BIXI Toronto hits the streets today

BIXI Toronto hits the streets today
Canada NewsWire (press release)
"BIXI is an important part of the city's efforts to encourage cycling. We are confident that this public-private partnership will dramatically increase bicycle trips in the downtown core.'' "The purpose of the program is to provide everyone immediate ...
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Ontario Trails News - April 27, 2011 - Morning Round Up

Preservation Award Winner: Black Rock Historic Photo Project
Buffalo Rising
Given the central role that Black Rock played in the war of 1812 as the site of ... award for outstanding programming by a local heritage organization. ...
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JOIN THOUSANDS OF CANADIANS IN THE SECOND ANNUAL WALK TO FIGHT ARTHRITIS
Canada NewsWire (press release)
TORONTO, April 26 /CNW/ - It's time to get walking! On Sunday, May 15, thousands of people in 24 communities across Canada will come together for The Arthritis Society's Walk To Fight Arthritis, presented by the makers of TYLENOL®. ...
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What is a nice area of Downtown, Toronto to go walking? - Yahoo ...
I mean a strip for my husband and I to just spend the afternoon walking and ... China Town is the best in hot we ather it always makes my day , at lunch i'd get ...answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid...
Toronto Trails

top 5: bike & running trails | SweetLife | Sweetspot.ca As Toronto's largest park, High Park features a slew of trails with stunning scenery (including views of Grenadier Pond and Lake Ontario). ... www.sweetspot.ca/SweetLife/top_five/35520/trail_mix/ Ontario Cycling Trails Image via WikipediaRoad-repair backlog a challenge for Toronto: Urban Transportation Summit speaker Daily Commercial News Mayor Rob Ford and council may not like it, but the state of Toronto's roads and bridges may depend on higher taxes, tolls and perhaps reduced expectations, John Mende, the city's director of Transportation Infrastructure Management told a recent Urban ... See all stories on this topic » ONTARIO NATURE CELEBRATES EARTH MONTH: Young environmental leaders lead ... ECO/Huff Strategy (press release) Celebrate the last day of Earth Month with Ontario Nature's youth brigade! Ontario Nature's Youth Council is co-hosting five concurrent environmental events with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) for Earth Month, with support from the Ontario Trillium ... See all stories on this topic » Cheap Vacations in Ontario Under $300 - Vacations99.com by Voyageur Canoe Outfitters www.canoeit.com. Duration: 4 Days/3 Nights $220.00 per person. Canada: • Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Ontario ... www.vacations99.com/cheap-vacations.cfm?price=300... Ontario Trails Report on cycle tracks likely set for June | I Bike Toronto In March 2010, Vaughan supported the proposal that City staff study the feasibility of creating cycletracks / separated bike lanes on St. George / Beverley ... www.ibiketo.ca/blog/report-cycle-tracks-likely-set-june Safer for cyclists to ride single file on roadways Newsdurhamregion.com All of these formations are permitted under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act." 2. Slower traffic must give way to faster traffic when safe and practical. I have driven in the Zephyr area (which is also great for cyclists), coming upon the many blind ... See all stories on this topic » Ice canoeists on Oxtongue Lake Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:46 AM PDT A couple of hardy young  men from Port Sydney did an overnight trip down the Oxtongue River, ending at our dock like many people do. Unfortunately for them, the last 100 metres or so was the hardest part of the trip, since they chose to take the direct route across the remaining ice. It took them about 30 minutes to get from the bridge to the shore, pushing and shoving their aluminum canoe across.... Ontario Water Trails   ORCKA  WCA BIXI Toronto station locations revealed blogTO (blog) Keep it rolling! Where to mountain bike in and around Toronto @ Fig: If you try out the Etobicoke Creek Trail you can also approach from Burnhamthorpe Road, just inside Mississauga at Garnetwood Park. Head across the parking lot and pass... See all stories on this topic »

Ontario rides | Mountain Bike Forums So, without further adue, here's the videos of Ontario trails: Rockcliffe Waterdown #1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thHjAHyLJpA ... forums.singletracks.com/viewtopic.php?f=101&t=6166...

Kissing Bridge Trail (Elmira to Walleinstein) | Waterloo Cycling Club In fact, in 2010, the Kissing Bridge Trail was twice featured in Trails Open Ontario, a province-wide nature heritage program promoting trail use. ... waterloocyclingclub.ca/node/1628