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Suburban youth walk and bike more than city peers - Toronto - CBC ...

Teens and tweens living in sprawling Canadian cities are more likely to bike, walk and rollerblade than their peers living in more compact downtown areas, ...
www.cbc.ca/.../urban-sprawl-active-transport-youth.html?...

History in music
Windsor Star
Star readers have been sharing their favourite bicycle trails and routes with Ellen Van ... Peter Boyer makes history sing, literally, on his new CD, 1812.

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Trail Education Courses -  23 Sessions and Counting We have it all - 14 modules - and soon On-Line! Book Today.

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DOWNSVIEW PARK: Reasons for optimism
insideTORONTO.com
You can walk among 60000 native trees and thousands of new perennials. Enjoy picnicking around nine acres of Toronto's newest lake. Walk, jog or cycle along ...
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Ontario Coroner: 100 Per Cent of Cycling Deaths Were Preventable
Torontoist
Torontoist is about Toronto and everything that happens in it.
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Ontario Trails - Weekend Fun!

CN partners with Ducks Unlimited Canada to support wetland ...
Progressive Rail Roading
... about: CN, Ducks Unlimited Canada, wetland conservation, EcoConnexions. ... to continue several existing wetland projects in the Belleville, Ontario, area.
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NCC: Revving up conservation in Ontario
Conservation work in Ontario just got easier thanks to help from a generous partner. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is grateful to the Windsor Essex ...
www.natureconservancy.ca/.../Revving-up-conservation-in-On...

Elmira man honoured for conservation efforts | Your online ...
At a special awards night held by Ontario Nature, Ken Reger was presented with the W.W.H. GunnConservation Award, awarded “to an individual who ...
www.southwesternontario.ca/.../elmira-man-honoured-for-con...

Cycling review calls for truck side guards, helmets for everyone

Toronto Star
An Ontario coroner's review into cycling deaths is recommending truck side guards, making helmets mandatory of all cyclists and better education to prevent ...
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Media Statement from Dr. Doug Weir, President of the Ontario ...
Canada NewsWire (press release)
TORONTO, June 18, 2012 /CNW/ - Ontario's doctors welcome the final report from the Office of the Chief Coroner's review of cycling deaths, which recommends ...
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Summer Epic 8 Hour – Roots, Rocks, and Reggae – presented by ...
By Greg
Join us at the Summer Epic 8 Hour for a special REGGAE themed event. We will enjoy the cool vibes of Reggae music all day and invite you to show off your Reggae spirit with your riding outfits and Pit areas. The Epic 8 Hour Relay Series is ...
Ontario Cycling Association

Where is our War of 1812 funding? — native leaders
Sault Star
The 1812 Commemoration Fund, a three-year program created under the Department of CanadianHeritage to support community-based projects related to the ...
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Lafarge promoting safety around trucks
Welland Tribune
An information kiosk will include her committee, the Bruce Trail Club, ... recent Ontario coroner's report urging a mandatory helmet law for all cyclists.


Paikin excited to be leading John A walk again
Kingston This Week
TVO journalist Steve Paikin will be leading the Sir John A. historic walk this ... This Week fromToronto, where he was preparing to host another Sir John A.
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Trail Education Courses -  23 Sessions and Counting We have it all - 14 modules - and soon On-Line! Book Today.

Course Calendar  - click the link on the course name to download the flyer for that course!
Course Descriptions 

Register - click on your choice, register on-line

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Courses are for information and knowledge exchange purposes only. All courses are offered on a first come first serve basis. Instructors reserve the right to limit class sizes. Courses may be offered more than once in the calendar year. Some minimum student levels are necessary to run certain courses, so offered courses may change without notice.

We appreciate the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation

Climb, Walk, Ride or Bike Ontario Trails

Hub Trail Challenge? Celebrate a decades old labour of love

Sault This Week
Marie this year, and to celebrate the completion of the trail, the Sault Trails Action .... through Infrastructure Stimulus Funding Ontario Trails Council; and provided ...
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Sarnia Lambton Bike Month | Ontario Trails Council
Find trails in Ontario for walking, hiking, cycling, skiing, snowmobiling, ATVing or horseback riding. The Ontario Trails Council site is your place to start for trails ...
www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trail-news-events/view/2974

Durham Forest Mountain Bike Trail in Uxbridge, Ontario ...
Durham Forest is a singletrack mountain bike trail in Uxbridge, Ontario. View maps, videos, photos, and reviews of Durham Forest bike trail in Uxbridge.
www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/durham-forest-uxbridge.html

Oswego Dedicates Its Peace Garden
Oswego Daily News
“So that is when we started calling all the tourism directors together across the state. ... Paul Lear, superintendent of Fort Ontario State Historic Site, ...


Iconic Ontario canoe club powered by an ... - Vancouver Courier
He founded a canoe club in Mississauga, Ont., in 1957 and was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2004. He died two years later, at 84.
www.vancourier.com/sports/2012...canoe.../story.html

Ontario's Georgian Triangle Runners Focus on Changing the Face of ...
Snowshoe Magazine
A new group in this small town in Southern Ontario will be hitting the ground running. ... localevents, and club participation in non-local events.


A Hiking Trip in Hamilton, Ontario: Sherman and Tews Falls + Our ...
This weekend Eric and I went on a 2-day hiking adventure in Hamilton with our cameras, backpacks, and tripod in tote. I totally underestimated how tiring lugging ...
ohsheglows.com/.../a-hiking-trip-in-hamilton-ontario-sherman...

Feds commemorate War of 1812 Bicentennial at Fort York
CityNews
The federal government is officially commemorating the War of 1812 in Toronto. Heritage minister James Moore is joined by Eve Adams, parliamentary secretary ...
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Ontario coroner calls for mandatory helmets for all cyclists
CTV.ca
TORONTO — A report from the office of the chief coroner says every single one ... and I used to race downhill/dual slalom mountain biking and have developed ...


New format a hit with cyclists
Welland Tribune
JULIE JOCSAK, Standard Staff The new format of the Lake to Lake mountain bike race seemed to suit local riders. In the first year of changing the format to ...


Cyclists take car lanes to protect bike lanes - Toronto | Demotix.com
A resident of Jarvis Street shows her support at a demonstration to protect bike lanes on Toronto'sJarvis Street. The lanes are to be removed at the initiative of ...
www.demotix.com/.../cyclists-take-car-lanes-protect-bike-lanes...


One-Way Streets are Holding Hamilton Back
Raise the Hammer
Or, god forbid, ride your bike along it. I've tried all three. ... box stores littering the Mountain, small business everywhere in lower town have suffered.

Paddlers to test waters in Ontario
The Sunshine Coast Daily
Paddlers to test waters in Ontario | Sunshine Coast Sport | Surfing, Rugby, Soccer ... Sunshine Coast Kayak Club paddler Peter Elford is heading to Canada with ...
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Time to hit the beach in Ontario
Calgary Sun
(Courtesy Ontario Tourism) Now that summer is officially here, many thoughts turn ... and marking its 50th anniversary this year, has the new Dunes Trail.

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Trails Education Courses 2012

Trail Education Courses -  23 Sessions and Counting We have it all - 14 modules - and soon On-Line! Book Today.

Course Calendar  - click the link on the course name to download the flyer for that course!
Course Descriptions 

Register - click on your choice, register on-line

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Courses are for information and knowledge exchange purposes only. All courses are offered on a first come first serve basis. Instructors reserve the right to limit class sizes. Courses may be offered more than once in the calendar year. Some minimum student levels are necessary to run certain courses, so offered courses may change without notice.

Climbers again come out on top
St. Catharines Standard
She trains three times a week in Burlington, the United States and the Peaks Indoor Rock Climbing Club in St. Catharines. Courtney also climbs outdoors in ...


Nordic Pole Walking Group Toronto York Region (North York, ON ...
POLE WALKING IS A LOW-IMPACT OUTDOOR EXERCISE THAT CAN BURN 46 % MORE CALORIES OVER JUST WALKING AND CAN BE PERFORMED BY ...
www.meetup.com/Nordic-Pole-Walking-Group-Toronto-York...

Toronto Celebrates its 8th Annual Walk Now for Autism Speaks Event!
Autism Speaks is dedicated to increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders, to funding research into the causes, prevention and treatments for autism, ...
www.autismspeaks.org/.../toronto-celebrates-its-8th-annual-wa...

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Bikers, hikers hit the trails | Your online newspaper for Brantford ...
Riders depart Optimist Club Park in Mount Pleasant during the Rail Trail Bike 'n' ... Stephen Bolton came out to ride the trails in memory of his mother on Sunday.
www.brantnews.com/news/bikers-hikers-it-the-trails/

Regent Park kids kick off bike month with new helmets - Toronto ...
Children from Regent Park were given a special gift to kick off bike month thanks to the donation of 500 new bike helmets. The helmets were handed out.
news.ca.msn.com/ontario/toronto/article.aspx?cp-documentid...


Meeting to introduce Sudbury to Sault cycling route - The Sudbury Star
Organizers behind the Lake Huron North Shore Cycle Route will hold a public ... - --Ontario---, Amherstburg - Amherstburg Echo, Bancroft - Bancroft this Week ...
www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3584977

Ciociaro Cycling Club Thursday night series
OurWindsor.ca
Cyclists of all ages and skill levels were out tearing up the track on Thursday evening, at the Ciociaro Cycling Club's bi-weekly racing series. by Dennis Pajot. ... They even built this track which is one of the best facilities in Ontario and Michigan ...
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Coroner's report on Ontario cycling deaths to be released Monday
Eight months after it was announced, the results will be released Monday from the provincial coroner's probe of cycling deaths in Ontario, from 2006 to 2010.
therecord.blogs.com/.../coroners-report-on-ontario-cycling-de...

Acquire news: Media Advisory: Governor General to Attend ...
This trail follows what was once considered the front lines between Canadian, British and American forces and their Aboriginal allies during the War of 1812.
news.morningstar.com/.../media-advisory-governor-general-to...

Test your knowledge of the War of 1812
Canada.com
The regiment walked on snow shoes for 52 days in the middle of winter to reach Quebec ... Lake Superior Lake Ontario Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Michigan Lake ...

Grimsby peace garden links up
Niagarathisweek.com
The Grimsby garden is the sixth to officially link up to the trail, a legacy initiative of the BinationalTourism Alliance that links heritage, architecture ...

Uxbridge businesses want to open on holidays
durhamregion.com
Tourist attractions in Uxbridge include trail systems -- the township has been ... Under the Retail Business Holidays Act, all businesses in Ontario are ..

Shore is Nice: Toronto waterfront's best-kept secret
National Post
New employment promises to bring more activity to the neighbourhood even in the tourist-light ...The Martin Goodman Trail will be extended alongside, ...

   ONTARIO TRAILS COUNCIL E-NEWS - Every Friday

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Trails Education Courses 2012

Trail Education Courses -  23 Sessions and Counting We have it all - 14 modules - and soon On-Line! Book Today.

Course Calendar  - click the link on the course name to download the flyer for that course!
Course Descriptions 

Register - click on your choice, register on-line

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Courses are for information and knowledge exchange purposes only. All courses are offered on a first come first serve basis. Instructors reserve the right to limit class sizes. Courses may be offered more than once in the calendar year. Some minimum student levels are necessary to run certain courses, so offered courses may change without notice.

Parks and Recreation Ontario is pleased to launch the 2012 June is Recreation and Parks Month Campaign. This year's theme is Hike it or Bike it! It celebrates the abundance of walking, hiking and cycling trails across Ontario. 

Help to spread the word and keep Ontarian's active this summer.

• Put a link on your page to RecAndParksMonth.ca
• Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/#!/PROntario
• Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/RecreationAndParksMonth
• Share information about Recreation and Parks Month in your newsletters. You can simply direct people to RecAndParksMonth.ca or to this short article about how to be involved: www.prontario.org/index.php?ci_id=7764
• Recreation and Parks Month is also Senior's Month in Ontario. PRO is pleased to be partnering with the Ontario Seniors' Secretariat.

If you would like more information, please email us at: jrpm@prontario.org.

Freedom Walk steps into town

YorkRegion.com

The cross-Canada walk that began in Vancouver stops at the York Region Administrative building June 21 and 22 before wrapping up in Toronto. With five men ...
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Riding an ATV? Then wear a helmet, says official
The Sudbury Star
By RITA POLIAKOV, THE SUDBURY STAR This is how Wayne Daub, the executive director of theOntario Federation of All-Terrain Vehicle Clubs, sees ATV ...

Kayaking along the Rideau Canal
Montreal Gazette
Over the years, I have done a fair number of long-distance canoe and kayak trips. Most of them have been on northern lakes and rivers in Ontario and Quebec, ...
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Riding happily into the older years
National Post
... they are shown laughing transporting their mountain bikes to a sunny site ... 2012 retailing conference in Toronto about marketing to aging consumers.

Hot on the trail
The Kingston Whig-Standard
K&P Trail advocate Douglas Knapp believes city council has been ... of eastern Ontario as it snaked its way from the shores of Lake Ontario to the Ottawa River.
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