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Friday, August 5, 2011

Ontario Trails News - Develop, Manage, Use and Preserve Trails

NEW TRAIL NEARS COMPLETION - Kawartha Conservation
Volunteers and staff made excellent headway on a new, sustainable trail in the southern end of Durham East Cross Forest Conservation Area on June 24. We are planning to complete the 4 km trail later this year, which will be opened to low-impact uses such as hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing. 
We'd like to thank all of the participants for their help, including the Durham Mountain Biking Association.

Credit Valley Conservation Authority will be hosting a Beech Bark Disease Workshop led by OMNR forest pathologists Richard Wilson and John McLaughlin. The workshop is designed for forest managers, tree markers and other specialists interested in learning how to identify and reduce the impacts of Beech Bark Disease. In addition to learning how to identify the disease the workshop aims. August 30, 2011 Contact: Kata Bavrlic, M.Sc. Terrestrial Monitoring Specialist kbavrlic@creditvalleyca.ca


See Ontario Provincial Parks Group - Ghostwalk program at Bronte Creek all this month on Sunday's. You need to register but there is no additional cost. 905-827-6911x231
Savour an abundance of fresh farm products from across the Frontenac Arch Biosphere landscape with this Local Flavours guide. Indulge your passion for taste and flavour - succulent produce, zesty preserves, delectable meats, carefully aged cheeses, mouth-watering baked goods, delicious honey, gourmet maple products, epicurean delights prepared by local chefs and the exciting discoveries at Farmers' Markets, farm stores and farmgate stands.

 

Outreach Volunteer Training
September 11, 2011 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM Orangeville

Share your passion: BTC Outreach Volunteer Training Join us for a special training session for volunteers interested in representing the BTC on the Trail, at community events, or at a BTC or Club booth.  
 Full details



Are you a big picture thinker? Do you enjoy working collaboratively with others? Are you interested in community planning? APPLY NOW to be a member of the Task Group that will design and implement a
community engagement strategy for the Haliburton County Rail Trail! 
County of Haliburton Box 399 Minden, Ontario K0M 2K0 Fax: (705) 286-4829 rsmith@county.haliburton.on.ca



2011 Ontario Provincial Track Championships | Ontario Cycling ...

On the line were Ontario Championship medals in 5 events covering 7 age ... were many outstanding performances including Conner Byway (Ottawa Bicycle Club) ...
www.ontariocycling.org/2011-ontario-provincial-track-champ...

Brothers on top of bike world
The Barrie Advance
Brothers on top of bike world. Peter (left) and Quinton Disera are each ranked first in their age divisions on the Ontario Mountain Biking circuit with ...

Local Organizations Benefit From Latest Round of Trillium Grants
CD98.9
$40000 over one year to provide safe linkage to the trail system in Lions Park. ... volunteer recruitment, additional events and increased fundraising. ...


Gananoque Canoe Club takes Eastern Ontario by storm - Gananoque ...
The Canoe club traveled to Ottawa this weekend to attend the Eastern Ontario Championship Event. In race after race the athletes from Gananoque...
Gananoque Reporter

Kayaking for Cancer
Kingston This Week
An armada of kayaks will launch into Lake Ontario from Kingston on a 202 km, eight day - seven night expedition to conquer the historic Rideau Canal at 9 am ...

Fly Fishing from a Kayak
Kayak Angler - The Kayak Fishing Magazine
... took a fly fishing lesson and plan on trying some fly fishing from my kayak. ... as we have been having a brutally hot summer in Ontario Canada this year.

Police promise a crackdown on boat-launch boneheads
Timmins Times
By Len Gillis lgillis@timminstimes.com The Ontario Provincial Police is ... He added there is a canoe and kayak school which operates nearby and many of the ...

From Rescue Associates
Melanie Price's Lake Ontario Crossing and other adventures: It's a ...
We met at Lake Ontario but the conditions were not favourable for kayaking (or swimming) The white caps went way out there for awhile, strong winds and the ...
melaniepriceadventures.blogspot.com/.../its-small-world-after-...

Fantastic people, food, river and kayaking - Review of Wilderness ...
Wilderness Tours: Fantastic people, food, river and kayaking - See traveler reviews, 28 candid photos, and great deals for Ontario, Canada, at TripAdvisor.
www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g154979-d1127197-...


Lessons in water survival London Free Press
Six of the 23 boating-related deaths involved canoes. Most concerning to the coroner's office were the number of young children whose deaths could have been prevented, said Lauwers. Last year in Ontario, 13 children youner than age five drowned, ...
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Maintenance labourer - public works, Longwoods Road Conservation ...
Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority is looking for 3 Maintenance labourer - public works in Longwoods Road Conservation, Ontario.
ontario.jobs-open.ca/.../on-longwoods-road-conservation-onta...

From A. Marahraj
PHOTO OP: Day campers welcome retired RCMP horse to the Canada ... CNW Group
... Ontario to Rockcliffe Stables in Ottawa for his equitation training. ... used as a training horse for the young members to learn their equitation riding ...

$2000 Donated to the Uxbridge Horsemen's Association
HORSEJournals.com
The UHA is a non-profit group whose goal is to support the local horse community in Durham, Ontario. According to UHA president, Margaret Langlands, the money is to be put toward updating existing signs on local trails and improving the main parking ...
From OCTRA
Happy trails for rider
Standard Freeholder
On July 30, the duo trecked across rocks, water and mud in Flesherton, Ont. during the Ontario Competitive Trail Riding Association's Provincial Compeititive Trail Riding Championship. "It was a challenging course," said Grundmann of the two-day ...

New paddock for horses in Ganaraska Forest
Northumberland News
... 4 pm in the summer and during cross country ski season, said Linda Givelas, ... The Ontario Equine Federation, which encourages riding in the province, ...

Man arrested for ATV theft - The Sarnia Observer - Ontario, CA
A 26-year-old Sarnia man has been arrested after Lambton OPP responded to a report of an ATV theft in Plympton-Wyoming on Tuesday night in the...
The Sarnia Observer

From Elsewhere:

Cities See the Other Side of the Tracks  New York Times - The High Line park, built on an elevated railway trestle in Manhattan, has become both a symbol and a catalyst for an explosion of growth in the meatpacking district and the Chelsea neighborhood.....

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Monday, August 1, 2011

Ontario Trails News - Paddle, Hike, Bike, or Ride

Waterford Heritage Trail - updates: 17 km long, including urban linkage; compacted stone chip, multi-use, non-motorized, location Waterford Ontario. Picture of the Black Bridge to left.

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Town purchases land to extend trail
Napanee Guide
By Staff/Napanee Guide A recreational trail that links more than 100 kilometres of Eastern Ontario will soon connect with Greater Napanee. The town is in the final stages of acquiring the land from CN Rail needed to extend the Cataraqui Trail, ...
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Hydro alert for Ontario's leaders
Toronto Star
These and other conservation programs were a valuable help, but we still had a high load. And at the time of the peak load, wind power was providing just 259 megawatts of power. It should be obvious that wind is not the solution to our rising ...
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Movie Night by the Lake

The Nickel District Conservation Authority and reThink Green are hosting an outdoor movie night. Activities include a guided family hike and a screening of "A Sea Change". 

When: Wednesday, August 31st beginning at 7pm 
Cost: Free! Just bring your lawn chair! 
For more information on both these events:

Share the Road Ride  
Join our community for a 15 km bike ride with Olympian Devon Kershaw to support sharing the road. 
When: Thursday, August 18, 2011 from 6pm to 9pm 
Where: Ride starts and ends at Science North

Carolinian Canada Coalition: The date for the Social Marketing Workshop should be October 20th, not Sept. 20th. Stay tuned for more information in upcoming e-news and e-blasts!
Social Marketing for the Conservation Crowd: Pledges Prompts and Pilot Projects Workshop Save the Date: October 20, 2011


Have you taken the Carolinian Canada Coalition's 2011 membership survey? If not, there's a great reason to respond today. Thanks to the generous support of KEEN Canada, all survey respondents will be entered in a draw for a great prize: one of two pairs of KEEN footwear of your choice. KEEN makes stylish and durable outdoor footwear that you can use for all your outdoor pursuits.

 Upcoming Community Events -Frontenac Arch Biosphere
1.   Photo Contest - SLINP Parks Canada - Entry deadline 14 Oct. NEW!
2.   Admiral Kingsmill Sailpast and Salute - Portland - 30 July NEW!
3.   Settler Weekend - Charleston Lake Provincial Park - 29, 30 & 31 July NEW!
4.   Hoe-down on The Farm! - Lyndhurst - Sunday 31 July NEW!
5.   Artists on the Lawn - Rockport - Saturday 6 August NEW!
6.   TIARA Annual General Meeting - Landon Bay - Saturday 13 August NEW!


Greenbelt Farmers' Markets bring locally-grown produce to tables ...
Greenbelt goodness – only in Ontario From Northumberland to the Holland Marsh and south to Niagara, Greenbelt Farmers' Markets offer produce grown in some ...
www.mononews.ca/.../greenbelt-farmers-markets-bring-locally...

UPDATE - Road, main trails cleared at Hersey Lake - Timmins Daily ...
... Winkler - Winkler Times, Winnipeg - The Winnipeg Sun, ---Ontario--- ... Muskoka Trails, Niagara Food and Wine Expo, Niagara Magazine, Ontario Farmer ...
www.thedailypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3238448


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Ontario's green industry will experience a shortfall of 87,000 workers in the next 10 years. Be a part of our human resources solution. The green industry needs your experience and knowledge to address recruitment and retention challenges. Landscape Ontario, in association with Employment Ontario, OPA and Humber College, is planning four facilitated sessions across the province to generate ideas and solutions!

Please reserve your spot TODAY to participate in one of the sessions below:
 
Ottawa, Algonquin College    Aug. 9: 1  - 5 p.m.
Sudbury, Holiday Inn    Aug. 16: 8 a.m. - 12 Noon
Toronto, Humber College    Aug. 17: 8 a.m. - 12 Noon
London, Fanshawe College    Aug. 18: 8 a.m. - 12 Noon