Showing posts with label Golden Horseshoe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Golden Horseshoe. Show all posts

Monday, March 30, 2015

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Opinion / Commentary

Greenbelt makes GTA more, not less, livable

As Ontario revisits legislation protecting 1.8-million acres of land around the region, it should dismiss critics who argue that the Greenbelt makes homes less affordable in the GTA.

The rich bracken and foliage of the Greenbelt can be seen in a Pickering woodlot. Queen's Park is set to review legislation that protects this area.
TONY BOCK / TORONTO STAR Order this photo
The rich bracken and foliage of the Greenbelt can be seen in a Pickering woodlot. Queen's Park is set to review legislation that protects this area.
A 10-year anniversary is usually cause for celebration. That should certainly be the case with Ontario’s Greenbelt, the 1.8 million acres of protected farmland, wetlands, watersheds and green spaces that surround our region. The Greenbelt has helped to reduce sprawl, protect our natural environment and provide food for our growing urban region.
Now that we have a decade of experience to consider, the province is formally reviewing its two marquee planning policies: the Greenbelt Act and the Places to Grow Act. Some critics are using this opportunity to suggest that the Greenbelt and provincial land-use rules are making homes less affordable in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). However, that argument doesn’t hold water.
(OTC Members Say - It also displaced a lot of farmers, and we hope they will support our work in trails)

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

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

Picture Perfect Paddling in Ontario! - - MyDestinationInfo
Self-guided day-long excursions are a particular specialty here, and according to the Ontario TrailsCouncil, “no other region in the world offers canoeing ...
www.mydestination.com/.../picture-perfect-paddling-in-ontari...



Meeting to tackle changes to Rouge Park trails system
insideTORONTO.com
Schollen's task, which gets more difficult as the Rouge Valley narrows on its way to Lake Ontario, is to plan for human activities while protecting the park's sensitive species and natural areas. He's decided to close many trails in the south, ...
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Trails of 1812
A chance to mark the War of 1812
Windsor Star
Local communities are organizing bicentennial events such as the Roots to Boots ... peace gardentrail system that's growing across the Great Lakes region...



Virtues of cycling to work touted - The Orillia Packet & Times ...
... Winkler - Winkler Times, Winnipeg - The Winnipeg Sun, ---Ontario--- .... Now , the trio and the Orillia Cycling Club are hoping to turn other Orillians ...
www.orilliapacket.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3157614



David Sazuki: Embracing a new kind of NIMBY: Nature in My Backyard
Straight.com
The internationally renowned 1.8-million-hectare Ontario Greenbelt is estimated to provide the Golden Horseshoe region with more than $2.6 billion in ...



Ontario Environment Network - Home
Ontario Events: Contaminated and Hazardous Waste Site Management Course ... the Council of Canadians, Conservation Ontario, the Region of Durham and area ...
oen.ca/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0...972...



First smog alert for Windsor-Essex County
Windsor Star
WINDSOR, Ont. -- The first smog advisory for Windsor-Essex County is in effect as hot, hazy and humid conditions combine with a flow of polluted air from the US, according to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. The advisory was put into effect ...
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Credit: Montreal Gazette
We just need more bike lanes
Toronto Star
Connecting the bike lanes we have and buying some paint will do more than building costly barriers.Toronto is only halfway to its decade-old goal of 1000 kilometres of bike lanes, so let's stop talking and start painting.
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City collects input from rail corridor residents
insideTORONTO.com
Andrea Dawber said there are some issues that make it difficult and unsafe at times to walk, cycleand drive in the neighbourhood. "There are a lot of small things around signage, road and bike paths that are quick fixes," she said. ...
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700 Riders Gear Up
The Canada Cup and Ontario Cross Country Mountain Biking event goes this weekend at Hardwood Ski and Bike. John Sustersic of Hardwood Ski and Bike says the ...
www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=35648



MTB U mountain bike clinics in the Don - Toronto Mountain Bikers ...
Join us in the Don Valley this summer for MTB U (Mountain Bike Unversity), a series of mountain bike courses designed to improve your riding and give you ...
www.meetup.com/Toronto-Mountain-Bikers/.../20540451/



BikeMonth Events: June 5 to 11, 2011 | Biking Toronto
To help you plan out events you want to go to during BikeMonth, ... Bikes and Books – Albert Campbell District TPL · Toronto Mountain Bike Fest ...
bikingtoronto.com/bikemonth-events-june-5-to-11-2011/?...



VIA Bike Trains Return for the Summer with More departures, More destinations
Canada NewsWire (press release)
From Quebec's extensive Route Verte (4300km), the Greater Niagara Circle Route (140km), Ottawa's Capital Parkway Network (220km) to any of Ontario's Waterfront Trails (900km), VIA's Bike Trains provide a multitude of cycling destinations to choose from ...
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Adventure Racing at The Bruce in Ontario Snowshoe Magazine
“We're also getting huge support from businesses, such as Suntrail - Source For Adventure - which has provided kayaks and Bikeface Cycling which has provided bikes. Our local governments are also very supportive and have provided us with equipment and ...


Ottawa River Canoe Club
Ottawa River Canoe Club 1640 Sixth Line road. Ottawa, Ontario ... The Small Swell series is back for 2011 - this year, our first event is on Saturday, ...
www.ottawarivercanoe.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=1405



Canoe The Credit 2011 - Mississauga CanaDiary
Diary of Events and Happenings in Mississauga, Ontario. Loading ... Location: Port Credit @t credit valley conservation, leisurely paddle, canoe club . ...
mississauga.canadiary.com/2011/06/canoe-credit-2011.html



Break the treadmill rut and hit the trail
healthzone.ca
Here in Canada, there's no shortage of readily accessible trails—from urban oases like Montreal's Mount Royal and Vancouver's Stanley Park to more challenging locales like Alberta's Canmore Nordic Centre and Ontario's Rattlesnake Point. ...




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