Hike, Paddle, Ride or Bike Ontario Trails!

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.

Highlands' riders enter week two of O-cup Haliburton County Echo By Darren Lum Flood, a competitor on the Ontario Cup mountain bike race series, duplicated his best finish with another third place in his second race of the season in Woodnewton, Uxbridge on Sunday, May 13. “Well, the course had some technical areas ... See all stories on this topic »

For the past 23 years Bike Month has been organized and delivered by the City of Toronto with growing participation by Toronto's many cycling and community groups. Bike Month has evolved from a 1998 Bike to Work Day event to become the largest event of its kind in Canada. As the city expanded through amalgamation, so did the event’s scope and focus. Last year 50 groups including various businesses, community groups, organizations and individuals, hosted over 100 bike events. We’re excited to announce that over the next three years Bike Month will transition from a City of Toronto program to a community-based program led by Cycle Toronto (formerly the Toronto Cyclists Union).

New proposed ATV trail sees opposition
Niagarathisweek.com
... to discuss a new ATV trail proposed to go through Wainfleet by Quad Niagara, an ATV club that serves the region and is bound under the Ontario ...

Trails Education Courses 2012

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

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Great Trails - Great People - June 17-20, 2012

Cycle and Celebrate the West Toronto Railpath June 16th. | Cycle ...
Event date: 16 June, 2012 - 13:00 - 16:00, Bike ride at 12:00 noon. Event Type: Festival / Special Event. The West Toronto Railpath is a beautiful and ...
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Need a brain boost? Take a walk
msnbc.com (blog)
They found that walking in a nature setting improved memory by as much as 16 percent over those that walked in an urban setting. The researchers (led by Marc Berman, a post-doctoral fellow at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute in Toronto) believe the ...
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Tough Mudder is looking for an Ontario Venue We have an event execution team with an excellent track record, every single event to date has been a huge success for the both parties, in fact we are returning to a number of our 2010 and 2011 venues this year. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have, my number is 718-285-7861. I have attached a couple useful documents introducing Tough Mudder and the benefits of hosting our event. Contact John Curran, Venue Scout. Commemorative War of 1812 Medal for Aboriginal Canadians MarketWatch (press release) Among these initiatives was the announcement of a War of 1812 Commemorative Banner that will be presented to First Nation and Metis communities, as well as Canadian Forces units, formations and establishments whose heritage embraces service in the War ... See all stories on this topic » New Medals Commemorate Aboriginal Alliances During War of 1812 Indian Country Today Media Network.com ... First Nation and Métis communities whose heritage is linked to the conflict. “Today I am pleased to unveil this medal as part of the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812,” said AAND Minister John Duncan in a statement. See all stories on this topic » We appreciate Ontario Trillium Foundation financial assistance.

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Bigger and better rally results

Bancroft This Week
... 2011 Rally of the Tall Pines as well as a cheque for the Bancroft Sled Dog Races. ...Competitors came from all over Ontario, five competitors were from ...

Fitness and Outdoor Contest | Green Living
Fitness and Outdoor Contest ... Mountain Equipment Co-op Outdoor Camping Kit ... 1 (one) bus pass to Algonquin Park and an Ontario Parks souvenir bag ...
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First time is a definite charm

Haliburton County Echo
Jillian Mayhew, the top Red Hawks Nordic ski finisher at the Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics championship, which were held at Glebe Park last ...

Ontario horsemen fight to keep share of slots money Globe and Mail Busloads of horsemen will arrive at Queen's Park in Toronto Wednesday afternoon to challenge an Ontario government review of what it calls a $345-million “subsidy” of thehorse racing industry. The buses will file in from around the province to meet on ... See all stories on this topic » Adventure Cycling director visits Detroit area to promote ... The Republic The new 518-mile Detroit Alternate takes cyclists through communities and landmarks from Oberlin, Ohio, to Owen Sound in Ontario, Canada. Lake salmon project earns award Mississauga The Lake Ontario Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program has been recognized with the Spring Fishing & Boat Show's Conservation Project of the Year Award. File photo The efforts of a number of organizations to help replenish Lake Ontario's salmon ... See all stories on this topic » Learn to Share the Road with Bikes Tonight at Rec Centre I on Stratford The Share the Road Cycling Coalition is a provincial cycling advocacy organization created to unitecycling organizations from across Ontario and work with ... Finally got my new kayak! - Ontario Fishing Community Home Finally got my new kayak!: now its time to set it up for fishing. ontariofishingcommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic... Stolen ATV from St. Clair Parkway  Chatham Daily News

An ATV has gone missing from a residence on St. Clair Parkway. ... The vehicle had Ontariolicense plates 24XC5 and is valued at approximately $5000.

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Kearney Dog Sled Races Good for North Muskoka Resorts

PR Web
Ontario's Near North tourism area offers visitors some of the best snowmobile trails in the province, as well as remarkable ice-fishing, Nordic ski trails ...

Puddle jumping under no one's authority
Haliburton County Echo
Every year snowmobilers from around Ontario make a pilgrimage of sorts to watch ... somebody who suddenly finds themselves on the trail and they're crossing ...

Ebike restrictions urged
Windsor Star
By Doug Schmidt, The Windsor Star January 30, 2012 9:42 PM WINDSOR, Ont. -- To ... advised administration is devising a new bicycle bylaw that will address ...


Milton council gives green light for velodrome
Hamilton Spectator
The town wants Infrastructure Ontario to cap the total construction cost at $40 ... donations and lobbying to have the indoor cycling track in Hamilton.

Ontario Forestry Association Conference 2012

Here's another conference of great interest to stewardship professionals. This year's OFA Annual Conference will explore forest health, human health, and the connections between them. They will examine these health issues from the perspective of Symptoms, Diagnosis and Prescriptions with the goal of helping to expand our understanding of what it takes to sustain a healthy forest and ways they can benefit our own physical, mental and economic health. 

To register, visit the Ontario Forestry Association at http://www.oforest.ca/index.php/_conference#registration

Bicycle Superhighways -- Pathways to Less Congestion and Healthier Urban ...
ThomasNet Industrial News Room
The city of London is developing a system of 12 bicycle highways that radiate from the center of the city to outer London. Bike highways are under development in Copenhagen, Denmark. A Torontoarchitect has even proposed the construction of a ...
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Nunatsiavut man to embark on month-long trek to Nunavik
Nunatsiaq News
But he spent a larger chunk of his life in Northern Ontario, and then Ottawa, ... when Kovalenko and his wife came to kayak Labrador's coast in 2011.

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Blue Preps for World Cup

Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre
by Catherine Thompson For a third year the Ski Cross will be held at ... This is the first time the Snowboard Cross competition has been held in Ontario.


Green Job: Group Facilitator, p/t, Trails Youth Initiatives, Newmarket ...
Green/Environmental Job in Ontario: Group Facilitator, p/t, Trails Youth Initiatives, Newmarket,Ontario, Canada. On Canada's Eco-Job Board, ...
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Casting bright lights on Nordic talents lights
Haliburton County Echo
By Darren Lum Glebe Park will be the most dynamic place when it opens its trails to more than a hundred young Nordic skiers from around central Ontario. The Haliburton Highlands Nordic Trail and Ski Club Association, in partnership with Lakefield ...
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Travel bucket list for kids

Toronto Sun
(Shutterstock) Learn how to dog sled on designated trails in Ontario Parks including Algonquin. Local outfitters teach the skills and cover the cost of the required park permit in their fees. (QMI Agency) Every winter at MacGregor Provincial Park on ...
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Speed a factor in snowmobile crash: OPP
The Barrie Examiner
A 51-year-old Innisfil woman is in serious condition in a Toronto hospital after the snowmobile she was driving struck a tree near Portage Trail, Saturday. Huronia West OPP say another group of snowmobilers came upon the woman's unconscious body in the ...
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Ontario gives Simcoe a plan
The Barrie Advance
Growth in the county was poised to follow that of York Region, where land ran out and developers leapfrogged over the greenbelt. In 2007, the province told local politicians to come up with a local growth plan. Simcoe County approved a plan, ...
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Eastern Ontario Paint Horse Club

Standard Freeholder
To promote Paint Horses by way of horse breeding, activities like horse shows, trail and pleasure riding and the like. • To promote good horsemanship, sportsmanship, husbandry and equitation. • To educate the public about the Paint Horse.
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Walking With A Camera: Toronto Photo Walks: Corso Italia
Toronto Photo Walks: Corso Italia. Good morning and good Monday everyone. It's been a little while since I posted anything. Been in a little bit of a funk ...
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Black History Month: Toronto & The Underground Railroad
Toronto.com
According to Rosemary Sadlier, president of the Ontario Black History Society, ... activity reached its peak — and the city's continual urban renewal, ...

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Drive to conditions, Sunset Trail Riders caution

Daily Miner and News
By Lloyd Mack Provincial Snowmobile Safety Week got underway Sunday with a reminder to snowmobilers from the Ontario Provincial Police and Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs that arriving home safely after every ride means making smart choices when ...
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Paramedic puts pen to paper
Tillsonburg News
The ORNGE crew covers all of Southwestern Ontario. ... There are also on-scene calls - traffic crashes, farm accidents, ATV and snowmobiles mishaps. ...


Stay off ice, OPP warn
Haliburton County Echo
... ATV and Vessel Enforcement (SAVE) team. Waterways throughout southern Ontario remain open or have insufficient ice to support the weight of a snowmobile ...

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Man lost in blizzard for two days burned money for warmth
Toronto Star
if you live in ontario most people have to burn money all the time in the winter just to stay warm...… jerry jordan "snowshoers use specialized footgear ...


Record prize purse of $18000 at stake in Ontario's biggest dog ...
Canada NewsWire
The Kearney Dog Sled races are all sanctioned by the Ontario Federation of Sled Dog Sports. Participants from Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec, the United States ...

Festival organizers hoping for snow

Kawartha Media Group
... for organizers of the Cannington Dog Sled Races and Winter Festival. The mild weather most of central Ontario has experienced this winter is expected to ...


City and Brock partner on large 1812 exhibit
St. Catharines Standard
... of Canadian Heritage's Bicentennial of the War of 1812 fund for money, ... In other 1812 news, members of the budget committee agreed to recommend the ...


Siemens Canada donates $10000 to the Enbridge Ride To Conquer ...
Canada NewsWire
... the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, as a result of Siemens employee, ... ChiefCycling Officer for The Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer. ...