Showing posts with label Jane Jacobs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jane Jacobs. Show all posts

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Ontario Trails - Paddle, Bike, Hike or Ride Ontario's Trails

Scarborough residents ride to help conquer cancer
insideTORONTO.com
Raul Pavon, a computer technician, and Jason Ettorre, a teacher at Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute, are part of "Steve's Cycle Paths" team and will be cycling 200 kilometres from Toronto to Niagara Falls over two days in the Enbridge Ride to ...
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Stickin' with the Union | Mez Dispenser
None of them will show up when you Google “Cycle Toronto”. Same goes for YouTube, where hundreds of videos will no longer show up, when people search ...
meslin.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/stickin-with-the-union/


Jane's Walk - Explore Neighbourhoods in Toronto, Across Canada ...
Jane's Walks are held in honour of the memory of Jane Jacobs, a writer and activist who wanted to make cities more liveable. Although Jane's Walks can be ...
toronto.about.com/od/springeventsintoronto/a/Janes-Walk.htm



York Region risks empty bike lanes as legacy
YorkRegion.com
But what was revealing about the survey was that Vaughan ranked dead last in the walking or bikingto work category. Even places such as North Bay, Ontario and Red Deer, Alta. scored better. Getting on a bike in most suburbs is fraught with danger.
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Maybe walk or bike a little more
Canada.com
Toronto blogger, James Schwartz, wrote last year that "Americans work two hours each day to pay for their cars." He calculated that the money an 'average' American spends on car ownership each year equates to about 500 hours of paid work.
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Keep safety in mind for Easter weekend
NorthernLife.ca
The Easter Holiday Weekend is one of the busiest weekends of the year on Ontario'shighways, trails and waterways. Many families and friends are getting together to enjoy the outdoors or celebrate the Easter Holiday. Others are opening their cottages ...
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Eastern Ontario leads Canadian War of 1812 'charge' into Ogdensburg
EMC St. Lawrence
Major John Godzinski, Ph.D., associate professor of history at the Royal Military College, Dr. Gregory Baran, MD, a medical historian in Kingston and Nancy Binnie, MSc., senior scientist at the Canadian Conservation Institute in Ottawa are three of the ...
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Iditarod committee announces inaugural Wildcat Race
Juneau Empire
The organizing committee of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race recently announced the ... and is growing in popularity in Quebec, Ontario, and Eastern Canada.



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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Ontario Trails News - May 5, 2011 - Round Up

Kelso Conservation Area Entry RoadImage by uLight.Me via FlickrDSC_0080.NEFImage by Digitalnative via Flickr
Valentine opens season at podium The Barrie Advance
The 2011 On
tario Cup Downhill mountain bike season got of to a good start for Wasaga Beach's Jennifer Valentine at Kelso Conservation area in Milton. ...






The Weekender: Jane's WalkToronto Comic Arts Festival and six other can't ...
Toronto Life
Inspired by urban writer/activist Jane Jacobs, this festival of walking tours, led byToronto-loving volunteers, is all about seeing the city with new eyes. With over 170 walks to choose from, we've narrowed our selection down to three: (Video) Eyes on ...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011 7:00 PM
Thickson Woods Waterfront Trail 3350 Thickson rd., South Whitby, ON L1N 9Z7



City launches walking tour website
Globe and Mail
Walking shoes, water bottle, sunscreen, hat – all there? Great, you're ready to rediscover the city through 26 self-guided walks. The City of Toronto has launched a new website just in time for the summer that showcases discovery walks all across the...

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'Jane's Walks' to celebrate Ottawa, Jane Jacobs
Ottawa Citizen
Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urbanist and activist who lived in New York City before moving toToronto in 1968. When she died, a group of her friends came up with the idea of Jane's Walk as a way of honouring her ideas. Jane's Walk began in Toronto in ...
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Cherry Blossom Walk High Park Toronto Sunday May 1st 9:45 AM ...
It was cool and gray last year but still spectacular. I love this walk! Please update your RSVP if you cannot attend.We will go rain or shine.
www.meetup.com/Mississauga-Oakville.../16979716/



Thousand Trails | The Toronto Travel Blog
I am working at a haunted trail this year for Halloween. We just made a MySpace for better means of advertising, and employees with accounts were asked to ...
www.reigntoronto.com/thousand-trails/



Remembering Danny Kassap
National Post
He'd run something like 120 miles a week — with a full-time job — but his body could handle it because he basically floated down the trails.” On Sunday evening, Kassap passed away at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. He was 28. ...
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Four western NY wine trails to hold events this weekend
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The Canandaigua, Lake Ontario, Cayuga and Niagara wine trails are holding spring-related events, most of which include seeds or plants, this weekend. The 2011 Canandaigua Wine Trail's "Plant Yourself in the Finger Lakes" will be held from 11 am to 5 pm ...
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All-women canoe adventure film screens tonight
Guelph Mercury
The film follows an eclectic group of women from Toronto — all strangers — who embark on a wilderness canoe trip in the wilds of Temagami in northern Ontario. Shot on location in the north, the film takes an in-depth look at the dynamics that emerge ...
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Conservation authorities: Ontario's unsung heroes
Eastern Ontario AgriNews
Afterwards there was a presentation from Conservation Ontario's General Manager Don Pearson. Pearson has served in that position since 2005. He gave an outline of Conservation Ontario, goals that the organization has and challenges it faces. ...
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Hiking in... | Facebook
Hiking in Ontario...spring hiking getaway options with overnight ... Hiking Getaways north of Toronto Hike Ontario Vacation Packages with hiking trails ...
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Ontario Environment Network - Announcements
From April through October each year, Trails Open Ontario promotes trail use and education, natural heritage conservation, stewardship, as well as physical ...
oen.ca/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0...862...



Cycling signs rolling into Cramahe
Cramahe Now
In 2007, 1.5 million visitors participated in cycling activities in Ontario. Cycle tourists spend more as they are largely made up of middle to senior professionals with higher-than-average incomes and they span all ages with the majority falling ...
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Let's Get Outside, And Get Moving!
To ring in spring, Live Right Now is kicking off a month-long celebration of the great outdoors.
Join us each day and challenge yourself to get outside and get active!

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