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Happy trails to all in Durham Region

durhamregion.com
May is the perfect time to hit Durham's trails -- on two feet or on two wheels -- as the warm weather brings nature back to life. What a great way to get active and shed those winter pounds, while taking in the sights of Lake Ontario's gorgeous ...

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Heritage Toronto announces 2012 spring program of walking tours: 39 free ...
Canadian Architect
This year is Heritage Toronto's 18 th year of delivering free heritage walking tours all across the city. Held most weekends from April to September, this year's 39 Heritage Toronto tours offer residents and visitors an opportunity to discover ...
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Teena in Toronto: Jane's Walk - Fort York and 200 Years of ...
I live in Toronto, Canada, with my husband, Gord, and our two kitties, Morgan and ... Victoria Memorial Square, Toronto, ON · Dog walking at Victoria Memorial ...
www.teenaintoronto.com/.../janes-walk-fort-york-and-200-yea...

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

Mississauga and Toronto Half Marathon walk divisions | WoW ...
We are so proud of our walkers who gave these races their best effort, including WoW Coach Sandra who walked a 2:38:49 PB in Mississauga. Fantastic results ...
wowpowerwalking.com/wp/?p=2564

Beavergate : Lodge is now EMPTY of Beavers in Guindon Park in ...
Cornwall Free News
... a request to a 90 Day Moratorium to Beaver trapping in the City Controlled Nature trail. ... but it's been over a week since any activity has been seen.


Ontario Travel: A great family weekend in Niagara Falls
Toronto Star
The Niagara Recreation Trail was opened in 1986 and it hugs the Canadian shore of the Niagara River as it rushes between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. It's closer to the river's canyon walls than is the parkway, which so impressed the British Prime ...
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Ontario Water Trails

Local cyclist's death prompts call for release of provincial cycling strategy
Waterloo Record
“As legislators, we must do more — we must make our streets safer for cyclists,” the MPP for the Toronto riding of Davenport said during Question Period. “We know how — invest in bike lanes, paved shoulders and bike paths on Ontario roads and highways.
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This summer, newcomers discover Toronto by bike
Canada NewsWire (press release)
TORONTO, May 10, 2012 /CNW/ - Newcomers are getting to know Toronto by bike this summer, with a program offered by CultureLink Settlement Services in partnership with Cycle Toronto. Bike Host matches new immigrants who are interested in cycling with ...
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Camping without a car made possible by the Ontario Parkbus Initiative
Canada NewsWire
... including award-winning Bike Train Initiative and the Welcome Cyclists Network. MountainEquipment Co-op and the Ontario Ecotourism Society are the ...


A War of 1812 battle retreat
Brockville Recorder and Times
The Victoria Rose Inn in Gananoque is offering guests a special 1812 picnic of heritage food on a private island. The outing includes a boat tour highlighting where Captain Forsyth landed with American troops to raid Gananoque.
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1812: the war that changed Canada
EMC Frontenac
The original Fort Henry was built in Kingston in 1812 on the high ground of Point Henry. The present fort was constructed between 1832 and 1837. EMC Lifestyle - Proceeding much like a Monty Python skit or Peter Sellers movie, the War of 1812 ...
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Brighton and Norwood students create heritage minute
Northumberland News
1812 ENSS. BRIGHTON -- Lawrence Weese and Amberly Thomson review the troops at Lang Pioneer Village near Keene Ontario. Student drill teams from East Northumberland Secondary School and Norwood District High School were there recently to record a video ...
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Local Police Briefs
The Sudbury Star
Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police have arrested and charged a UCCM Anishnaabe ... the unit and uniformed officers concentrated their efforts on ATV and ...

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Urban walking tour festival hits suburban Ottawa

Ottawa Citizen
By CHLOÉ FEDIO, The Ottawa Citizen May 6, 2012 9:23 PM The Barrhaven walk was one of 50walks held over the May 5 weekend in Ottawa as part of Jane's Walk, a festival of urban walkingtours designed by volunteers for their neighbours.
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Off road trails in southern ontario - Jeep Wrangler Forum
Im wondering if anyone knows of any LEGAL trails in southern ontario for my jeep .
www.wranglerforum.com/.../off-road-trails-in-southern-ontari...

Residents can learn about impact of War of 1812 on Toronto
insideTORONTO.com
A unique series of lectures, debates and conversations is being planned to commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and its impact on Toronto neighbourhoods. The Bicentennial Talks pools the resources of Toronto's major cultural and heritage ...
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Ontario Trails Education Program - Book Now!

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.

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

Two killed, one critically injured following weekend crashes
Waterloo Record
A female pedestrian and a male cyclist were killed after they were struck by vehicles on Saturday and Sunday. A female cyclist suffered life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a vehicle on Saturday afternoon. All of the collisions happened in ...
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Your Guide to Jane's Walk 2012 | events | Torontoist
Torontoist is about Toronto and everything that happens in it.
torontoist.com/2012/05/your-guide-to-janes-walk-2012/

New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Joins Avenza PDF Maps App Digital Map Store
MarketWatch (press release)
TORONTO, May 07, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher(R) cartographic software for Adobe(R) Illustrator(R) and Geographic Imager(R) geospatial tools for Adobe Photoshop(R), announces that the New York-New Jersey ...
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Ride the Ravine - charity bike ride through Toronto's ravines | I Bike ...

Evergreen Brick Works will be hosting their inaugural charity bike ride “Ride the Ravines” on Sunday, June 17, in support of accessible cycling in the GTA.
www.ibiketo.ca/.../ride-ravine-charity-bike-ride-through-toron...

Toronto marathon and Mississauga marathon? Runners forced to choose
Toronto Star
“I just love the (Toronto) event,” he said. “You stick to what you know. ... changed this year, moving the finish line from Queen's Park to Ontario Place.

Windsor's happy trails: Ojibway Park
OurWindsor.ca
Now that Spring is upon us, lace up those muddy hiking boots and trek through ... For more information about Southwestern Ontario trails or local hikes in ...

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Ontario Trails News - May 10, 2011 - Morning Round Up

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Wolfpak racers spin into Ontario Cup circuit NorthernLife.ca
Angela Keefe, a member of the Walden Mountain Bike Club Wolfpak Racing team, took second place in her category in the first Ontario Cup race of the season. ...
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Naturalists club turns 50 The Barrie Advance
Naturalists club turns 50. Canoe tours of the Wye Marsh have always offered a ... hand with variousevents that are part of the Ontario Nature Federation of ...
Conservation Ontario  Federation of Ontario Naturalists

Bixi makes you feel pretty, and other first impressions Open File
All of this is explained in a few lines of copy printed on the credit-card terminal of each station (the same copy as that used on the Bixi Toronto website), but the dog-walking man was finding the wording confusing. "So, you rent the bike for 24 hours ... See all stories on this topic »

Photo Miles Storey-Torontoist

Walking the Jane's Walk: Torontoist: Toronto News, Events ...
This walk spotlights Toronto's rich labour history, with stops at sites such as where anarchist Emma Goldman lay in state and where printers held a strike ...
mobile.torontoist.com/2011/05/janes_walk.php




Don Valley Trail - Toronto off leash dog park reviews and pictures
List of leash free dog parks in Toronto including detailed reviews and pictures of each park. torontodogparks.com/don-valley.php


Toronto GTA trails anywhere?
Hey Just wanted to know if anyone's knows of some trails in the GTA are. Maybe about an hour or outside surrounding cities. Nothing to crazy. www.jk-forum.com/showthread.php?177176-Toronto-GTA...
Toronto Trails Central Ontario Trails


Cycle shop set to re-open on Queen St. W. Toronto Sun
By Kevin Connor ,Toronto Sun It was February 2008 when a fire started on a historic block of Queen St. W. between Portland St. and Bathurst St., forced Duke's to relocate to Richmond St. W. The fire started in a basement five doors away and there is ... See all stories on this topic »

On Bicycle Boulevards in Toronto | Facebook
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, ... www.facebook.com/notes/spacing/on.../219107754768846?...
Ontario Cycling Trails


The hunt is on for a serial garden killer St. Catharines Standard
"It's definitely on our top 10 most unwanted list for invasive species," said Jamieson, a restoration specialist with the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority. "You'll find it pretty much anywhere there is woodland in Niagara. ... See all stories on this topic »


Results: Newspaper / Recreation -- Trails / Chronicle-Journal ...
"Kinghorn line seen as tourism product," Chronicle-Journal, 14 Jan 2011, A4 abandoned Kinghorn CN line ; conversion ; four seasons recreational trail ... images.ourontario.ca/gateway/results?q=&fsu...
North Western Ontario Trails


WARNING Don't Go Without “Ultimate Guide to Trail Running” Snowshoe Magazine
Too many manufacturers view trail runners as essentially hikers who just go a little faster . . . .” The book also covers snowshoeing, identifying the sport ...
Get Out There, Ontario Running Trails


Explore on your way to Montreal Kansas City Star
50 plant collections, plus hiking trails. 680 Plains Road West, Burlington, Ontario; 905-527-1158 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            905-527-1158      end_of_the_skype_highlighting;rbg.ca. You don't need Bieber fever to enjoy a museum dedicated to shoes. Besides crooner Justin's purple sneakers, the history of what we put on our ... See all stories on this topic »


Ripping the sandpit/trails near Borden Ontario
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRvKTeVzvmI am on the yz250 with the camra and my friends rideing my cr125..more to follow. www.thadpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14479
Ontario Motorcycle Trails OFTR

Ontario Trails News - May 7, 2011 - Morning Round Up

Image via WikipediaCanoe club camps help promote love of paddling
Your Ottawa Region
At the end of the two weeks the athletes get to participate in a regatta at the Rideau Canoe Club or at another one in Eastern Ontario. ...


A storm of athletes headed for Northumberland County
Northumberland News
Each event is made up of trekking (hiking/jogging), mountain biking and paddling sections ..."People from all over Ontario travel to Northumberland County, ...


Rocky Mountain Bicycles Ontario Demo Events - Mountain Bike Review
Rocky Mountain Bicycles Ontario Demo Events Eastern Canada. ... Mountain Bike OntarioFestival - Kelso - July 16th * riders must register through Skiis and ...
forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=706735


                                 Image via WikipediaJane's Walk this weekend Canadian Architect
Free walking tours held on the first weekend of May each year are led by locals who want to create a space for resident
s to talk about what matters to them in the places they live and work. Since its inception in Toronto in 2007, Jane's Walk has ... See all stories on this topic »


Twitter / Ontario Trails:
Hey "likers" of Ontario Trails. We need your help in two easy ways. 1) Could you check out our blog and perhaps... http://fb.me/Us1Jj44r. twitter.com/ontrails/status/63221023356620801


Image via WikipediaLocal News Briefs 
The Sudbury Star
More than 650 people participated in the 2011 RBC Hike for Hospice on May 1, raising $125000, ...Timmins, New Liskeard, Sturgeon Falls and Toronto.




Toronto's Trail Map: Just the Ticket for Torontonians | Good News ...
The City of Toronto publishes a map, “Exploring Toronto's Parks and Trails,” which details 800 kilometres of opportunities for green space exploration ...
www.goodnewstoronto.ca/.../toronto’s-trail-map-just-the-ticket...


Pedestrian link over QEW and Red Hill Creek completed Hamilton Spectator
The city has completed its $14-million East Hamilton Trail and Waterfront Link project, which provides an off-road pedestrian gateway over the QEW and the creek and is part of Hamilton'srecreational trail network. Construction for the pedestrian link, ... See all stories on this topic »

Fort York Pedestrian Cycle Bridge: City of Toronto
After spending $1.3-million and three years on planning, the city is halting work on a $22-million foot bridge to Fort York designed to be a landmark on par ...
toronto.typepad.com/fortyorkbridge/toronto-city-clerk/


View topic - History of fish Stocking and Culture in Ontario ...
Trip Reports, Manitoba, Manitoba Discussion & Resources, Manitoba Trip Reports, Ontario, OntarioDiscussion & Resources, Ontario Trip Reports, Quebec, Que. ... myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=24359


Help save the turtles in Oshawa, Clarington and Whitby Newsdurhamregion.com
The first-ever turtle conservation workshop is being hosted by Central Lake Ontario Conservationon Monday, May 16, in an effort to protect native turtle populations in the coastal wetlands of Oshawa, Clarington and Whitby. ... See all stories on this topic »



Seaton Hiking Trail, Whitevale
Hike start at 10:00 a.m. and ends around 1:00
The Seaton Trail follows historic hunting and fishing routes on the creek, used for centuries by aboriginal people. In pioneer times, the creek and valley became the site of several water powered mills. A former grist mill stills exists at Whitevale.