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Kayak Challenge promising a fun weekend for Timmins
Timmins Times
You don't need to paddle hard to have a full adventure experience in the Great Canadian Kayak Challenge and Festival on in Timmins this weekend. The annual kayak event, featured among the top 100 Festival and Events in Ontario, officially begins ...
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Canoe and kayak races expanded to include paddleboards
CottageCountryNow.ca
The inaugural paddling event, held last year on the Saturday of the Thanksgiving weekend, was voted as “Race of the Year” by members of the Ontario Marathon Canoe and Kayak Racing Association. Organizers are planning to capitalize on the popularity of ...
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Trail Education Courses -  23 Sessions and Counting We have it all - 14 modules - and soon On-Line! Book Today.

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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

Tour de Greenbelt in Rouge Park! - September 15, 2012 | Ontario ...

Hello! I hope you are enjoying the summer in spite of the extreme heat. We are in the process of planning another Tour de Greenbelt in Rouge Park and would ...ontario.sierraclub.ca/node/

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St. Lawrence Parkway, Hiking, Kingston Waterfront - Ontario Trails
Ontario is uploading more expenses from municipalities, helping to reduce costs for municipalities and local families. This year, court security costs are being ...
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Barrie needs to think bikes: cyclists
The Barrie Advance
Ontario should adopt a 'complete streets' approach to guide redevelopment of existing roads and the creation of new neighbourhoods to consider cyclists as well as drivers. * Ontario should develop an Ontario Cycling Plan to establish a vision for ...

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Mountain Bike Program Intern, stipend, Sacred Rides Mountain Bike ...
Mountain Bike Program Intern, stipend, Sacred Rides Mountain Bike Adventures, Toronto, Ontario Date posted to RCEN & GoodWork: Aug 22 2012 ...
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Dancers bring Scottish culture to Kayak Festival
Timmins Press
The Dalriada Scottish Dancers, from the Northern Ontario Scottish School of Dance, will be performing at the Great Canadian Kayak Challenge and Festival on Saturday at 4 p.m. Here, a group of NOSSD student pose for a photo with World Champion ...
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Cyclist Memorial Set Up in Toronto For Joe Mavec : TreeHugger
We have a sad ritual in Toronto; one week after a cyclist is killed, Members of ARC, Cycle Toronto and the Bike Pirates, along with other interested cyclists, ...
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IMBA festival blazes through Oro
The Barrie Advance
"The day is for people who like to enjoy the outdoors, and to raise money and awareness for Ontario's beautiful trail system.” This year's spacious venue will offer a mini-skills area for kids, competitions, skill clinics, performances by mountain bike ...
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Central Ontario » Archive » KWP Fun Run Week 8 – Minimal Water ...
By calereeder
Question-how many challenging kayaking events can you come up with to run on a river that is facing ongoing record low flows? Answer – I don't know, but the KWP Fun Run Series keeps coming up with them. Last week's challenge- get all ...
World Kayak - encouraging whitewater...

Applications for funding through the new Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund are being accepted until August 24, 2012.

Southwest Challenge Cycling Tour | Ontario Cycling Association
By Greg
Posted by Greg in OCA News Monday, 13 August 2012 11:05 No Comments. The London Centennial Wheelers and London Cycling Club is proud to present the first annual Southwest Challenge cycling tour on Saturday September 8th, 2012, ...
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 ONTARIO TRAILS COUNCIL E-NEWS - Every Friday

---

    • Local Trail News 
 
    • Trail Education Program
 
    • Trail Heros
 
    • Trailhead Ontario
 
    • Activity and User Updates

     View it Here

Trails Education Courses 2012

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 

Website

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We appreciate the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation

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

Tour de Greenbelt in Rouge Park! - September 15, 2012 | Ontario ...

Hello! I hope you are enjoying the summer in spite of the extreme heat. We are in the process of planning another Tour de Greenbelt in Rouge Park and would ...ontario.sierraclub.ca/node/

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Exotic Ontario: A capital adventure
National Post
By day we'd kayak through placid lakes and wildlife-rich wetlands. ... Scott, our amiable guide from 1000 Islands Kayaking, had printed up radar imagery of ...

Canadian Cyclist - 2011 University Cup Mountain Bike Race Series ...
Posted by Editoress on 09/22/11. University Cup Mountain Bike Race Series: Race #1. The first of the Ontario University Cup Series mountain bike races took ...
www.canadiancyclist.com/dailynews.php?id=22739

NOW Magazine // Daily Event Listings // Toronto Trails Festival ...
Toronto Trails Festival: Toronto Botanical Gardens Explore the ravines and parks from Lawrence and Leslie to Lawrence and Yonge. Admission: Free ...
www.nowtoronto.com/news/listing.cfm?listingid...1

Hike Ontario Summit - Coureurs de Bois Voyageur Trail Outdoors ...
Arrangements for the Hike Ontario Summit MeetingSept 30-Oct 2, are progressing well and we anticipate a successful meeting will ensue. ...coureursdeboiselliotlake.blogspot.com/.../hike-ontario-summit...        

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Six hot spots for Kingston trail runners
Our Kingston
I should have mentioned that a park pass is required at Little Cat (daily or annual), but it also gets you into Gould Lake too. A park pass is also required at Frontenac Park. The annual or seasonal pass is good at any Ontario Provincial Park. ...
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 City of Toronto presents urban design awards
Daily Commercial News
Two awards of excellence were given: One to The Fort York Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge at Strachan Avenue and the other to the city's Avenue and Mid-Rise Buildings study. Honourable mentions went to the OCAD Univeristy Capital Master Plan and the ...
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Merritt building a wake of success in adaptive rowing
NorthernLife.ca
Thomas Merritt, an adaptive rowing coach with the Sudbury Canoe Club, ... He arrived in northern Ontario with an established background in rowing, ...

Image via WikipediaKayaks on Lake Ontario | Stock Photo | iStockphoto.com
Download a royalty-free stock photo of Kayaks on Lake Ontario by Gord Horne( copyright) from iStockphoto.com.
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Protecting the Great Lakes The Ontario Way | The Ontario Way ...
Ontario now has the toughest standards in North America for water quality ... waterfront bike rides in Toronto or cross-country skiing with my mom over the ice on ...
www.theontarioway.ca/protecting-the-great-lakes

Liberals cutting off access to the North: PCs  
The Sudbury Star - Rita Poliakov - 1 hour ago "Dalton McGuinty has made it harder for people to enjoy the trails. We'll introduce Ontario to the Yours to Discover Act. We will allow local government to ...

Hike Ontario Summit - Coureurs de Bois Voyageur Trail Outdoors ...
Arrangements for the Hike Ontario Summit MeetingSept 30-Oct 2, are progressing well and we anticipate a successful meeting will ensue. ...coureursdeboiselliotlake.blogspot.com/.../hike-ontario-summit...

Upcoming Community Events

1.   Call for Artists - Juried Exhibition - Brockville - Entry Deadline 14 Oct. NEW!

2.   The Frontenac Challenge! - Frontenac Provincial Park - Sep & Oct. NEW!

3.   Alchemy in Colour Exhibition - Brockville - 15 Sep. through 26 Oct. NEW!

4.   Paddle the Arch Rideau Tour - Upper Brewers to Jones Falls - 24 Sep. NEW!

5.   Paddle the Arch Fall Tour Series - Frontenac Arch Region - NEW!

6.   Pedal for Paws Bike Ride - Brockville - Saturday 24 Sep. NEW!

7.   Family Fish Fry - Gananoque - Saturday 24 Sep. NEW!

8.   TIFAA Arts Show and Sale - Malloytown Landing - 16-25 Sep. NEW!

Helmets or squashed pumpkins
Northumberland News
All winter long snowmobiles travelled down Burnbrae Road at far greater speeds then any ATV I've seen going. Burnbrae Road is part of the E-108 Ontario ...

Hike Haliburton, Ontario – September 23, 24 & 25 2011
TravelVideo.tv
Join the folks in the Haliburton Highlands for the 9th Annual Hike Haliburton Festival. Explore the natural and cultural heritage of the Highlands or just ... 

Watson betters the beast
Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin
An Outdoor Concert in the afternoon featured the award winning Sam Roberts Band ... While the majority of riders in this event came from across Ontario, ... 

Contest winners spend 'fantastic' days on local cycling routes
Northumberland Today
The routes, provided through Northumberland Tourism, included cycling past Lake Ontario, or along its shores, past orchards and with views of grand old homes, she said. The pair, who live in the High Park area of Toronto where Thorsten bikes to work ...
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Canoe in Killarney Park, Ontario | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Canoeing on a lake in Killarney Park, Ontario, Canada.
www.flickr.com/photos/vincephoto/6010402108/

North Bay Canoe Club Qualifies 45 Races at Nationals
Bay Today
By Chris Dawson North Bay Canoe Club Midget's Zach Pecore and Adam Arthurs in the C-2 racing at the Eastern Ontario Division Championships. Photo submitted. ...


Daytrip: Water sports for warm summer days
National Post
Counties across Southern Ontario have put a ban on outdoor fires, ... Kayak and canoe outfitter Grand Experiences will provide you with equipment and a map ...

Museum education officer, Longwoods Road Conservation , Ontario ...
Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority is looking for a Museum education officer in Longwoods Road Conservation , Ontario.
ontario.jobs-open.ca/.../on-longwoods-road-conservation-onta...

 Toronto Society of Architects on Eventbrite
Join the Toronto Society of Architects' guided walking tours and learn about some of the city's best contemporary architecture. ...
www.eventbrite.com/org/159299344?s=4857513

Ontario's walking club wants you - Ontario Now
The Healthy Ontario Club is looking for more public participation for their weekly 5k walks around the downtown area. The walks are every Sunday at 8 a.m. ...
www.insidesocal.com/.../ontarios-walking-club-wants-yo.html

Unique partnership will upgrade Puslinch Tract trails
Waterloo Record
The Ontario Equestrian Federation recently donated $2000 to the Waterloo-Wellington Hunt, a group of equestrians who use the tract to “drag hunt,” where fox scent is spread on a rag and then dragged through the woods for hunting hounds to follow. ...

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Trails Open Ontario | General
Event: 'Trails Open Ontario', Print ... Discover the Waterford Heritage Trail as part of Trails Open Ontario. FREE 1- hr guided walk tours at 10am and 2pm ...
www.hnhu.org/index.php?option=com_jcalpro...

Community Calendar
Community Press
5 - 15 — The Second Annual Week of community and cultural events celebrating the .... Every Thursday morning 9:30 am Friends of Ferris Weekly Walking Group. ...


Horseback Riding in Southern Ontario | Travel Tips - USAToday.com
Horseback riding gets you active outdoors and gives you a way to enjoy the surrounding landscape. In Southern Ontario, plenty of trails that wind through ...
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New eyes on old footpath
London Free Press
... for the Nordic sports, such as cross-country skiing and the biathlon. ... 35, a Saunders secondary school and University of Western Ontario grad. ...

Former MPP among inductees to Agricultural Wall of Fame
Northumberland News
He was appointed to the Fertilizer Institute of Ontario. ... Mr. Best was involved in the formation of the Hastings Heritage Trail and the Monteagle ...

Thank You Tourism Ontario - FreedomSledder.com
“Our 34000 kilometres of snowmobile trails, operated by our 228 community-based clubs, are an economic cornerstone of winter tourism in Ontario,” said ...
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Highlight our capital as a unique cycling destination
Ottawa Citizen
We have dozens of websites providing information on cycling routes, bike-friendly accommodations, bike safety, hazardous streets to avoid, winter cycling, bike rentals and repairs. We have Ontario's only segregated bike lanes in the downtown core, ...
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Caterers prepare for onslaught
The Kingston Whig-Standard
It's also a big deal for all of Ontario as this is the first time the tour has been held in this province. "For a few years now, cyclists have been asking us to hold the Grand Tour Desjardins in Ontario," said Joelle Sevigny, executive director of Velo ...

Cyclist rallies into shape for Canada fundraiserYorkRegion.com
Mr. Mitchell isn't totally unfamiliar with participating in cycling fundraisers. He has donned a number in the Tour for Kids Ontario event the past five years. “There has been a number of people we know that have unfortunately lost the battle (with ...

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