Showing posts with label Niagara River. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Niagara River. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Ontario Trails News - ATV Safety, Cycling Safety, Land Management and more about Ontario Trails

This Summer Try Paddle Boarding and Kayaking the Great Lakes ...
Madison County Courier
Piyak Paddle owner Pia Hogue enjoys kayaking as an historic sailing ship ... Lake Ontario, Niagara River, and Lake Erie in New York and Pennsylvania.


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Trail Counts


Ever wondered who is using your trail and when? Looking for more than just a static count of trail activity? Tell others about what type of person is using your trail, what makes your trail a popular destination...and more!


We have your answer.

Utilizing smartphone technology trail users can now complete a short survey that:
  • Logs in the trip
  • Single counts individual users
  • Consolidates results for centralized reporting
  • Consultation on survey content.
  • We ask your questions - the facility manager asks what they want to know!
  • Allows for separate trail counting
  • Multi-season operation
  • 24/7collection
  • Identifies quality of trail experiences
  • Provides you feedback loop

Wherever there is a smartphone signal, and YOUR trailhead you could be gathering and collecting additional information that will make for a better trail! Got great trails? Get the feedback that keeps you in the know!
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Requests made to MNR overlooked
Haliburton County Echo
Under Ontario's environmental bill of rights, the MNR was obliged to consult ... One was to enable the continued grooming of cross-country ski trails under ...

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The North Bay Nugget
Police stated Matthews was located lying off the roadway near the ATV he was operating. The Ontario Provincial Police are continuing its investigation with ...


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Home News Students get free helmets and road safety advice...
insideTORONTO.com
In Ontario, children under 18 are required by law to wear a helmet when cycling on roadways or sidewalks. Parents can be charged for knowingly allowing children under 16 to do so. The Helmets on Kids campaign is a great starting point for children to ...
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Ontario Parks Association

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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Ontario Trails News - Activity, Trail Development, Trail Tourism, all happening on Ontario Trails!

10 injured in Ontario buggy crash
Sun News Network
... some of them seriously, when the horse-drawn buggy they were riding in ... The situation is not uncommon in many Southwestern Ontario communities, ...


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Cycling The Niagara River Recreation Trail: Ice Wine, War of 1812 ...
Gadling
They were on a wine tasting tour that brought them to several area vineyards mostly via the Niagara River Recreation Trail (NRRT) a 35-mile trail that hugs ...


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Parks and recreation celebrated this month
InsideHalton.com
... encouraging residents to visit the local parks, trails and bikeways. In celebration of recreation and parks month, which is recognized across Ontario, ...


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Guelph Outdoor Preschool takes the classroom to the meadow
Toronto Star
This is the setting of Ontario's first licensed outdoor preschool, scheduled to open this month on the sprawling pastoral grounds of the Ignatius Jesuit ...


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Minnetonka man dies while canoeing in Quetico; wife rescued
West Central Tribune
Seventy-five-year-old Elaine Barber and her 78-year-old husband, Dick, were on a three-week wilderness trip when their canoe overturned Sunday in the rapids of the Basswood River in Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario. Elaine Barber swam to shore and ...
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Feeling Congested? Cycle Toronto Rides with Chief Planner ...
Join this ride as part of City of Toronto Feeling Congested? consultation process. Meet at noon at the fountain at City Hall. Location: City Hall. 100 Queen Street ...
cycleto.ca/.../feeling-congested-cycle-toronto-rides-chief-plan...


protected bike lanes | I Bike Toronto
If all goes well Richmond and Adelaide will have protected cycle tracks by the end of next year. We don't get many chances like this in Toronto where we missed ...
www.ibiketo.ca/category/tags/protected-bike-lanes


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Missing ATV and trailer
Quinte News
Sometime overnight suspects stole a red ATV with the Ontario plate 40YH8 and a black utility trailer with the Ontario plate C5865W.


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Funding helps rebuild Short Hills trails
Welland Tribune
Members of the ShortHills Cycling Club trail crew work on a section of trail at Short Hills Provincial Park in St. Catharines Saturday morning. The club was given a $14,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant to purchase a trailer and equipment. Dan ...
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Why Toronto is putting pedestrians first
Globe and Mail
In Toronto – where huge transit plans threaten to overshadow simpler solutions for moving people, the mayor trumpets a pro-car line, and pedestrian collisions have been largely consistent for years – walking advocates and city staff are watching ...
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