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North Bay Canoe Club prepares for Ottawa
Bay Today
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Jason Murray posted in TORBA

Jason Murray 10:41am Jul 11 Some rather important news about Rouge National Urban Park and MTB. If you want legal riding in the park take the survey and let them know that. And if you're in the GTA area please try to attend one of the open houses. Action Alert: Support mountain bike access in the Rouge National Urban Park | International Mountain www.imbacanada.com Parks Canada is building a "people's park" in the heart of the Greater Toronto Area, and they are as...

Daval Hospice posted in 2nd Annual Moonlit Memory Walk

Daval Hospice 8:05pm Jul 10 If you would like to receive a regisration form to be able to tell the story of the person you are walking for email post back to this wall with your email address and will forward it to you!

Equine Canada Weekend Preview

July 11-15, 2012

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Want to be in the know? Equine Canada is pleased to provide a list of this week's competitions so you can follow your favourite sport or athlete. 

Competing at an Equine Canada-sanctioned competition?
Make sure you have your 2012 Equine Canada Sport Licence and 2012 provincial / territorial membership. A 2012 membership in your provincial or territorial association is required to purchase an Equine Canada Sport Licence.      

Equine Canada-Sanctioned Competitions

The following list features competitions sanctioned by Equine Canada. For a complete list of all Equine Canada-sanctioned competitions, visit http://bit.ly/zJBr2V  

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Info about the Rouge National Park. Parks Canada are looking for public input on the creation of the new Rouge Park: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/progs/np-pn/cnpn-cnnp/rouge/rouge1.aspx
Parks Canada has an online survey: http://pc.sondages-surveys.ca/s/rouge/?l=en

Bike helmet debate requires us to use our heads
EMC Ottawa East
Now, Ontario's chief coroner is recommending the provincial government make it illegal to bike without wearing a helmet. Well, come on. Just think of the arguments against such an absurd suggestion. First, people would have to spend upwards of $20 to ...
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Cyclists to Ride Entire Waterfront Trail from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Quebec Border
Canada NewsWire (press release)
TORONTO, July 12, 2012 /CNW/ - The fifth annual Great Waterfront Trail Adventure Tour, a 730 km supported end-to-end cycling tour of the Ontario waterfront and greenways, passing through 41 Ontario communities in eight days, begins on July 14, 2012 and ...

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Ontario Trail News - Develop, Use, Manage and Preserve Ontario Trails

Canadian Running » Forum » Magazine » Training » Looking for new ...
Check out Trail Running Canada at http://www.trailrunner.ca or facebook group ' Trail Running Canada' or 'Run Trails Ontario' (different group but still good). ...
runningmagazine.ca/forum/?wpforumaction=viewtopic...

GreenDoor at Edenglen to celebrate grand opening next weekend in Ontario
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
In addition, hiking and bike trails extend throughout the greater community, offering close-to-home fitness opportunities. With homeowner's association dues as low as $150 per month, a low 1.06 percent tax rate and CFD/Special Assessments of $1240 a ...
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Local Candidates Respond To Environmental Issues
NorthumberlandView.ca
We will make sure that major new developments are accessible by transit and other active modes of transportation, and provide facilities for cyclists. Ontario Liberals are committed to encouraging more people to use bicycles and other forms of ...
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Travel: Out for the day . . . in Prince Edward County
Waterloo Record
An excellent map is available on the Prince Edward County Tourism website. Locations for the county's “Taste Trail” (food and wine) and Arts Trail are also ...

Final debate.
InsideHalton.com
If it doesn't work, it goes,” he said, adding, “conservation authorities have done an excellent job preventing flood control in Ontario and I believe they'll do that job for many years to come.” Spohr said the NDP want to provide more funding to the ...
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Burton part of green challenge to Hudak
InsideHalton.com
The group is part of the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance, which is a watchdog and defender of Ontario's Greenbelt, whose vision is to make the Greenbelt a ...

59 Carden St.: Guelph's mayor enters provincial election fray on ...
“The Liberals, NDP and Green Party all responded to the first letter and their responses all support the Greenbelt. Ontario families deserve to know what Mr. ...
guelphmercury.blogs.com/.../guelphs-mayor-enters-provincial...

Outdoor Adventures - Learn to Cross Country Ski in Ontario Canada
All equipment is provided. Lessons are at Arrowhead Provincial Park. A special cross country ski package is available through the Tulip Inn, Huntsvlle, Ontario. ...
www.northernontario.travel/.../180-learn-to-cross-country-ski-...      

Ontario Trails News - Paddle, Bike, Hike or Ride

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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 ...
traveltips.usatoday.com/horseback-riding-southern-ontario-62...

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 ...
www.freedomsledder.com/forums/index.php?showtopic...

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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Ontario Trail News - Develop, Manage, Use and Preserve Trails

Cyclists gather to keep saws off trail Winnipeg Sun
... keep their saws off a rugged trail just east of the Manitoba-Ontario border. ... attraction in the area and could compromise the local tourism economy. ...


CottageCountryNow Article: Bikers, runners descend on Buckwallow ...
The Ontario Cup Muskoka Trail Run is coming to Buckwallow this Saturday, July 9 and will be followed by the Plastiglas Ontario Cup mountain bike race on ... www.cottagecountrynow.ca/community/.../article/1038969


Toronto through the lens of Frank Lemire blogTO (blog)
... when Toronto gets a good fog, you'll be sure to find me out in it. I love how it shrouds the city and how objects appear and disappear in the mist. I have vivid memories of my first heavy fog, walking along Kew Beach as it engulfed the waterfront. ... See all stories on this topic »

Walk the walk Toronto style - Local History & Genealogy
Walking tours are a wonderful way to discover Toronto. Tours are as varied as the city, and focus on everything from neighbourhoods to architectural ...
torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/.../walk-the-walk-toronto-st...


Historicist: A Handbook to the Royal Ontario Museum, 1956
Torontoist
Royal Ontario Museum teachers are taking historical items to Northern Ontario schools for pupils to study. Julia Laronde, North Bay, holds a snowshoe and an ...


Muppets, Bike Fix, Edgefest and what to do this weekend in Toronto NOW Toronto
Laneway Walking Tour While the city is trying to decide what wall art gets scrubbed and what survives, join up with this trek through Graffiti Alley and the hidden laneways of Queen W, Trinity Bellwoods and Little Portugal. 1 pm. Free. ...

Hiking Trails Acton Ontario Canada
Hiking Trails in Acton Ontario including acton, ontario, Hiking Trails,, Friends of Bronte Creek, bronte creek, friends of bronte, oakville creek,, ... www.knowaboutnetwork.com/csb.php?cityid=187&cat...


Hydrocut Hiking Trail Reviews || Tripleblaze.com Camping & Hiking
Hydrocut hiking trail reviews and photos. Plan your hike at Hydrocut or other Kitchener/waterloo,Ontario hiking trails. www.tripleblaze.com/3/2060/Hiking-Trails/Hydrocut.html


Six reasons to be optimistic about Lake Ontario's future
Toronto Star
The five-centimetre-long, iridescent fish had been displaced by alewife and smelt — you may have seen the latter washed up on the shore, says MacPherson, manager of habitat restoration for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. ...
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Biking Toronto's Don River Trail
Toronto's Don River Trail Text and Photos last updated: July 2011 Number of times we have biked this trail: 1 (walked it many times) The Basics:
www.travelblog.org/North-America/.../blog-625856.html


Bicycle lanes for the rest of us Ottawa Citizen
... doing only a so-so job of keeping eager cyclists off the segregated bike lane running east and west through downtown. “We're well behind. It's time for Ontario to catch up,” says Mona Abouhenidy, a strategic transportation planner for the city. ...
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A true adventure for cyclists
Standard Freeholder
"It's in all of the 41 communities on the Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence shoreline in Ontario." The event, she adds, also encourages people to use the eight days as a holiday. "This is a great way to spend a week, and everybody loves it. ...

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Sudbury Star outdoor photo contest winner - The Sudbury Star ...
Sudbury Star outdoor photo contest winner. Posted 9 hours ago. Cheryl Charette is this week's Sudbury Star outdoors photo contest winner. "This is the first year I have seen a Cedar Waxwing at my cherry trees," she wrote with her ...
The Sudbury Star

Overcoming cancer prepared paddlers for test
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content Eight young cancer survivors from across the country, including a Quebec man, are preparing for an 11-day kayak trip in Ontario. ...



Up a creek without enough patience
Winnipeg Free Press
Over the ensuing years, I continued to do a lot of paddling, but all of it involved flatwater canoe andkayak trips. I spent 10 days in Ontario's Quetico ...

Trail Smart

Body found in Uxbridge Twp. Toronto Sun
By Kevin Connor ,Toronto Sun A person out for a walk Friday night in Uxbridge Twp. discovered a body by the side of the road, Durham Regional Police said. Police criminal, homicide forensic experts were at the scene Saturday trying to determine what ... See all stories on this topic »




18-year-old dies in ATV crash, fourth death in Ottawa area in a week
Ottawa Citizen
Canada Day weekend saw three people killed due to ATV accidents in the Ottawa area, none of whom were wearing helmets, despite the fact that it is mandatory in Ontario and Quebec. Laurie Angela Moffat, 36, of Rockland was killed on a trail near ...

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