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Get Out There Webpage Good afternoon and happy Friday! Before many of you head out for the long weekend, I wanted to let you know about an opportunity for cycling races, tours and events to be represented at ExpoCycle's upcoming "Public Day" this September. On Saturday, September 8th Canada’s bicycle industry trade show will open its doors to the public for one day only! Not-for-profit cycling events are invited to take advantage of a FREE BOOTH at the Get Out There-sponsored Race & Event Pavilion at ExpoCycle’s Public Day on Saturday, September 8th. Additionally, booths are being offered to for-profit events at a very low rates. Interested events should contact robert@podia.ca for more information or to reserve a booth. A limited number of booths are available as part of this promotion – reserve today to avoid disappointment! Hamilton, Ontario: Waterfall Capital Of The World WGRZ-TV Chris Hamilton is Information Officer for the Hamilton Conservation Authority. "We have at present count, approximately 142 waterfalls that cross the escarpment in the city of Hamilton. Just in this West end, just in this area, the geographic area around the ... See all stories on this topic »  Seven local paddlers qualify for Ontario Games The North Bay Nugget Megan Zhou, 13, and Abbey Krajc, 14, won their K-2 bantam girls' heat on the weekend during the North Bay Canoe Club's Ontario Summer Games qualifying regatta. (Dave Dale ... Megan Zhou and Abby Krajac came in first place in the K-2 500-m event. See all stories on this topic » www.conservationontario.ca P.O. Box 11, 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket Ontario L3Y 4W3. Tel: (905) 895- 0716 Fax: (905) 895-0751 Email: info@conservationontario.ca. 1 ... www.conservation-ontario.on.ca/.../COSubmissionBill100GLP... Canal corporation hiring three new people Welland Tribune The new staff will plan 2013 events such as the Ontario Basketball Championships, the InternationalCanoe Federation Championships, and the Niagara Open Water Festival. SPORT TOURISM FACTS. • Events coming to the Welland Recreational Waterway ... See all stories on this topic » Muslim cyclist's plan to visit 30 mosques complicated by bike theft CBC.ca A Toronto Muslim who has pledged to cycle to 30 mosques during Ramadan has been forced off the road. Himy Syed had received a new bicycle as a Ramadan gift from his brother and sister-in-law so he could blog and tweet stories about the various Muslim ... See all stories on this topic » Police launch 'Pedestrian Smart Walk' campaign Global Toronto TORONTO - Police officers were on Danforth Avenue Friday morning warning pedestrians about the dangers of using phones and other electronic devices while walking. Officers handed out safety pamphlets and sharing tips during the 'Pedestrian Smart ... See all stories on this topic »  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 Facebook 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 Info about the Rouge National Park. Parks Canadaare 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  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/5348

Get Outdoors Ontario - On Ontario Trails!

Don't say we didn't warn you
SooToday.com
Boaters and all terrain vehicle (ATV) riders should also be aware that the OPP marine and trail units will be patrolling waterways and trails throughout Ontario ...
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Bike club prez rolls with new bridge walk event
Sault Star
The president of Soo Bike Club in Sault Ste. Marie ... Winnipeg - The Winnipeg Sun, ---Ontario---, Amherstburg - Amherstburg Echo, Bancroft - Bancroft this Week ...
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Chippewa Creek project nears completion
The North Bay Nugget
... rerouting the Kinsmen Trail between John and Hammond streets is expected... ... ---Ontario---, Amherstburg - Amherstburg Echo, Bancroft - Bancroft this Week ...

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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.

We appreciate the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation

Bikes get Doug Ford steamed up
Toronto Sun
TORONTO -. Councillor Doug Ford got steamed up over the idea of the city spending $1.2 million on a bike station at Nathan Phillips Square. “That's the most ...
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Cycle Toronto Concludes Bike Month 2012 with Official Bike Month ...
From Cycle Toronto: The Official Bike Month Wrap Party, brought to you by Cycle Toronto, is happening on June 28th, 2012 at Bizune Event Gallery (452 ...
bikingtoronto.com/.../cycle-toronto-concludes-bike-month-20...

Ontario's north is still a world away
Ottawa Citizen
In this century, the usual mode of travel might be airplane rather than canoe, but as the world gets ever smaller, Ontario's north is almost as remote and far away ...
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Backpacking & Hiking Algonquin Provincial Park - Ontario, Canada
Here's the direct link to our look at Algonquin Provincial Park from Issue 2: Algonquin Provincial Park Issue #2 Page 1.
www.trailgroove.com/.../448-Backpacking-amp-Hiking-Algon...

OPP will be out in force this weekend on roads, water and trails
London Community News
Boaters and All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) riders should also be aware that the OPP marine and trailunits will be patrolling waterways and trails throughout Ontario over the long weekend. Three people died last year on OPP-patrolled highways over the 2011 ...
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Ontario Trails News - Paddle, Hike, Bike or Ride

What's on this Father's Day Weekend
St. Thomas Times-Journal
ELGIN HIKING TRAIL CLUB: Hike War to Roses trail, Fingal, ... 14TH ANNUAL AUTO FEST: The Lion's Club of St. Thomas event runs in Pinafore Park from 8 am- 4 ...

Traffic Warning Issued Due To Cycling Club Event
NEW - Local O.P.P. are reminding you to be extra cautious on area roads tomorrow . Officers say a local cycling club is holding an event from 9 a.m. until 12 ...
thecornwalldaily.com/.../traffic-warning-issued-due-to-cycling...

North Bay Nugget

Paddling the dragon
CottageCountryNow.ca
The two paddle with the Parry Sound Canoe Club and are coached by Gord Cole, ... time in a southern Ontario dragon boat competition earlier this month. ...

Dragon boats a great socializer
The North Bay Nugget
The club is working hard on qualifying as many paddlers as possible for the event, including a men's and women's war canoe. It should be a great experience ...

Ontario's Near North - Mattawa River Canoe Race 2011
Mattawa River Canoe Race for 64 kilometers. Categories for all ages. Dinner and prizes. Pre race hike at Eau Clair Gorge.
www.northernontario.travel/.../354-mattawa-river-canoe-race-...
Community Calendar
Community Press
June 22 – 9:30 to 11 am Ontario Early Years Centre (6 Albert St. E.) in Hastings. ... Join our weekly guided walking group. Wear your sneakers, walking gear ...

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Trail in northern Ont. among top hikes in Cda - Metro news for ...
TORONTO - The Nokomis Trail in northern Ontario's Lake Superior Provincial Park and Sunshine Meadows in Banff National Park are ranked among the top 5 day ...
mobile.metronews.ca/toronto/life/article/893084


Community milestones marked in the Beach
insideTORONTO.com
Courtesy/COMMUNITY CENTRE 55 The free celebration and street party will also include walking tours by Gene Domagala starting at 11 am as well as a barbecue, crafts for the kids, a bouncy castle and live entertainment. Old and new police vehicles and ... See all stories on this topic »

Retiring principal pumped about kids and life after school
Sault Star
King is an all-season enthusiast who also mountain bikes, hikes and skis. ... He also has two adult daughters who live in the Toronto area that he will ...

Isa4777
A usual day at our local Toronto trails. One run one take. ... Don Valley Trails Flats 2007 mtb toronto trail riding. Toronto Don Valley Trails Ridge ...
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Ontario Trails News - April 11. 2011 - Morning Round Up

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New Edinburgh 'beginning to lose heart'
Ottawa Citizen
In the case of New Edinburgh — one of 16 heritage conservation districts in Ottawa —”it is not working as we expected,” said Mason. Heritage conservation districts are a municipal planning tool under the Ontario Heritage Act meant to safeguard the ...
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Ontario Heritage Trails

Teens fill canoe with garbage - The North Bay Nugget - Ontario, CA
Terrence Phillips and Ross Paul spent their Sunday afternoon using a canoe to pickup garbage along the shoreline on Lake Nipissing. They found two...
The North Bay Nugget - http://www.nugget.ca/
North Bay Area Trails
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Bike Freeway almost ready to open in Toronto. Check it out
"Construction is continuing on the bike highway as I call it, near my house.
I am excited for it to be completed so I can try it out. The project will be completed in the next month or so and it is part of a number of trail extensions, which will provide basically a bike highway through hydro corridors and old rail corridors. The photos below are for the Gatineau corridor, which is the trail I live off of. "
Toronto Trails

Ontario Trails delivers hundreds of community presentations

Looking for an informed opinion on trail management, development or use. Call the OTC. We've given hundreds of community presentations over the year's and we've assisted in the development of equestrian, railway conversion....and more!

Celebration of the Life of Kirk Wipper - Please note that the date for the Kirk Wipper memorial gathering has been changed. "Travelling On: Celebrating the Life and Passions of Kirk Wipper" will be now held at The Canadian Canoe Museum on Sunday, May 1st, 2011, 2 p.m. followed by a reception at the museum.   This celebration will be live streamed through the canoemuseum.ca website.


Orangeville's Cara Burleigh Named Trees Ontario Green Leader for ...
Benzinga
When the boys were very little, she would take them to the Bruce Trail. ... She found the Ontariogovernment's 50 Million Tree Program. ...

Plastiglas Ontario Cup Series Undergoes Exciting Changes For 2011 ...
April 11th 2011Uxbridge ON –Chico Racing and the Ontario Cycling Association are delighted to announce new and exciting changes to Canada's most popular ...
www.ontariocycling.org/plastiglas-ontario-cup-series-undergo...