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The Frank Cowan Company, and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Present:SOLD OUT
Municipal liability and risk management issues cost municipalities millions of dollars every year. Local governments must be aware of new and emerging risk management issues to help them effectively reduce the frequency and severity of claims. To that end, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario has partnered with Frank Cowan Company to offer municipalities access to information that promotes continuing awareness and action related to risk management. Join us for the first, in an ongoing series of, webinars where we will explore:
Time: 12:00 pm (Noon) to 1:00 pm
Location: At Your Desk
Cost: Free, please note this webinar has a participation limit of 75.
Register today at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jUZL6dOXRs-ArLlb189k2Q
Trails: Are You Court Ready?
This one-hour webinar led by Christine Carter, Legal Counsel, Papazian Heisey Myers; and Patrick Connor, Executive Director, Ontario Trails Council focuses on the principles and practise of trail risk management. In the hour your facilitators will look at answers to the questions:- What is your legal duty of care?
- When is this duty of care reduced?
- What should your signs say?
- What should be your main areas of concern on your trail systems?
- Where can you turn for Certification and Training.
Time: 12:00 pm (Noon) to 1:00 pm
Location: At Your Desk
Cost: Free, please note this webinar has a participation limit of 75.
Register today at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jUZL6dOXRs-ArLlb189k2Q
2018 Permits Now Available!
Get access to over 30,000km of trails this winter!
2018 Seasonal Permit Types and Pricing
Permit Type | on or before Nov 1st | on or before Dec 1st | Dec 2nd onwards |
| Seasonal Permit | $190.00 (+$7.50 processing fee) | $220.00 (+$7.50 processing fee) | $270.00 (+$7.50 processing fee) |
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Classic Permit (sled year 1999 or older) | $150.00 (+$7.50 processing fee) | $150.00 (+$7.50 processing fee) | $180.00 (+$7.50 processing fee) |
| Multi-Day (2 consecutive day minimum) | ----- | ----- | $35/day |
Killarney and environs getting international attention
By Jim Moodie, The Sudbury Star
The aerial drone video of Killarney and Georgian Bay was shot by Dave Cornthwaite, who can be found online at www.facebook.com/davecornthwaite.
Killarney was named after a town in Ireland, so perhaps it's appropriate that a pair of journalists from the UK recently hopped across the pond to explore its ample wilderness.
Dave Cornthwaite and Dan Wildey, both seasoned adventurers and prolific chroniclers of their travels, spent a week in early October in the park and its immediate surroundings, paddling, hiking and capturing many images -- including some shot from a drone.
The pair's visit was supported by Northeastern Ontario Tourism (which absorbed the former Rainbow Country Travel Association), as well as Killarney Mountain Lodge and Killarney Outfitters.
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East Don Trail Event
Sunday, November 5th, 10am to noon.
Join us on Sunday, November 5th at the Charles Sauriol Conservation Area (entrance off Lawrence Avenue East just east of the DVP) to learn more about the East Don Trail Project from City of Toronto and Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA) staff, as well as some family fun activities, including a guided walk and bicycle tour along the existing East Don Trail.
You can find out more about the East Don Trail Project here: www.toronto.ca/eastdontrail
Register (FREE) for either the guided walk or bike ride (bring your own bike) here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/east-don-trail-community-event-walkbike-registration-tickets-39123545578
For more information email EastDonTrail@trca.on.ca or call 416-661-6600 ext 5338.
Ontario Trillium Grant Updates
OTF’s upcoming workshops and webinars.We have two in-person session formats:
| Seed Workshop | A half day workshop that will focus on the Seed Investment Stream. |
| Full Day Workshop | A day-long workshop that features six sessions. You can choose to attend all or part of the day.: · OTF Strategy · How to apply for a Seed Grant · How to apply for a Capital Grant · How to apply for a Grow Grant · Program Growth and Development: Using a learning lens in evaluation · Services to the Community |
The next OTF deadline is for Seed Stream applications:
Deadline to submit or update an organization registration:
January 31, 2018, 5 p.m. ET.
Deadline to submit a Seed application:
February 21, 2018, 5 p.m. ET.
Upcoming in-person sessions:
| Location | Date | Time | Focus | Link to Workshop Registration |
| Peterborough | 30-Nov-17 | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Full Day Workshop | Full Day OTF Workshop Peterborough registration link |
| Pickering | 11-Jan-18 | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Seed Workshop | Seed Workshop Pickering registration link |
| Beaverton | 25-Jan-18 | 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Seed Workshop | Seed Workshop Beaverton registration link |
| Maynooth | 29-Jan-18 | 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Seed Workshop | Seed Workshop Maynooth registration link |
| Newmarket | 30-Jan-18 | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Seed Workshop | Seed Workshop Newmarket registration link |
| Kingston | 1-Feb-18 | 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Seed Workshop | Kingston Seed Workshop registration link |
Please do share this email with your contacts and networks in the community.
Thank you very much. I hope to see you at one of our sessions.
Ontario Trails Website - Login Functionality is back!
Over 400 people have signed up over the years for this web page functionality. With so much of the available OTC information on trails really being front page facing, this back end material didn't offer much value added.
However OTC does have specifically targeted information that is based on our most frequent requests, so we've synthesized the important stuff into key links and access locations to assist your desire as a trail community to learn more.
Pleased review your login and link. Many of you may want to turn on the login functionality given the renewed access to information. Or if you have turned it off and you wish to be removed from this service let us know.
Ontario Trails simplifies your Membership Connection!Over the years the Ontario Trails Council has worked to provide services that give you value and results for your membership support. We are constantly working to improve services and your ability to easily provide feedback on our efforts.
In March the OTC Board endorsed moving to a more automated system of membership management, deciding to use the platform Memberplanet. More information on this can be found at Memberplanet.
The OTC is working to implement this system. The ways to Memberplanet should make membership management easier include:
1) Account information accuracy
2) On-line membership renewal
3) Contact status updates
4) Group news
The membership planet platform provides all of these, including invoicing and receipt generation functions. So if you have an A/P department to report too, this should make your paper trail readily available to you!
When you start the process you'll be directed to this window. We are working on updating existing members to the database. So if you are an existing member, just bookmark this information for reference. We'll send you reminders about renewing at renewal time, in late November each year.
However OTC does have specifically targeted information that is based on our most frequent requests, so we've synthesized the important stuff into key links and access locations to assist your desire as a trail community to learn more.
Pleased review your login and link. Many of you may want to turn on the login functionality given the renewed access to information. Or if you have turned it off and you wish to be removed from this service let us know.
Ontario Trails simplifies your Membership Connection!Over the years the Ontario Trails Council has worked to provide services that give you value and results for your membership support. We are constantly working to improve services and your ability to easily provide feedback on our efforts.
In March the OTC Board endorsed moving to a more automated system of membership management, deciding to use the platform Memberplanet. More information on this can be found at Memberplanet.
The OTC is working to implement this system. The ways to Memberplanet should make membership management easier include:
1) Account information accuracy
2) On-line membership renewal
3) Contact status updates
4) Group news
The membership planet platform provides all of these, including invoicing and receipt generation functions. So if you have an A/P department to report too, this should make your paper trail readily available to you!
When you start the process you'll be directed to this window. We are working on updating existing members to the database. So if you are an existing member, just bookmark this information for reference. We'll send you reminders about renewing at renewal time, in late November each year.
Ontario Trails All Year Long!
Add an Ontario Trail Logo to your website!
Watch for it on our social media, our facebook page and in our twitter feed.
Tell us all about your trail event and join us as we celebrate Ontario's Trails!
1. Log in Your Event - Event spreadsheet.
2. Add your event to our event calendar - add it here.
3. Post your personalized decal on your Trail - we have one for every group on our list. (see #5 below)
4. Add your trail user survey to any of your trail pages - we've made one for our members and regions. Get your decal here -
4. Add your trail user survey to any of your trail pages - we've made one for our members and regions. Get your decal here -
We've checked the links, if something isn't working simply give us a call - 613-484-1140. We'll be adding these links to the various relevant trail pages in your regions and RTO's/DMO's over the upcoming year!
5. Send us your Trails video - we'll be posting content on-line at https://goo.gl/Fy2bIL and we'd be happy to add to our trails tube - https://www.youtube.com/user/ontrails
Missing? You may want to talk to us about OTC Membership. 613-484-1140 We'd be happy to connect with you.
We are writing to you as members of Ward 32 Spokes, the local cycling advocacy group associated with Cycle Toronto.
The Woodbine bike lanes are an important addition to the minimum grid of bike lanes cyclists need to get around the city safely. The installation on Woodbine now allows cyclists from Scarborough and the east end to get to and from the Dundas East bike lane and the Martin Goodman trail in safety. Both routes continue on into the downtown core. This will only encourage more people to get out of their cars and onto their bikes as a viable means of transportation, whether commuting or for recreation.
As Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon has pointed out, the bike lane installation is not yet complete. There are still adjustments being made, such a garbage pick-up time on Woodbine and improving the flow of bikes and traffic at the intersection of Kingston Road and Woodbine.
Our group is committed to making the cycle lanes a success. We are in full support of the further traffic-calming measures for side streets off Woodbine that have been suggested by concerned residents, such as additions of speed bumps, restricted hours of access, and turning some of the streets into one-way streets to increase the safety for everyone. There was a meeting between city staff, Councillor McMahon, members of Ward 32 Spokes, and local residents on the topic of impacts to drivers and residents surrounding the recent Kingston/Woodbine redesign on Tuesday, Oct. 3 and our group is taking pains to ensure that concerns are being heard.
As car drivers as well as cyclists, we have seen the benefits of having the bike lanes on Woodbine. Woodbine was never meant to be a main thoroughfare as evidenced by the no trucks signs posted at intersections, yet over time it has become an alternate continuation of Lakeshore as the preferred means to get to Kingston Road. Since the bike lanes have been put in, we find the traffic on Woodbine a bit slower, yes, but smoother and more predictable, having the very calming effect on the street as bike lanes do as evidenced for years on Dundas Street East.
Our plan as the Ward 32 cycling advocacy group is to continue dialogue with Councillor McMahon and the City of Toronto staff around what some of these tweaks should be to maximize the safety and enjoyability of the Woodbine neighbourhood for everyone. We would suggest other residents do the same.
The Woodbine bike lanes are here to stay as part of the City of Toronto’s 10-year bike plan, and will greatly enhance our Ward for all residents.
Mary Ann Neary
Michael Werneburg
Ward 32 Spokes
Ontario Trails Board and Staff Present Three Sessions to Parks and Recreation OntarioOntario Trails Council presented on Green Infrastructure, Trail Management and certificate Education, Conflict Resolution and the IMportance of Trail Metrics through Data Collection. Thanks to PRO for facilitating a great day and to Paul Ronan for getting us all to go!
Ontario Trails Board and Staff Present at Conservation Areas Workshops
The Annual Conservation Areas Workshop was held at Geneva Park near Orillia, Ontario: October 25th - 27th, 2017. The Workshop provided a valuable opportunity for training, networking, and collaboration for Land Managers and staff of the 36 Conservation Authorities in the province of Ontario. The annual Workshop provided an excellent opportunity for all staff to connect with each other. Check out the Nine Years in Review presentation to learn more.
This year’s theme was Build, Teach, Connect.
Build: Attendees shared their experiences in making the most of natural spaces when building conservation areas.
Teach: Engaging in environmental education is crucial for land managers. The importance of educating the public on the value of conserving natural spaces, and developing deeper connections between people and nature was highlighted through this year’s conference.
Connect: The workshop emphasized how Conservation Areas across the province can connect people and promote an understanding of the importance of maintaining natural habitat. Attendees had the opportunity to collaborate on techniques and strategies for fostering these connections.
This year, the Conservation Areas Workshop was lead by an Eastern Ontario Conservation Authority, South Nation.
John Mesman, Team Lead for Communications at South Nation Conservation will be chairing this year’s conference and offering a new perspective.
A number of OTC Board Members, Dan Andrews, Paul Ronan and staff Patrick Connor all spoke at the event. Thanks to South Nation and to Conservation ONtario for the invitations to speak.
Letters to the Editor, Oct. 31, 2017
We are writing to you as members of Ward 32 Spokes, the local cycling advocacy group associated with Cycle Toronto.
The Woodbine bike lanes are an important addition to the minimum grid of bike lanes cyclists need to get around the city safely. The installation on Woodbine now allows cyclists from Scarborough and the east end to get to and from the Dundas East bike lane and the Martin Goodman trail in safety. Both routes continue on into the downtown core. This will only encourage more people to get out of their cars and onto their bikes as a viable means of transportation, whether commuting or for recreation.
As Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon has pointed out, the bike lane installation is not yet complete. There are still adjustments being made, such a garbage pick-up time on Woodbine and improving the flow of bikes and traffic at the intersection of Kingston Road and Woodbine.
Our group is committed to making the cycle lanes a success. We are in full support of the further traffic-calming measures for side streets off Woodbine that have been suggested by concerned residents, such as additions of speed bumps, restricted hours of access, and turning some of the streets into one-way streets to increase the safety for everyone. There was a meeting between city staff, Councillor McMahon, members of Ward 32 Spokes, and local residents on the topic of impacts to drivers and residents surrounding the recent Kingston/Woodbine redesign on Tuesday, Oct. 3 and our group is taking pains to ensure that concerns are being heard.
As car drivers as well as cyclists, we have seen the benefits of having the bike lanes on Woodbine. Woodbine was never meant to be a main thoroughfare as evidenced by the no trucks signs posted at intersections, yet over time it has become an alternate continuation of Lakeshore as the preferred means to get to Kingston Road. Since the bike lanes have been put in, we find the traffic on Woodbine a bit slower, yes, but smoother and more predictable, having the very calming effect on the street as bike lanes do as evidenced for years on Dundas Street East.
Our plan as the Ward 32 cycling advocacy group is to continue dialogue with Councillor McMahon and the City of Toronto staff around what some of these tweaks should be to maximize the safety and enjoyability of the Woodbine neighbourhood for everyone. We would suggest other residents do the same.
The Woodbine bike lanes are here to stay as part of the City of Toronto’s 10-year bike plan, and will greatly enhance our Ward for all residents.
Mary Ann Neary
Michael Werneburg
Ward 32 Spokes
Ontario Trails Board and Staff Present Three Sessions to Parks and Recreation OntarioOntario Trails Council presented on Green Infrastructure, Trail Management and certificate Education, Conflict Resolution and the IMportance of Trail Metrics through Data Collection. Thanks to PRO for facilitating a great day and to Paul Ronan for getting us all to go!
Ontario Trails Board and Staff Present at Conservation Areas Workshops
The Annual Conservation Areas Workshop was held at Geneva Park near Orillia, Ontario: October 25th - 27th, 2017. The Workshop provided a valuable opportunity for training, networking, and collaboration for Land Managers and staff of the 36 Conservation Authorities in the province of Ontario. The annual Workshop provided an excellent opportunity for all staff to connect with each other. Check out the Nine Years in Review presentation to learn more.
This year’s theme was Build, Teach, Connect.
Build: Attendees shared their experiences in making the most of natural spaces when building conservation areas.
Teach: Engaging in environmental education is crucial for land managers. The importance of educating the public on the value of conserving natural spaces, and developing deeper connections between people and nature was highlighted through this year’s conference.
Connect: The workshop emphasized how Conservation Areas across the province can connect people and promote an understanding of the importance of maintaining natural habitat. Attendees had the opportunity to collaborate on techniques and strategies for fostering these connections.
This year, the Conservation Areas Workshop was lead by an Eastern Ontario Conservation Authority, South Nation.
John Mesman, Team Lead for Communications at South Nation Conservation will be chairing this year’s conference and offering a new perspective.
A number of OTC Board Members, Dan Andrews, Paul Ronan and staff Patrick Connor all spoke at the event. Thanks to South Nation and to Conservation ONtario for the invitations to speak.
