Ontario Trail News - Trailwise for December 20, 2013

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Ontario Trails News - OTC attends OTCC Meeting, trails activity, snowshoeing and more on Ontario Trails!

OTC Attends Ontario Trails Coordinating Committee Meeting

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Activity News - Click the pic for more on each Activity!

ATV'ing

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Ontario Trail News - Trailwise December 12, 2013

Weekly E-Bulletin of the Ontario Trails Council. The provincial trails association in Ontario. Week of December 12, 2013

• Community Trail News  • Winter Sports • Member Links • Activity and User News • Surveys and Feedback

Trail News Ontario Trails Council Membership Drive on Now The Ontario Trails Council is a charitable organization, established in 1988, that promotes the creation, development, preservation, management and use of recreational trails. Over past years membership got: a working Ontario Trails Strategy, new Regional Trail Committees, $25 Million in federal funding for communities, 84 trail projects in Ontario equaling 16.4M, new funding to complete the Trans Canada and Waterfront Trails, Toronto Trails, Lake Erie Coastal Trail, Trans Canada Trail and 2,000 other trails in Ontario. We do this with your support! Friends of Trails Savings on conference/seminar registration Monthly e-bulletins Access to OTC trails database Great gift price! Savings on trail literature/maps $25.75 + $3.38 = $29.13 (includes 13% HST) Student 4 editions of the OTC newsletter Greenways Access to OTC trails information Conference and selected literature savings   * must provide student verification $20.60 + $2.67 = $23.27(includes 13% HST) Organizational Members Our members include municipalities, conservation authorities, parks, trail management groups, trail clubs, trail user groups, health units and other trail-related supporting organizations. Benefits to Organization Access to Trail Insurance package OTC Web page representation Option on registration in Trillium Trail Network Access to Professional Development sessions, i.e. Trails Tourism Practices, Trails Tort Reform, Trail Design Build Workshops User conflict resolution Representation on OTC trails maps Regional Trail Management Committee development Knowledge exchange Office services and networking support Advocacy benefits - provincially and nationally Savings on conference/seminar registration PRICING - Buy fax, credit card or mail (all include 13% HST) Yearly Rates   Base HST Total Small <200 td="" trail="" users="">   $103.00 $13.39 $116.39 Medium 200:5000 users   $257.50 $33.47 $290.97 Large >5000 users   $772.50 $100.42 $872.92 These prices do not include PayPal fees. You can support the OTC in a number of ways. One way is to add one of the badges below to your website or blog. Or become a member! Options below. Simply cut and paste the text beneath a badge into your HTML: We Welcome 4 NEW Members: Burlington Parks and Recreation City of Windsor Ganaraska Forest Centre Friends of Glengarry Trails

Ontario Trails News - lot's of ways to get connected to Ontario's Trails

Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Trail Heros Know somebody that works hard on trails? If so nominate them to be an Ontario Trails "Trail Hero!" We'd be happy to review your recommendations and acknowledge in a small way their contribution to trails in your community. Trail Blog Every day trails are news! Every day we blog about trails. In communities all over Ontario trails are big news, for cyclists, runners, canoe or horses, every day we capture in one spot all the trail news - local, provincial or national! Join today! Trail Leaders! Become a trail development leader. Join Ontario's first ever series of 14 trail education courses in the development and management of trails. Designed for both volunteers and professionals. Next course April 30th in Woodbridge. Topic - Trail Legislation Review with Kathy Weile. Register today - registration is open 24/7 until the morning of the event.  Join OTC The Ontario Trails Council is a nonprofit charitable organziation, established in 1988, that promotes the development, preservation, management and use of recreational trails. With over 130 organizational members and 25 individual supporters the OTC continues to grow! Support trails in Ontario - join the OTC MEMBERSHIP FORM - PDF                                MEMBERSHIP FORM - WORD DOC Learn an Activity Our website contains information on over 2,600 trails, and a description for nearly 2,000. Learn about the places where you can bike, cross country ski, climb or any of another 15 activities. We are linked to over 130 organizations and a variety of provincial groups that can help you learn an activity or become better at one you already love!   Add Your Event We post trail or outdoor events on trail specific facebook pages, the main OTC facebook page, and the event section of the OTC website. You can send us your event and we'll post it to these extensive networks. Each week we reach over 20,000 people, so if you want your event known, a bit better, send us the information. Be a Friend of Trails We invite all trail users to support the work of the Ontario Trails Council. As a registered charity we do our community work based on the support of member organziations, individuals and some government grants. We do the work, in the end for the individual families and folks that use the trails every day. Please consider supporting us as your thanks for your trails. Thank you.   Member Requests 1) Algonquin College program on-line   2) OTC Mobile App - for iProducts and Windows 3) Post Photos to Pinterest 4) OTC on Foursquare 5) Safe Trails Manual 6) OTC Youtube Channel 7) Ontario Trails Maps 8) Enabling Change Program 9) OTC Board 2012-13 Jack De Wit - PRESIDENT Ontario Equestrian Federation 905-655-4666 cndhrsman@bellnet.ca Dan Andrews - Secretary/Treasurer      TrailADE Consulting 705-927-8648 trailadecanada@gmail.com Paul Ronan Ontario Parks Association 647-991-9444 paulronan@rogers.com Frieda Baldwin Huronia Trails and Greenways 705-245-1005 frieda.baldwin@rogers.com Wayne Daub Ontario Federation of All Terrain Vehicle Clubs 519-500-3715 w-daub@rogers.com Igor Hoogendoorn International Mountain Biking Association 855-255-4094 ext.108 igor.hoogendoorn@imba.com Tim West Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs 705-739-7669 twest@ofsc.on.ca Kirsten Spence Northern Ontario Representative 807-889-0602 trailsgirl@gmail.com Jeff Muzzi Manager, Forestry Services, Renfrew County 613-633-9683 JMuzzi@countyofrenfrew.on.ca Patrick Connor Ex-officio - Executive Director Kingston 613-396-3226 execdir@ontariotrails.ca We currently have 2 vacancies on the OTC Board. If you are interested please e-mail Jack De Wit to discuss. cndhrsman@bell.net Disclaimer The ideas, opinions, re-posting of news, editorials and content contained in this newsletter are not necessarily the ideas or opinions of the OTC Board or staff. This news is intended for informational purposes only. OTC Event Planning Guide Call 877-668-7245 OTC Trail Committee Manual Call 877-668-7245 Ontario Trails Membership On behalf of OTC we thank you for your support. If there is a group you know that is not a member contact us and we'll send them a note on membership benefits. This past week we received a renewal from Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority and Sault Ste. Marie Thank you very much for your support! THANKS! MERCI!

Ontario Trail News - all sorts of information about snowmobiing, atv, snowshoeing, cross-country and more on Ontario Trails

Activity News

ATV'ing

Cross Country Skiing


Cycling


Dog Sledding


Heritage Trails


Horse Trails


Ice Trails


Nature Appreciation


Snowmobiling



Snowshoeing


Winter Fit


Winter Hiking

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Surveys and Networking!

Don’t forget to join anyone of the following information tools:
Be sure to get a copy of the latest OTC E-bulletin (circulation 880+) - here
Join one of our facebook pages (>4200 friends) - here
Add your trail - here
Complete a survey - here
Twitter to or at us (12840 followers) - here
Join the blog - here
Join Trail Counts - here
Take an On-Line Education Course - here

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