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Join a Trailhead Event, watch for new Branding! Other Communities see their projects continue: Windsor-Essex Leamington Discovery Routes Hopeful Check out Ontario's hiking and walking trails at http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails/activity/hiking-walking Lyme Disease Stakeholder Reference Group, As was discussed at our last meeting in May, I am pleased to announce that the ministry has created off-trail signage reminding people that they are in a tick area and to take precautions to avoid getting a tick bite and to check for ticks (see attached). These paper-based signs will be posted in provincial park campgrounds and bathroom areas. The signs are bilingual and have been distributed to Ontario Parks and are available to order for free at Service Ontario. To order off-trail signs from Service Ontario, please follow the steps below: 1.            Go to: https://www.publications.serviceontario.ca/pubont/servlet/ecom/MainServlet?selectedLocale=en&utm_source=so&utm_campaign=orignal&utm_medium=keyword/  2.            Type “Lyme Signage” in the search bar. The two off-trail signs will show up. 3.            Register for an account. 4.            Order the quantities of your choice and wait for delivery. Jason (on behalf of the Lyme Disease Stakeholder Reference Group Secretariat) For more information on the working group or its products contact: Jason Globerman | Senior Policy and Program Advisor Infectious Diseases Policy and Programs Unit Health Protection and Surveillance Policy and Programs Branch| Population and Public Health Division Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care 393 University Ave. 21st Floor, Toronto, ON M7A 2S1 416-326-7138| jason.globerman@ontario.ca Ontario Trails is pleased to support this program and we have ordered 200 signs we will distribute to members at Trailhead Education Symposiums. This spring, summer, and fall get outdoors on a conservation trail! The Ontario Trails Council supports the public use of this important Conservation Ontario program! Check out all the great off-road cycling trails Ontario has to offer: http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails/activity/cycling---off-road We have completed our Towards a National Trails Policy document. If you would like a copy e-mail Candian Trails President, Patrick Connor at execdir@ontariotrails.ca and we'll send you a copy! Workshops on Wheels  Join us for a fun ride – or walk! Explore new routes. Share your ideas on how we can encourage more people to choose to walk or cycle as we create a new Cycling and Trails Master Plan for Kitchener. Each ride is co-hosted by city staff and a local resident. All skill levels are welcome to participate. Each ride is five to ten kilometers with lots of rest stops and fun conversation with your neighbours along the way.  No registration is required. Rain or shine. In extreme weather situations, please visit this webpage to see if the ride or walk is cancelled. Be sure to subscribe to Bike Kitchener email updates for cycling news and updates on the master plan. About Kitchener’s new Cycling and Trails Master Plan Kitchener has a solid foundation for active transportation enjoyed by many residents across the city. Our new Cycling and Trails Master Plan will serve as the catalyst for building a city where people willingly and joyfully choose active transportation for getting around. Community engagement is essential to creating the new master plan – please be involved and share your ideas! Over the next year, city staff will be reaching out all across the city to hear from people about how we can make Kitchener a great place to walk and bike. The ultimate goal is to double the number of trips taken by walking and cycling every five years. To achieve that goal, it’s important to build a connected network and the master plan will identify the long-term investments required to build pedestrian and cycling infrastructure for recreational users, commuters and everyday transportation needs. Dates for the start of the consultation on our Trails Master Plan are now available – they are happening across the summer. As much input as we can get to support the recreation, leisure, health and multi-user needs for trails (and indeed, the tourism aspects) would be appreciated to balance the strong need to address active transportation needs of the City would be appreciated! Please feel free to pass on these dates to your contacts – or pass on interested local contacts to me as you see fit! https://www.kitchener.ca/en/city-services/cycling-and-trails-master-plan.aspx Danny Pimentel Active Transportation Planning Project manager City of Kitchener, 200 King Street West, Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7 T.: 519-741-2200 ext. 7371 TTY: 1-866-969-9994 F.: 519-741-2747 Email Danny Pimentel Map this Location. Upgrades and repairs are being done to the Scout Rock Trail in Timmins by student workers of the Mattagami Region Conservation Authority. Part of the work is being financed by the Wintergreen Fund in Timmins. That was acknowledged this week despite the steady rain. Among those who were on the trail checking the progress Tuesday were MRCA general manager Dave Vallier, at left, student workers Bradley Bonsall, Kameron Brousseau, Wintergreen chair Michael Doody, Tyler Dacosta, Taylor Buczkowski, MRCA field supervisor Kevin Gagnon, and Wintergreen volunteer Kees Pols. Join us in Seeley's Bay on November 1, 2018, where we will be talking about the business of trails. A Trailhead Ontario "Partners" Event. NEW - Join Ontario Trails by processing your membership online.  LOOK FOR THE FINDJOO BADGE!   We want to thank the following organization who recently became an Ontario Trails Member - NEW - Township of Laurentian Valley - NEW Check out their trail at: http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails/view/laurentian-valley-skating-trail We thank all Members for your continued support. We always have room for your trails event - be sure to add it to our online listings! Officials: 21 of 55 Ontario forest fires remain out of control - Ontario Trails advises - call ahead - plan ahead, avoid accident or injury. One of Mississauga’s most significant redevelopment projects is moving forward. One of the lasting legacy projects of the late Mississauga councillor Jim Tovey, who represented the Lakeview area in Ward 1 from 2010 to 2018, was a conservation area called the Lakeview Waterfront Connection. According to the Credit Valley Conservation Authority, the project will transform the currently degraded section of the shore into a beautiful naturalized conservation area, which is expected to become a hub for waterfront recreation and a hotspot for wildlife migration. MORE>>>>>>>>>> Download a copy of our proposal to host a Trailhead Trails Education Symposium in your community. Download Here

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Ontario Trails News - Trillium Trust, Ontario Infrastructure, Prince Edward Trails, Millennium Trail and more Ontario trails news!

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News Release Ontario Allocates $3.2 Billion for Infrastructure Projects August 30, 2016 Sale of Hydro One Shares Will Be ReInvested in Infrastructure, Job Creation and Economic Growth Ontario has dedicated $3.2 billion from the sale of Hydro One shares in 2015 to the Trillium Trust, a fund for infrastructure projects that will help create jobs and strengthen the economy. This follows on the government's 2015 Budget and Fall Economic Statement commitment to dedicate all net revenue gains from the sale of Hydro One shares to the Trillium Trust, to build key vital, long-term infrastructure projects and transportation across Ontario. Ontario previously credited $1.35 billion in net proceeds from the sale of the Province's shares in General Motors, bringing the total balance of the Trillium Trust to over $4.5 billion. Additional net revenue gains from unlocking value from Hydro One has allowed the government to increase dedicated funding to Moving Ontario Forward by $2.6 billion in the 2015 Budget, bringing the total to $31.5 billion over a 10-year period, and supported an increase in total infrastructure spending to an unprecedented $160 billion over a 12-year period. Ontario is on track to generate approximately $9 billion in gross proceeds and other revenue benefits from broadening the ownership of Hydro One, while remaining the largest single shareholder. Taxpayers continue to benefit from dividends in the company, allowing the government to increase investments in infrastructure programs such as GO Transit Regional Express Rail and the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund without further raising taxes, increasing debt or cutting public services.‎ By investing more than $160 billion over 12 years, Ontario is making the largest investment in public infrastructure in the province's history. These investments will support 110,000 jobs, on average, every year across the province, with projects such as hospitals, schools, roads, bridges and transit. Since 2015, Ontario has announced support for more than 475 projects that will keep people and goods moving, connect communities and improve quality of life. To learn more about infrastructure projects in your community, go to Ontario.ca/BuildON. Maximizing the value of provincial assets is part of the government's economic plan to build Ontario up and deliver on its number-one priority to grow the economy and create jobs. The four-part plan includes helping more people get and create the jobs of the future by expanding access to high-quality college and university education. The plan is making the largest infrastructure investment in hospitals, schools, roads, bridges and transit in Ontario's history and is investing in a low-carbon economy driven by innovative, high-growth, export-oriented businesses. The plan is also helping working Ontarians achieve a more secure retirement.

QUICK FACTS Regulations under the Trillium Trust Act, 2014 ensure that net revenue gains associated with the sale of designated assets are credited to the Trust to support Ontario’s key infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public transit. This ensures transparency on the net revenue gains that are being credited to the Trust. In April 2016, Ontario raised an additional $1.97 billion in gross proceeds from a secondary offering of more than 83 million common shares in Hydro One. The government will dedicate the net proceeds of this transaction to critical investments in transit and infrastructure throughout Ontario through the Trillium Trust. Ontario remains the largest single shareholder of Hydro One, allowing taxpayers to continue benefiting from dividends from ownership in the company.

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Barn Quilt Trail in Prince Edward County - 

By Bruce Bell, The County Weekly News/The Intelligencer

Tuesday, August 30, 2016 2:55:34 EDT PM

BRUCE BELL/the intelligencer Pat and Ron Dubyk are pictured with a barn quilt in front of the County home. The pair started the Prince Edward County Barn Quilt Trail in 2013 and along with a team of volunteers now have close to 150 installed throughout the municipality.

PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY - It’s quickly become the largest outdoor art gallery in the County. MORE>>>>>>>
 

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Prince Edward Regional Trail Committee supports PEC County - see their FB pagePrince Edward RTC Meets to support a PEC Application to Ontario 150 - 
The funding application is to improve the surface of the Trail that Rotary did not do, establish five staging areas with parking and signage and add signage along the Trail.  In addition we have just completed a new Facebook site for the Millennium Trail.

Please join if you would like and also encourage others who are
interested. This site provides currently available information and can be
used to communicate with everyone on a continuing basis.
Information on public meetings will be added.
 

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Ontario Trillium Funding Announces Capital Grant Stream - register by July 29th!

Dear Friends of OTF, I'm happy to share that the honourable Eleanor McMahon, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport has officially launched the Ontario150 Community Capital Program today as part of the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the province's place in Canada in 2017. This new program is a one-time $25 million program of the Government of Ontario that is administered by the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) and will award one-year grants that range from $5,000 to $500,000 to support local capital needs. More precisely, this program will strengthen communities by repairing, renovating and retrofitting existing infrastructure to better address the diverse needs of Ontario communities while fostering economic growth. The application deadline for the Ontario150 Community Capital Program isSeptember 14, 2016 at 5 p.m. ET. Organizations that are already registered with OTF and verified as eligible to apply for OTF funding will automatically be eligible to apply for the Ontario150 Community Capital Program. Organizations that would normally be eligible for OTF funding but are not registered yet can register with OTF now. Beginning July 18, 2016, applications will be available through the registrants' portal in order to submit an application by the September 14, 2016 deadline. Please visit www.otf.ca/Ontario150 to learn more about the program, read the application guide, access our calendar of outreach activities as well as the application form questions before the online application system goes live on July 18. OTF is proud to have been chosen by the Government of Ontario to deliver this key program to mark a major milestone in the history and fabric of our province. Sincerely,

Chers partenaires de la FTO, Je suis heureuse d'annoncer que l'honorable Eleanor McMahon, ministre du Tourisme, de la Culture et du Sport a officiellement lancé le programme Ontario 150 - Immobilisations communautaires aujourd'hui pour célébrer en 2017, le 150eanniversaire du statut de notre province au sein du Canada. Le programme Ontario150 - Immobilisations communautaires est un nouveau programme de 25 millions de dollars ponctuel du gouvernement de l'Ontario qui est administré par la Fondation Trillium de l'Ontario (FTO) et qui va octroyer des subventions d'un an allant de 5 000 $ à 500 000 $ pour appuyer les besoins d'immobilisations locaux. Plus précisément, ce programme renforcera les collectivités en réparant, rénovant et modernisant les infrastructures existantes afin de mieux répondre aux divers besoins des collectivités de l'Ontario, tout en favorisant la croissance économique. La date limite de soumission d'une demande de subvention au programme Ontario150 - Immobilisations communautaires est le 14 septembre 2016, à 17 h HE. Les organismes qui sont déjà inscrits à la FTO, et dont l'admissibilité à soumettre des demandes de subvention de la FTO a été vérifiée, sont automatiquement admissibles à soumettre une demande de subvention au programme Ontario150 - Immobilisations communautaires. Les organismes qui sont normalement admissibles à recevoir du financement de la FTO mais qui ne sont pas encore inscrits peuvent s'inscrire à la FTO maintenant. À compter du 18 juillet 2016, les formulaires de demandes de subvention seront disponibles aux organismes admissibles, directement dans leur portail, pour qu'ils puissent faire une de demande de subvention avant la date limite du14 septembre 2016. Veuillez visiter http://www.otf.ca/fr/Ontario150 pour en apprendre davantage sur le programme, lire le guide des demandeurs, accéder à notre calendrier des séances d'information et aux questions des formulaires de demande avant que le système de demandes en ligne soit ouvert le 18 juillet. La FTO est fière d'avoir été choisie par le gouvernement de l'Ontario pour administrer ce programme clé qui marque une page importante dans l'histoire de notre province. Cordialement,   Andrea Cohen Barrack CEO, Ontario Trillium Foundation Chef de la direction, Fondation Trillium de l'Ontario

 

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Ontario Trails News - reminder from Ontario Trillium Foundation - Registration DEADLINE Oct. 17, 2014

Good afternoon, In case you've not seen our website, this is a reminder that Friday October 17 is the Organization Registration deadline, part of the process to submit grant applications to the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). In order to be able to submit an application before the November 3, 2014 deadline, all applicants should file their organization registration information before October 17th.  This will allow time for OTF to verify the organization's registration information to determine whether it is eligible to apply. Already registered in our system? Please update your organization’s profile at https://services1.otf.ca After October 17, organizations will still be able to register or update their existing registration profile. While we will make every effort to verify the information quickly, we cannot guarantee that this will be completed by the November 3 deadline. Questions: Call 1.800.263.2887 New Process: Note that November 3rd will be the last deadline in our current investment model. As we shift to our new strategic framework, we will have a new approach to our community investments. Visitotf-redesign2015.ca for information about our new granting streams and on the priority outcomes that we will focus on, as we award grants in the future. Our next deadline – which will be the first intake of applications under the new strategic framework – has not yet been announced, but will likely be in early summer. Ontario Trillium Foundation Bonjour, Au cas où vous n'avez pas vu notre site Web, voici un rappel comme quoi vendredi 17 octobre est la date limite d'inscription des organismes. Cette inscription fait partie du processus de soumission d'une demande de subvention à la Fondation Trillium de l'Ontario (FTO). Pour pouvoir soumettre une demande de subvention avant la date limite du 3 novembre 2014, tous les demandeurs doivent inscrire leur organisme avant le 17 octobre. Ceci donnera le temps à la FTO de vérifier l'information concernant l'inscription de l'organisme pour déterminer si celui-ci est admissible. Vous êtes déjà inscrits dans notre système? Veuillez mettre à jour l’information relative au profil de votre organisme: https://services1.otf.ca Après le 17 octobre, les organismes pourront encore s'inscrire ou mettre à jour le profil existant de leur inscription. Tandis que nous nous efforcerons de vérifier l'information rapidement, nous ne pouvons pas garantir que nous y arriverons avant la date limite du 3 novembre. Questions : Veuillez appeler le 1-800 263-2887 Nouveau Processus : Prenez note que le 3 novembre sera notre dernière date limite dans le cadre de notre modèle d'investissement actuel. Alors que nous passons à notre nouveau cadre stratégique, nous aurons une nouvelle approche à nos investissements communautaires. Visitez otf-redesign2015.capour plus de renseignements sur les nouvelles sources de financement et les résultats prioritaires sur lesquels nous nous concentrerons pour l'octroi de futures subventions. Notre prochaine date limite – qui marquera la soumission des premières demandes de subvention dans le cadre du nouveau plan stratégique – n'a pas encore été annoncée, mais sera probablement au début de l'été. La Fondation Trillium de l'Ontario

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