Showing posts with label Postmedia News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Postmedia News. Show all posts

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Ontario Trails - Ski, Sled, Hike, Bike or Paddle Ontario's Trails

Greetings1  We haven't heard from you, but hope you can attend our AGM on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Oliver's Nest Golf Club (see details on left).

Heroic Voltigeurs to get their due

... Postmedia News January 7, 2012 12:00 AM A magnanimous gesture by US heritage advocates to commemorate enemy soldiers killed during a key War of 1812 ...



Canadian Cyclist Online. The source for Canadian cycling news and information including mountainbike and road bike tours, adventure biking features, ...



Education - To learn more about OPA visit the Calendar of Events page of our website at www.ontarioparksassociation.ca or click the following link and be taken directly to the session page Managing Winter Risks in ParksShelley May Office Manager, Ontario Parks Association

Date: Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Location: Mono Community Centre, 347209 Mono Centre Road,  Mono ON
ORCKA Members Early Bird Pricing  - $70.00 (up to two weeks prior to 14 April 2012); After March 31st - $75.00
Non-ORCKA Members - $80.00 Lunch, Snacks & Parking Included 

For questions, please contact the ORCKA office at info@orcka.ca
ORCKA Members may register via the ORCKA Member Page - https://www.orcka.ca/login/index.asp
Non-ORCKA registrations, please contact the ORCKA office at info@orcka.ca or 416 426 7016.

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Friday, October 21, 2011

Ontario Trails News - Paddle, Bike, Hike and Ride Ontario's Trails

Blue diamond-shaped sign used to designate hik...Image via Wikipedia
Family hooked on Lake Superior
NorthernLife.ca
I was a kid when the power of Ontario's provincial parks hooked me for life. ... almost endless possibilities when it comes to paddling, hiking, fishing, ...

Area 'Beers & Bikes Tour' named one of Canada's Must-Do events
Bay Today
... bike-riding tour in northern Ontario is among 67 new additions to the ... by train from Toronto's Union Station and combines mountain biking, hiking, ...


Feeling right at 'home'
Kawartha Media Group
Drafted by the Ontario Hockey League Ottawa 67's he never played a ... Hiking on trails and being amazed by nature as she slowly changes into her glorious ...

Late spring scene in High Park, in Toronto's w...Image via Wikipedia
soft surface trails in Toronto
The Lakeshore seems to have a lot of grass and even some dirt trails West of the Humber. Is the trail going North along the Humber all paved, or is it primarily ...
www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=4278509

MP hopes women will be represented in coming spate of Canadian anniversaries
Montreal Gazette
By Randy Boswell, Postmedia News October 20, 2011 8:05 PM British soldiers march during a War of 1812 re-enactment at Fanshawe Pioneer Village in London, Ont., on Oct. 1. The War of 1812 is just one of the many Canadian history-related milestones the ...
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BMX riders share their vision for the perfect park
insideTORONTO.com
Bicycle motorcross (BMX) and mountain bike enthusiasts were encouraged to be as imaginative as possible in creating their wish list for the proposed community skills park in High Park during a design meeting Wednesday, Oct. 19. ...
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SCORRA/ODSC - Ontario Federation of Trail Riders
Ontario Trail Ride Series ... of the more scenic back roads that Simcoe County has to offer, and for the green plated bikes out there plan to ride our trails in Barr, ...
www.oftr.ca/events.php?id=11287

His accident was front-page news
InsideHalton.com
In February 2009, he got a hand-bike, and began training. That month he also enjoyed skiing on a sit-ski in the Canadian Paraplegic Association of Ontario ...

Barilko's plane finally arrives home
London Free Press
(Barilko's sister, Anne Klisanich of Toronto, now 81, was not able to come. ... begins the return journey through the bush, which will be a three-hour hike. ...

HCA Chair Signs First Community ... - Hamilton Conservation Authority
Hamilton Conservation Authority, located at the western end of Lake Ontario, is the area's largest environmental management agency, and is dedicated to the ...
www.conservationhamilton.ca/.../hca-chair-signs-first-commu...

Oh, deer! Not more development
Hamilton Spectator
Steve Miazga, chief administrative officer of the Hamilton Conservation Authority, said he's held discussions with the city and the province's Ontario Realty Corp. about creating an “eco passage” between the karst and Mount Albion Conservation Area to ...
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OFAH Welcomes New Minister and Return of Forestry to MNR
MarketWatch (press release)
"The new minister fully understands the importance of the contributions of anglers and hunters to fish and wildlife conservation and Ontario's economy," added Reader. Mr. Reader looks forward to having a face-to-face meeting with Minister Gravelle in ...
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Trees Ontario Green Leader Creates a Healthy Backyard Oasis
MarketWatch (press release)
"Theo is a very dedicated landowner who has invested a serious amount of time and money into his 22 acre site," said Randall Van Wagner, BSc, Environmental Project Coordinator at the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority (LTVCA), who nominated ...
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Winter home created for threatened eastern fox snake
Sarnia Observer
The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority has been working to increase the population of the endangered species in southwestern Ontario. SUBMITTED PHOTO BY ROBERT HARRIS By PAUL MORDEN, The Observer Erin Carroll has nice things to say about the ...
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Monday, October 10, 2011

Ontario Trails News - Develop, Manage, Use and Preserve Ontario's Trails

Trails of 1812
War of 1812 documentary considers native perspective
Canada.com
By Randy Boswell, Postmedia News October 9, 2011 5:54 PM A line of British soldiers are obscured by smoke after firing on the Americans during a War of 1812 ...


'Betrayal' of aboriginal dreams after War of 1812 pondered in new ...
National Post
It is from A Pictorial History of the War of 1812 by Benson John Lossing in 1865. ... And Jim Hill, manager of heritage operations with the Niagara Parks ...

 
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Métis canoe project teaches students 'richness of past'
NorthernLife.ca
This educational initiative aims to familiarize Collège Boréal and area school board students with the ancestral Métis canoe-building techniques and traditions that were used to explore Ontario more than 400 years ago. This 20-foot canoe, ...
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Trees - What the Greenbelt does for our air quality | Ontario's ...
The Greenbelt Foundation is. Partnering with Harbourfront Centre to tell the story of Ontario's Greenbelt to 12 million people via a year-long, outdoor ...
www.greenbelt.ca/.../trees-what-greenbelt-does-our-air-quality

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