Showing posts with label Rideau Trail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rideau Trail. Show all posts

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Ontario Trails - Outdoors Ontario One Trail at A Time!


5 most challenging hiking trails in Canada
Macleans.ca
4. Pukaskwa National Park coastal hiking trail, Ont.: 60 km along Lake Superior's shore. Takes five to seven days to complete. Why go? The trail offers the best chance to experience Ontario's wild boreal forest, though watch out for the bears and wolves. 5.
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Hiking, Biking, Riding, Camping or Canoeing on Ontario Trails
The Rideau Trail - Ottawa, Ontario - Hiking and walking trailheads ... The plaque at this location marks the beginning of the Rideau Trail when traveling from ...
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Walking Home: A low-tech path for cities
Montreal Gazette
When it comes to walking and cycling, Torontonians are far ahead of their municipal government. Despite the lack of safe and comfortable spaces to ride, there has been a remarkable uptake in cycling in Toronto in recent years. A 1999 Decima poll ...
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Amherstburg culture head questions 1812 ads
Windsor Star (blog)
Amherstburg culture head questions 1812 ads. A period group dressed as soldiers from the 1812 era march in the heritage parade at the Roots to Boots Festival celebrating the bi centennial of the war of 1812, in Amherstburg, Ont., Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012.
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BIKES: Full Throttle With Tamela Rich In Ontario
SPEEDtv.com
The Parry Sound KOA was full of cottagers with a passion for off-road recreation because the campground has access to the province's Park to Park Trail, a network of recreational trails through the ten municipalities between Killbear and Algonquin ...
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MNR says know the rules before bear hunting in Ontario
Bay Today
Conservation officers will place special attention on rules dealing with licences and permits, hunter safety and not allowing meat from harvested bears go to waste. To ensure a safe and lawful hunt, hunters are reminded of the following rules. • All ...See all stories on this topic »

Bicycle licences would promote safety
durhamregion.com
If bikes are to share our roads, they should share the cost and responsibilities to operate; bring back the bicycle licence. If a bike is involved in an accident with a motor vehicle in Ontario the cost for injuries and rehab are not covered by OHIP ...
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Portland gets a "bike barometer"
Greater Greater Washington
Toronto bike advocate Yvonne Bambrick said, "I went by the counter last night, and I was cyclist 10361. That is amazing! It just feels really empowering to know what's possible." It would be interesting to know more about the relative costs of the ...See all stories on this topic »  

Calendar | Event detail :: Get Loud Bell Giveaway with Cycle Toronto
Bikechain - the University of Toronto's bicycle resource and repair centre.
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New Course for Canada's 100 Mile Mountain Bike Weekend, just ...
By Greg
In an order to make the course as fun as possible, keep it as much single track as possible and increase the rate of completion we are happy to announce that the course for 2012 will be 3 laps of a 54 km course! The marathon will still do 80k, ...
Ontario Cycling Association

Cycling in Toronto « Embryonic Robot
I have been cycling in Toronto for almost 20 years, and year-round for the last 12 years. Please don't believe those people who claim that it is possible to cycle ...
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Driftwood found on a canoe trip brings evokes the call of a loon and the scent ...
Toronto Star
There had been others — day trips in the bow of my father's canoe to gaze at brilliant autumn colours, an overnight on a river in eastern Ontario. But this was the real deal, a four-day trip with my dad and younger brother. There was a map to consult ...
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 ONTARIO TRAILS COUNCIL E-NEWS - Every Friday

    • Local Trail News 
 
    • Trail Education Program

 
    • Trail Heros

 
    • Trailhead Ontario

 
    • Activity and User Updates

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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 
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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


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/
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Friday, August 10, 2012

Ontario Trails News - Hiking, Biking, Riding, Camping or Canoeing on Ontario Trails

Rideau Trail Association
The Rideau Trail - Ottawa, Ontario - Hiking and walking trailheads ...
The plaque at this location marks the beginning of the Rideau Trail when traveling from Ottawa to Kingston, Ontario.
www.waymarking.com/.../WMF1M7_The_Rideau_Trail_Otta...


Ontario Trails: Ontario Trails - More to Explore - Hike, Bike, Climb or ...
On August 6, 2012 at 4:02 am, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of an ATV crash at a property along Concession 10, .
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Date: 2012-08-10 to 2012-08-12
Type: Heritage
The Fergus Highland Games 10k Run is a sanctioned event of the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games. This event is organized by the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington and Guelph Athletics Society. The single loop course for the Fergus Highland Games 10k Run winds through quiet, established neighbourhoods and along picturesque country roads in the beautiful Fergus and Elora countryside before returning to Victoria Park in Fergus.

Date: 2012-08-10 to 2012-08-12
Type: Festival
Celebrating its 17th anniversary in 2012, the festival is located at the Ear Falls Waterfront Park; just one hour north of Vermillion Bay on Highway 105.

Date: 2012-08-10 to 2012-08-12
Type: Festival
Three days of festival, from the first children's performances on Friday at noon through to our closing ceremonies on Sunday evening, with dancing, workshops, and sunsets over the lake in between. It all starts Friday August 10 - see you there!

Date: 2012-08-10 to 2012-08-12
Type: Heritage
Come to the sing-along on Friday night featuring “Jim n’ I”. This has been a popular event to start off a fun-filled weekend

tomorrow
Hiking Buddies!
Saturday, August 11, 2012
10:30 AM
Kayaking around Waupoos Island on Great Lake Ontario ...
Kayaking around Waupoos Island on Great Lake Ontario: Sunflowers and a sheep story. Field of sunflowers in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada ...
www.thegreatwaterway.com/blogs/?p=3048


Carleton Place paddlers to take part in Ontario Summer Games races in Welland ...
EMC Almonte/Carleton Place
Recent successes mean eight paddlers from the local club will compete at the Ontario Summer Games canoe/kayak sprint competitions in Welland next week. Seven female ... The Ontario Summer Games is the province's largest multi-sport event. It features ...
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Wednesday
Hiking Buddies!
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
7:00 PM 
 
 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 
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


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

   
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Ontario Trails News - Paddle, Hike, Bike, or Ride Ontario Trails!

Ontario Trails Council Supported Initiative Underway - 

Finding trails
TbNewsWatch.com
About two months ago, the municipality was awarded a $35000 grant from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture to conduct a feasibility study of possible trail systems within the township. Kloosterhuis told tbnewswatch.com the town just awarded ...
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Nor'Westers and Loyalist Museum Annual Wine and Cheese Fundraiser ... Cornwall Free News
This exhibit is made possible by a Canadian Heritage Grant from the Government of ... of the Williamstown Fair and regiments who fought in the War of 1812. ...

Fishing fight over Crown land
The Sudbury Star
By WAYNE SNIDER, QMI AGENCY TIMMINS -- Saturday provided perfect weather conditions for a Northern Ontario fishing trip -- warm temperatures, at about 23 C, with a light breeze. Fishing was on the minds of about 100 people at the Foleyet Town Hall. ...
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Trail Impacts - 2011 and Beyond
Presented and Prepared by: Patrick Connor CAE, Ontario Trails and. Laura Peddie Partnership Coordinator, Georgian Bay Coast Trail ...
https://www.rto12.ca/files/.../rto12webinaraugust172011.pdf

Fall hikes in Ontario Parks. » Parks Blog
By Ontario Parks
Below are some trail suggestions, but there are plenty more in each of these parks and many more in other Ontario Parks. Use the Park Locator to search “Hiking” under activities for a list of parks. Last year, we posted favourite fall ...
Parks Blog

Hiking stick nears end of trek, marking Rideau Trail's 40th year
Ottawa Citizen
Elizabeth Mason, a member of the club's Ottawa branch, says hiking on the ... to the club by Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, when he was Ontario's Minister for ...

Horse Lovers Weekend at UCV
Seaway News
This event features a packed three-day schedule of activities for ... Augusta Polo Club, and Natural Horsemanship by Drogheda Manor from Lunenburg, Ontario. ...

Police concerned for missing man
The Sudbury Star
He was driving a 2003 Chev pickup brown with black truck cap and orange kayak strapped to top. ... in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada still using Gas Chamber. ...

Media Advisory: Community Invited to Tree Planting Workshop
Marketwire (press release)
The Community Stream Steward Program (CSSP), a conservation group hosted by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH), is delivering the workshop on Wednesday, August 31 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in Udora. Native trees and shrubs provide food, ...
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Conservation Ontario - Photoxels - Digital Photography
The Ontario Conservation Areas Photo Contest 2011 has a laudable objective in raising awareness about conservation and its photo contest is a step in the ...
www.photoxels.com/tag/conservation-ontario/

Local bikers competing in Ontario Cup Race finale
Sarnia Observer
LCCVI students Carter Huffman, 16, and Malaina Huffman, 15, are among the members of the Chatham Cycling Club who are expected to take part in next month's Ontario Cup Race at the Wolfe Creek facility in Chatham. DON ROBINET/QMI AGENCY By DON ROBINET, ...
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OPP briefs
Bancroft This Week
The officers of the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial ... Investigation revealed that an ATV was travelling west on Stringers Drive ...

Against ATVs
Minden Times
I really hope that we do not allow such a pristine and rare area like Haliburton County to become the ATV capital of Ontario as opposed to the amazing ...
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