Showing posts with label Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Show all posts

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Hike, Bike, Ride or Find Ontario Trails! Ontario Trail News

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Hiking guide to Sleeping Giant Provincial ParkOntario | Matador ... ON ANY GIVEN DAY, in Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, you can identify more than 100 ...
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Neglected War of 1812 gravesites may get a federal sprucing-up after all
Toronto Star
VINCE TALOTTA/TORONTO STAR Matthew Wilkinson, historian at Heritage Mississauga, tracks down the final resting places of War of 1812 veterans, including this gravesite of Aaron Silverthorn at St. John's Dixie Cemetery in Mississauga. Jacques Gallant ...
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150 cyclists wrap up 750-km Ontario tour near Cornwall - News ...
Charity Landon looked like someone who had just bicycled hundreds of kilometres in just eight days – including the smile. The Toronto native was part of a.
www.cornwallseawaynews.com/News/2012-07.../1


Enforce cycling laws | Your online newspaper for Kitchener, Ontario
Seniors are in constant watch for sidewalk cyclists racing up and down King Street with no concern for pedestrians. The laws governing bicycles are not ...
www.kitchenerpost.ca/opinion/enforce-cycling-laws/


Blazing the Masters 30+ Field at a Sizzling Ontario Grand Prix By ...
The Ontario crits are always a safe bet for a great workout. My teammate Jaime Paolinetti is leading the points in the Masters 30+ category and like myself; ...
cyclingillustrated.com/blazing-the-masters-30-field-at-a-sizzlin...


Troop 282 Boy Scouts head to Canada
Daily Clay County Advocate-Press
The Scouts of Clay County Boy Scout Troop 282 left Friday evening for their annual summer camp trip to the Halliburton Scout Reservation, in Halliburton, Ontario, Canada. The Scouts will have a week of fishing, hiking, camping and canoeing before ...
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Mountain Bike Tour cancelled
NorthernLife.ca
Rob St. Marseille, president of the Walden Mountain Bike Club, said the event didn't draw the numbers needed to put it on. “We probably ... “We had to fit this in before theOntario Cup, and this was the date that seemed to work, but apparently not,” he said.
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Info about the Rouge National Park. Parks Canadaare looking for public input on the creation of the new Rouge Park: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/progs/np-pn/cnpn-cnnp/rouge/rouge1.aspx
Parks Canada has an online survey: http://pc.sondages-surveys.ca/s/rouge/?l=en 

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
Peace Walk needs Toronto participants! Support vehicles held back ...
Early Thursday morning five of the walkers crossed the border into Canada with no problem. The other vehicle with a few walkers and the walkers' luggage was.
www.sumeru-books.com/.../peace-walk-needs-toronto-particip...

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Ontario Trails - Trails Locator and More

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Hiking guide to Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Ontario | Matador ...
ON ANY GIVEN DAY, in Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, you can identify more than 100 species of birds. “Hear that?” Parks Canada's Greg Stroud asks me.
matadornetwork.com/.../hiking-guide-to-sleeping-giant-provin...


MTO reminds residents of ATV safety
KenoraOnline
Marinis says one of the common problems in Ontario, is the number of young drivers ... If the shoulder is unsafe or impassible, an ATV can be driven on the ...


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Street Smarts Workshop | Cycle Toronto - Biking Toronto
Street Smarts Workshop | Cycle Toronto. July 24, 2012 By Joe T. Event date: 23 August, 2012 – 19:00 – 20:30 Haven't been on a bicycle since you were 9?
bikingtoronto.com/.../street-smarts-workshop-cycle-toronto/


Pink canoe on portage with purpose
London Free Press
Andrew Metcalfe's 1200-kilometre trek around Ontario carrying a pink canoe to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society stopped Tuesday in Victoria Park. The 21-year-old Toronto native has raised $22000 since starting his pink portage trip on June 3.
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Harper Government Invests in War of 1812 Commemoration in Hamilton
Canada NewsWire (press release)
HAMILTON, ON, July 24, 2012 /CNW/ - Thanks to an investment from the Government of Canada, the City of Hamilton will have the opportunity to hold War of 1812 commemorative activities that will pay tribute to the city's heritage and boost local tourism.
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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

     



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!


Register - click on your choice, register on-line 



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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

Info about the Rouge National Park. 

Parks Canada are looking for public input on the creation of the new Rouge Park: 
Parks Canada has an online survey: http://pc.sondages-surveys.ca/s/rouge/?l=en 



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


WomanTours Cycling Around Lake Ontario - Clip Syndicate Video ...
Guests: Sue Wright and her daughter Chelsea Wright. WomanTours" -- a group of 30 women who are about to go on a bicycling tour around Lake Ontario.
www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/5895/3661091


Stone on the road can make cyclist a statistic | Your online ...
By ddowney
Stone on the road can make cyclist a statistic. John Crewson, Ancaster. Re: Why shouldn't rules of the road apply to cyclists, July 19. In response to the comments made about cycling and cars, here are a few more thoughts. I have been cycling ...
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