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CN partners with Ducks Unlimited Canada to support wetland ...
Progressive Rail Roading
... about: CN, Ducks Unlimited Canada, wetland conservation, EcoConnexions. ... to continue several existing wetland projects in the Belleville, Ontario, area.
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NCC: Revving up conservation in Ontario
Conservation work in Ontario just got easier thanks to help from a generous partner. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is grateful to the Windsor Essex ...
www.natureconservancy.ca/.../Revving-up-conservation-in-On...

Elmira man honoured for conservation efforts | Your online ...
At a special awards night held by Ontario Nature, Ken Reger was presented with the W.W.H. GunnConservation Award, awarded “to an individual who ...
www.southwesternontario.ca/.../elmira-man-honoured-for-con...

Cycling review calls for truck side guards, helmets for everyone

Toronto Star
An Ontario coroner's review into cycling deaths is recommending truck side guards, making helmets mandatory of all cyclists and better education to prevent ...
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Media Statement from Dr. Doug Weir, President of the Ontario ...
Canada NewsWire (press release)
TORONTO, June 18, 2012 /CNW/ - Ontario's doctors welcome the final report from the Office of the Chief Coroner's review of cycling deaths, which recommends ...
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Summer Epic 8 Hour – Roots, Rocks, and Reggae – presented by ...
By Greg
Join us at the Summer Epic 8 Hour for a special REGGAE themed event. We will enjoy the cool vibes of Reggae music all day and invite you to show off your Reggae spirit with your riding outfits and Pit areas. The Epic 8 Hour Relay Series is ...
Ontario Cycling Association

Where is our War of 1812 funding? — native leaders
Sault Star
The 1812 Commemoration Fund, a three-year program created under the Department of CanadianHeritage to support community-based projects related to the ...
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Lafarge promoting safety around trucks
Welland Tribune
An information kiosk will include her committee, the Bruce Trail Club, ... recent Ontario coroner's report urging a mandatory helmet law for all cyclists.


Paikin excited to be leading John A walk again
Kingston This Week
TVO journalist Steve Paikin will be leading the Sir John A. historic walk this ... This Week fromToronto, where he was preparing to host another Sir John A.
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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.

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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.

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Two Creeks Mountain Bike Trail in Wheatley, Ontario ...

Two Creeks is a singletrack mountain bike trail in Wheatley, Ontario. View maps, videos, photos, and reviews of Two Creeks bike trail in Wheatley.
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Plan ahead: Your guide to local social events
Northumberland Today
Publicized events must be open to the public. • The Port Hope Community Health ... The Pine RidgeHiking Club invites you along on their easy 12-km. hike in ...


Sporting Life 10K Run raises $1.9 million for Camp Oochigeas
Toronto Star
The Toronto interior designer quit smoking three years ago, then started walking on a treadmill, then jogging last August. He weighed 240 pounds when he did his first run, a 5-kilometre trek last December. He lost 20 more pounds training for Sunday's ...
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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!

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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.

Great Trails - Great People - June 17-20, 2012

Trekking through the treetops
Peterborough Examiner
Treetop Trekking opened its second park in Ontario in the conservation area, ... cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ATV riding and snowmobiling.


A view from the cycle path: Average commute lengths in Toronto ...
Those who choose to cycle in Toronto and across Canada are "road warriors". i.e. they are members of that demographic who are most easy to convince to ride, ...
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Ontario horse racing crisis puts future of young thoroughbreds, standardbreds ...
Guelph Mercury
Horse racing in Ontario is in crisis. Earlier this year, the provincial government announced plans to scrap its slots-at-racetrack program by spring 2013. Since 1998, the industry has received a 20 per cent cut of the money made from government-owned ...
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Watch Your Car Doors
Ottawa Citizen (blog)
On more narrow roadways, the sharrows may be located in the middle of the lane – indicating that both cyclists and motorists should share the same lane by travelling in single file. Under the OntarioHighway Traffic Act, both bicycles and vehicles have ...
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Canoe and kayak club: Sports Briefs

The Barrie Examiner
His goal was simple: To raise money and support for the cancer society by kayaking Canada's biggest lakes. For more information on our club and events, ...


Birchbark Revival
CANOE & KAYAK (blog)
By Conor Mihell New York City natives Adam Wicks-Arshack and John Zinser were boatbuilding neophytes before September 2008, when they paddled into the wilderness of northern Ontario in onecanoe and came out a month later with two.
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Thorold News
The War of 1812 Bicentennial Committee has looked to the federal government in hopes of receiving $150000 from the Department of Canadian Heritage's 1812 Commemoration Fund—an initiative to foster awareness and understanding among Canadians of the ...
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Provincial budget sparks a variety of reactions
Kawartha Media Group
Ms Scott said the recent cancellation of revenue sharing between the horse racing industry and the OLG slots at racetracks is a perfect example of decisions that have a profound effect in her riding. She said the horse racing industry, and all of the ...
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'Walkable' city linked to health benefits

          'Walkable' city linked to health benefits

Toronto Star But a significant number indicated they would be willing to trade off square footage and a bigger backyard for the convenience of walking to the local store or library. InToronto, 74 per cent of those surveyed said they preferred living in a walkable ... See all stories on this topic » Sue Holloway Fitness Park - Ottawa, Ontario - Fitness Trails on ... The Sue Holloway Fitnes Park is located next to Mooney's Bay Park in Ottawa, Ontario. www.waymarking.com/.../WME2K9_Sue_Holloway_Fitness_... Toronto – “a strong latent demand for more walkable neighborhoods ... The map above shows Toronto's walkability, with the lighter portions indicating greater walkability ('utilitarian walkability” being how easy it is to walk to do ... 1x57.com/.../toronto-a-strong-latent-demand-for-more-walkab... Big Brothers Big Sisters plan second annual Kemptville Ribfest ... EMC Kemptville "What's better than dads, ribs, boats, ATVs, good music and maybe some beer on ... thanks to anOntario Trillium Foundation grant. They have match programs ... Ontario Trails Education Program - Book Now 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 Website Facebook 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. Great Trails - Great People - June 17-20, 2012 Towards a Provincial Cycling Strategy - in 2011 the Ontario Ministry of Transportation initiated a cycling data collection project.  The intent of the project was to gather best practice information from both within the province and around the world on the various considerations that need to be taken into account should Ontario wish to develop a provincial cycling route network.  The project also collected data on bicycle route networks across the province, such as selected municipal and tourism focused routes, in order to get a better understanding of where people are currently cycling for recreational purposes. In this session the ministry will discuss some of the best practices learned through the completion of this project. Ontario Trails Council AGM – a working luncheon that will process the annual business of the OTC.  Join the Ontario Trails Council today! Have a vote. Make your input count. Provincial – National Trails Panel – We welcome the Hon. Michael Chan (invited) to open our session Once again the OTC appreciates the support of the Canadian Trails Federation and The National Trails Coalition as they report on their efforts nationally in Ottawa, and across all 13 territories and provinces as they work to implement, improve and provide funding for trail development. A must-see section for groups that are project ready, require a few more dollars to get that project off the ground, or for folks who are just interested in how other provinces do trails! In 2011 Ontario informed BC about Active transportation.  Come and expose your work on the national scene – others can learn from your experience.

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Ontario budget to slay deficit in 5 years, no personal tax hikes

570 News
TORONTO, Ont. - Cash-strapped Ontario is putting off tax cuts to businesses and zeroing in on public sector wages and pensions in an austerity budget designed to lift Canada's former economic powerhouse out of the red ink in five years.
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Province needs to keep hospital promises: MPP
Fergus Elora News Express
Also significant to rural areas and the Wellington-Halton Hills riding is the horse racing and equine industry, which Arnott also talked about during his March 21 speech. "While I firmly believe that the government of Ontario needs to get its spending ...
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Ontario budget 2012: Liberals to revamp at-risk species protection Toronto Star In the budget, the Liberals propose a series of unspecified tweaks to the Endangered Species Act, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act and others. Critics say the proposed amendments could leave vulnerable some ... See all stories on this topic »

Building opportunity

National Post
When Michael Sneyd was 17, he did his first ski run at Ontario's Blue Mountain resort. Now the CEO of Skyline Investments, Mr. Sneyd is working to ...


Joanne McLeod from BodyBreak(TM) Joins Inaugural Power Walk for Dress for ...
Marketwire (press release)
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 27, 2012) - Dress for Success Toronto, an international non-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women, announces The Power Walk for Dress for Success, which will take place ...
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Toronto-Peterborough rail line could shut down in five years without repairs ...
Peterborough Examiner
Canadian Pacific Railway officials have estimated that without the improvements the rail line between Toronto and Peterborough would be shut down in about five years, said Alan Wilson, with Shining Waters Railway. “That could become a walking trail in ...
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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

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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.

Great Trails - Great People - June 17-20, 2012

Going on a hike this weekend? Check out Get Out There Magazine’s review of Keen’s new Alamosa Waterproof hiking shoe.http://youtu.be/ultQhJXuE3k It’s a video gear review and we’re trying to get as many views as possible! Any help you can provide would be tremendously appreciated!