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ATVs cleared to use parts of some county roads in Havelock area

Peterborough Examiner
VICTORIA GRAY QMI Agency file photo County council is allowing ATV riders to use parts of county roads in the Havelock area to help complete the ATV trail system in the area. By KENNEDY GORDON Examiner Staff Writer All-terrain vehicles will soon be ...
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OPP Releases 2011 Traffic Statistics
Canada NewsWire (press release)
... in for the Ontario Provincial Police's (OPP) 2011 traffic statistics and while most of last year's statistic categories show an improvement over 2010, the OPP will be looking for ways to improve safety on our roads, waterways and trails in 2012.
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Oakville Community Update - April 4, 2012
InsideHalton.com
Forward announcements of non-profit local events for Community Update to The ... for July 14-21 730 km cycling tour of Ontario waterfront and greenways, ...

Cyclists set to challenge Flamborough rural roads

Hamilton Scores!
Hundreds of road cyclists from across Ontario are about to descend on Flamborough for the 60th running of the challenging, hilly Good Friday Road Race. Hamilton Cycling Club is host for the race on April 6 for some of the best amateur cyclists in ...
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History, Culture, and Bike Lanes at Jarvis Town Hall
Torontoist
Yet Andrea Garcia of the Toronto Cyclists Union (TCU) remained calm, asserting at the time that Council's decision to delay the removal of the bike lanes by one year offered hope to her fellow two-wheelers. “This isn't over,” she proclaimed.
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Cyclists union vows to fight Jarvis bike lanes removal
Toronto Sun
The cyclists union has given the city 10 days to respond to their legal opinion before they complain toOntario's environment ministry. Public Works chairman Denzil Minnan-Wong says he respects “the will of council,” which in this case was to remove ...
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Great Trails - Great People - June 17-20, 2012

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Northern roads, trails breaking down in warmer weather

CBC.ca
Dave Bolton said he doesn't think it'll ever be warm enough in northern Ontario for snowmobilers to become extinct. But the president of the Sudbury Trail ...


Kayak Fishing in Ontario, Canada – Now The Real Thing | Kayak ...
Kayak Fishing Unlimited is not just a slogan – It's a reality, at least for some. So far, kayak fishing hasn't appealed to Canadian anglers, since they fish in cold ...
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Four people, one OPP officer break through Ice
SooToday.com
LAIRD TWP - Earlier today officers from the Ontario Provincial ... Marie ambulance responded to a report of a snowmobile and ATV breaking through the ice ...


Ice Rescue Near Pine Island
LOCAL2 Sault Ste. Marie
Earlier today officers from the Ontario provincial Police-Sault Ste Marie ... Marie Ambulance responded to a report of a snowmobile and ATV breaking through ...


Beer makes Toronto better
Toronto Sun
The company offers half-day and full-day walking tours in 100 cities around the world. What makes the tours so great is not only do they include popular sites and attractions but you also get to dig into a destination and go behind the scenes.
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Great Trails, Great People - June 17-19, 2012

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Trevor Thom Wins Ontario's Switchback Snowshoe Race

Snowshoe Magazine
... Challenge sponsored by the Craigleith Ski Club just outside of Collingwood, Ontario. ... “Of note, the races (5k and 10K) include a climb up the Niagara ...


Travel: Chilling out in South Georgian Bay
Guelph Mercury
... scene and a go-to place for skiing, snowshoeing, snow-tubing and snowboarding. ... We snowshoed on well-groomed trails and across Ontario's longest ...

Snowmobile Safety Tips to Avoid Personal Injury from Ferguson Barristers LLP

PR Web (press release)
Fresh air and the chance to explore wooded trails and outdoor spaces with friends and family is a big part of the reason riding snowmobiles has continued to increase in popularity in Ontario over the years. The familiar sound of snowmobile engines is ...
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Spring coming on the double-double
Toronto Sun
I live some 250 klicks to the northeast, about the same distance from Toronto as Hanna is from Calgary, and there is snow aplenty up in my neck of the woods, with scores of frozen lakes and plenty of well-groomed snowmobile trails meandering through ...
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Seaton, Latimer take the Loppet

The Chronicle Journal
The 35th running of Thunder Bay's largest cross-country ski tour on Saturday found a first-time men's 50-kilometre free champion in Seaton, who crossed the line in two hours, 13 minutes and 18 seconds. Seaton, a 24-year-old Orillia, Ont., native, ...
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Cross Country Canada - Para-Nordic skiers sprint down the main ...
The largest group of Para Nordic skiers to ever attend an event in Ontario started with sprint races on Main Street on Friday in one of the biggest snow storms of ...
www.cccski.com/.../Para-Nordic-skiers-sprint-down-the-main-...

Orono woman wins 30-mile Can Am race

Bangor Daily News
... BDN Staff Volunteers at the Can Am Crown International Sled Dog Races in Fort ... crossed the finish line before Seppe Maes of South River, Ontario.

VIDEO of Muskie stealing Bass off my Kayak stringer - Ontario ...
We were fishing for Bass when the Kayak I was fishing from started rocking. My buddy Al grabbed his trusty GoPro camera with one hand and his Cannon HD ...
www.ontariosportfishing.com/view_topic.php?id=4414...3

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Conservation Dinner Tonight
Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre
by Daryl Morris The 17th annual conservation dinner is being put on again by the Sydenham Sportsmen's Association and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. Jack Doherty, a member of both organizations, says this is one of his favourite ...
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Teachers share ideas they'll use to inspire students

Owen Sound Sun Times
Martin Kerr, left and Ange Flynn, right, along with other participants examine an insect on the ice at Spry Lake during The Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario winter conference at The Institute for Outdoor Education and Environmental Studies near ...

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Board committed to outdoor education
Owen Sound Sun Times
Kyle Clarke, right, talks about the structure of snow to Julie Stellingwerff, left, Annie MacLeod, Sarah Bell, Peter Allemang and Amy Brunning during The Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontariowinter conference at The Institute for Outdoor Education ...
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HOT LAP Motorcycle Reality TV Show To Work With Pro 6 Cycle On Episode One RoadracingWorld.com

Monday, February 6th, 2012 (Toronto, Canada) - HOT LAP, the new motorcycle racing reality TV game show, is pleased to announce PRO 6 CYCLE Inc. of Ontario, Canada as the host organization for the on-track filming of episode one of the thirteen-part ...
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2011 Equine Canada Equestrian of the Year: Jessica Phoenix
Horse-Canada.com
At 13 years of age she won the Ontario Horse Trials Training ... Riding Exploring, Phoenix was a member of the Canadian Eventing Team at the 2007 Pan ...

Try more northern locations - lot's of snow up there!

Snowarama set for this Sunday Midnorth Monitor Participants will ride Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) groomed trails, earn incentive prizes and enjoy an array of family activities while raising essential funds for Easter Seals kids. The 2012 Espanola-North Shore Snowarama for Easter ... See all stories on this topic » Area snowmobile trails still a loss The Barrie Examiner By Lance Holdforth - Special to the Examiner A lack of snowfall has Barrie snowmobilers heading to the Great White North in search of trails to ride. Unseasonal weather has left the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) at a loss for terrain in ... Campbell blames Ontario government for Shoal Lake activism Daily Miner and News 3, 2012, where the Sunset Trail Riders provincial OFSC trail crosses the Shoal Lake Road. Jon Thompson/Daily Miner and News/QMI Agency Kenora-Rainy River MPP, Sarah Campbell is “deeply concerned” with recent developments in Shoal Lake, where barricades ... See all stories on this topic » Life-Changing Adventure Trips — Sea Kayaking | Ontario ... You're into biking, kayaking & skiing. It's time to raise your game with a live- changing adventure makeover. Check out these amazing destinations. www.outsideonline.com/.../Sea-Kayakin-Lake-Superior.html How to winterize your bike Globe and Mail A lot of people assume knobby mountain bike tires are best for slushy conditions, ...Jon Carroll, a bike mechanic at The Bike Joint in Toronto, ... See all stories on this topic »

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Break-ins on Treaty Island being investigated

Daily Miner and News
By Miner and News Members of Kenora detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police ... Stolen property included a 1999 Kawaski Mule, and Yamaha Bear 400 ATV.

More mild temperatures ahead
Toronto Sun
(ERNEST DOROSZUK, Toronto Sun) With the arrival of February on Wednesday, Torontoresidents can expect more relatively mild temperatures at a time of year when they typically have to bundle up and shovel the driveway. The forecast calls for highs of 6C ...
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Ontario Parks, Canada ticks all the boxes on holidaymaker wish list
Easier
All five of these trips can be experienced at Ontario Parks in 2012. ... Staying in one of the resorts there, there are hiking trails a plenty as well as ...


Ontario Cyclists Announced for Elite Spring Endurance Camp ...
(January 26, 2012) The Ontario Cycling Association (OCA) is proud to unveil the list of 16 Ontario cyclists who have been selected to attend the OCA Elite Spring ...
www.ontariocycling.org/ontario-cyclists-announced-elite-sprin...

Active Transportation Canada

More than ten news items about Active Transportation have been posted on the Active Transportation-Canada Website over the past two weeks. Among the items included in these new articles:

1. Ten lessons from the great cycling cities
2. Bicycling and Walking in the U.S.: 2012 Benchmarking Report
3. French national bike plan proposed

A complete list of all articles posted since the Websites creation may be found in the "Blog Archive" box, located on the right margin of the Website. There are now more than 1,400 items posted on Active Transportation - Canada, with links available to dozens of studies and hundreds of news items from communities across Canada and the world.

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Launch of the 2012–13 Enabling Change Program

We are pleased to launch the 2012–13 EnAbling Change Program. We are looking for non-profit organizations that want to be leaders in accessibility.

The EnAbling Change Program is an initiative of the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario (ADO) that provides financial support and expertise to organizations to educate an industry or sector across the province on its obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

The program funds large-scale projects that have an impact across the province. Occasionally, the program funds projects that meet additional goals such as developing innovative approaches to increasing accessibility that directly or indirectly supports compliance with the AODA or awareness raising projects that focus on Ontario’s children and youth.

We ask that you submit your project idea by completing the Expression of Interest provided on our website at:

English: www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/accessibility/partnerships/EnablingChange/how_apply.aspx
French: www.mcss.gov.on.ca/fr/mcss/programs/accessibility/partnerships/EnablingChange/how_apply.aspx

The deadline to submit your Expression of Interest is Friday, February 17, 2012.

Council hears about future trail plans around Bolton
Caledon Citizen
“We'll probably be the most trailed municipality in Ontario,” Mayor Marolyn Morrison said at the end of the presentation. Mike Bender, manager of conservation lands with TRCA, told councillors they have been looking at lands, consisting of roughly 970 ...
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Ajax offers businesses added exposure

durhamregion.com
The Welcome Cyclists Network offers cyclists province-wide information on bike-friendly businesses, trails, destinations, attractions and more to encourage visitors and residents to exploreOntario through cycling. For more information, contact Nadia ...
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Separate lanes at last
NOW Toronto
After years of polarizing debate and abandoned plans, at an open house on Thursday the city unveiled comprehensive designs for Toronto's first ever physically separated bike lanes. The wounds of the cycling wars are still raw, but if the lanes on ...
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Bridge Replacement Don Valley, Toronto - Mountain Bike Review
Just a heads up on what the City is up to in Crothers Woods in the Don Valley. From Parks, Forestry & Recreation at the City of Toronto: I wanted.
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Council hears about future trail plans around Bolton

Caledon Citizen
“We'll probably be the most trailed municipality in Ontario,” Mayor Marolyn Morrison said at the end of the presentation. Mike Bender, manager of conservation lands with TRCA, told councillors they have been looking at lands, consisting of roughly 970 ...
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The Frontenac Arch Biosphere Network (www.fabr.ca) is devoted to building a sustainable and prosperous life within the Biosphere. Among its many other initiatives, it sponsors the Biosphere Trail Council. 

We invite you to fill out an electronic survey for both trails users, trails groups and trails organizations. The Council has decided to develop a vision and strategy for trails within the Biosphere. We need to build on the great work that has been over the many decades past by trail enthusiasts. We need to see where else, and in what form we need more trails. Please complete this survey at:http://app.fluidsurveys.com/surveys/anna-r/biosphere-trails-council-survey/. Please! Complete this survey by February 3, 2012!

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Blue Preps for World Cup

Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre
by Catherine Thompson For a third year the Ski Cross will be held at ... This is the first time the Snowboard Cross competition has been held in Ontario.


Green Job: Group Facilitator, p/t, Trails Youth Initiatives, Newmarket ...
Green/Environmental Job in Ontario: Group Facilitator, p/t, Trails Youth Initiatives, Newmarket,Ontario, Canada. On Canada's Eco-Job Board, ...
www.goodworkcanada.ca/greenjobs.php?id=16364

Casting bright lights on Nordic talents lights
Haliburton County Echo
By Darren Lum Glebe Park will be the most dynamic place when it opens its trails to more than a hundred young Nordic skiers from around central Ontario. The Haliburton Highlands Nordic Trail and Ski Club Association, in partnership with Lakefield ...
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Travel bucket list for kids

Toronto Sun
(Shutterstock) Learn how to dog sled on designated trails in Ontario Parks including Algonquin. Local outfitters teach the skills and cover the cost of the required park permit in their fees. (QMI Agency) Every winter at MacGregor Provincial Park on ...
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Speed a factor in snowmobile crash: OPP
The Barrie Examiner
A 51-year-old Innisfil woman is in serious condition in a Toronto hospital after the snowmobile she was driving struck a tree near Portage Trail, Saturday. Huronia West OPP say another group of snowmobilers came upon the woman's unconscious body in the ...
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Ontario gives Simcoe a plan
The Barrie Advance
Growth in the county was poised to follow that of York Region, where land ran out and developers leapfrogged over the greenbelt. In 2007, the province told local politicians to come up with a local growth plan. Simcoe County approved a plan, ...
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Eastern Ontario Paint Horse Club

Standard Freeholder
To promote Paint Horses by way of horse breeding, activities like horse shows, trail and pleasure riding and the like. • To promote good horsemanship, sportsmanship, husbandry and equitation. • To educate the public about the Paint Horse.
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Walking With A Camera: Toronto Photo Walks: Corso Italia
Toronto Photo Walks: Corso Italia. Good morning and good Monday everyone. It's been a little while since I posted anything. Been in a little bit of a funk ...
walkingwithcamera.blogspot.com/.../toronto-photo-walks-cors...

Black History Month: Toronto & The Underground Railroad
Toronto.com
According to Rosemary Sadlier, president of the Ontario Black History Society, ... activity reached its peak — and the city's continual urban renewal, ...

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