Hike, Bike, Ride or Paddle Ontario Trails

Trails closed at Turkey Point Ontario - Polaris ATV Forum
Just some info for guys in Southern Ontario. Ministry has closed 95% of the trails at turkey point .Only main trails are open. Soon all will be closed.
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Big boost planned for city bike trails
Toronto Sun
“(The plan) will propose to dramatically expand the off-street trail network in the City of Toronto,” Minnan-Wong told the Ontario Bike Summit. Projects proposed this year include extending the Finch Hydro Corridor Trail east of Yonge St. to connect ...
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Vancouver's bike routes a better option than bike lanes
Vancouver Courier
Encouraging cyclists to use streets just off the main routes, like 10th Avenue, 7th/8th Avenue andOntario Street, avoids the inevitable conflicts with buses, taxi's, pedestrians, moving vans, and delivery trucks that are part of cycling on an arterial ...
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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

Hunt is on for wild turkeys
Niagarathisweek.com
The hunt is on, and the Ontario Conservation Officers Association is wishing all of Ontario'sturkey hunters a safe, enjoyable and successful season. In Ontario, it is open season on wild turkeys from April 25 to May 31 and the OCOA wants to remind ...
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Budget tosses horsemen bone
Sarnia Observer
But a last-minute agreement that enticed the NDP to vote in favour of the budget, includes some transitional funding to help the horse racing industry as it struggles with the loss of the OntarioGaming Corporation's Slots-at-Racetrack program.
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Paddler ends up with $200 fine
Owen Sound Sun Times
Zupan, of 359 5th St. E. in Owen Sound, is a former world champion in solo kayak and canoe competitions. He led the Ontario-based dragon boat team to a ...

Toronto Yonge Street 10k walk | WoW Power Walking

So, hurray and heartfelt thanks, to Canada Running Series for instituting an official and well-organized walking division in last Sunday's Toronto Yonge Street ...
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Travel Dynamics International Commemorates the Bicentennial of The War of 1812 ...
Houston Chronicle
Travel Dynamics International is commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812, and the only naval battle ever fought on the Great Lakes, this September, cruising from Lake Erie to the St. Lawrence River in remembrance of honor and heritage.
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Doors Open Guelph goes Saturday
Guelph Mercury
The Guelph event is the first of the Doors Open Ontario tour that runs in some 50 communities ...The Guelph Hiking Club is leading its Trail Open tour, ...

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Walking With A Camera: Toronto Photo Walks: Yonge Street Night III

As the walk went on it got darker, into a proper night walk. Down past Gerrard to Dundas Square... TOPW-YSN-81 TOPW-YSN-84 TOPW-YSN-77 TOPW-YSN-71 ...
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Cyclists try to veer away from their collision course with drivers
Vancouver Sun
He escaped with just a few bruises, but his Rocky Mountain bicycle was mangled. .... wards inToronto and Vancouver, suggests better cycling infrastructure, ...


Cycle for Sight - Toronto
Cycle for Sight - Toronto Presented by: The Foundation Fighting Blindness. Starts : March 9, 2012. Ends: June 23, 2012. Event Time(s): 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM ...
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Back on the saddle: Guelph cowboy makes third attempt to go across ...

Guelph Mercury
“My knees hurt whether I'm sitting here on this chair or riding my horse,” said .... in northwesternOntario about 1700 kilometres worth of riding along ...


Land bank on the rise
The Kingston Whig-Standard
Since 2007, the conservancy's eastern Ontario program has focused on purchasing properties in the Frontenac Arch, acquiring more than 2800 acres. “It's easy to buy land, it's hard to buy the right piece of land,” said Gary Bell, the conservancy's ...
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Midland skiers compete in Ontario championships
The Barrie Advance
MIDLAND – Three skiers from the Midland Snow Dogs cross-country ski club trekked across the province for the Ontario midget championships on March 10 and 11 ...


Taking care of me
Northumberland News
... in a beautiful part of Ontario, we have a host of local farmers all around us offering ... biking, skiing and snowshoeing trails in our own back yards, ...

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Show up to our Toronto Bike Sale! – Curbside Cycle

Show up to our Toronto Bike Sale! Stopping at the Bike Show this weekend? Why not stop by Curbside too, where there is no admission charge, great service ...
www.curbside.on.ca/blog/archives/2629

MEC pumps up inventory for the fitness crowd
Financial Post
TORONTO • Mountain Equipment Co-op has launched a broad array of fitness gear for those who love to run, cycle and do yoga, marking the largest inventory introduction in its 41-year history. The Vancouver-based company known for its camping and ...
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Procter & Gamble to Support Canadian Olympic Hopefuls in Their ...

Financial Post
Adam van Koeverden (kayak), sponsored by P&G Corporate Scale. This Oakville, Ontario born athlete is a three-time Olympic medalist, two-time World Champion ...


I Want Your Outdoor Job: Michael Pardy, Kayak Instructor, Guide ...
Paddling Instructor News
Based our of Victoria, BC he is a sea kayak instructor, guide, ... back to Canada would be aided by some quality time at a children's camp in Ontario.

Conservation group applauds move by Ontario to create certainty for ...

Conservation group applauds move by Ontario to create certainty. for traditional lands First Nations grandmother was jailed protecting. TORONTO – CPAWS ...
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Sir Richard Branson on polar bear duty in Toronto
Canada.com
... protecting Canada's polar bears will soon be brought to Ontario's legislature. The legislation, he said, will be introduced as a private member's bill this spring, and is being pushed by the international wildlife conservation organization WildAid.
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Lakehead Nordic Ski teams finish first in Ontario - Cross Country ...

Heading into the final day of competition, the men's Nordic Ski team sat a mere three points back in their quest to return the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) ...
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Council meeting is for the birds
Petrolia Topic
Chimney swifts are disappearing in Ontario but are nesting in Petrolia, said Austin, who explained "...the overlooked but extensive greenbelt along Bear ...

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Sledders urged to 'take it easy' on the trails

The Barrie Examiner
By Robin MacLennan - Special to QMI Agency It has been a frustrating winter for snowmobile enthusiasts with the riding season stalled across most of southern and central Ontario. That frustration might be causing people to take unsafe chances, ...

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The List: 10 things award-winning theatre director Weyni Mengesha ...
Toronto Life
Riding my bike in Toronto makes me fall in love with the city. ... I grew up in Vancouver, and whenever I step into a Mountain Equipment Co-op, ...


Skiing is good for the heart
Guelph Mercury
But it is a passion that is hard to keep burning given southern Ontario's increasingly mild winters. Janet Brenchley-Krug and Tom Krug met on the trails that cross the rugged terrain in the Outaouais region just north of Ottawa while at university ...
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Spring brings septic inspections
CottageCountryNow.ca
“We're getting ready to ramp things up for the spring,” said North Bay-Mattawa ConservationAuthority (NBMCA) CAO Brian Tayler. Changes to Ontario's Building Code made in 2011 include mandatory maintenance inspection requirements for on-site sewage ...
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I Want Your Outdoor Job: Fiona Westner-Ramsay and Mike Ramsay, Canoe Paddle Makers

Paddling Instructor News (press release) (blog)
First out of the gate are friends of the site, Fiona Westner-Ramsay and Mike Ramsay, owners of Badger Paddles based out of Huntsville, Ontario. When not working on their canoe paddles, Fiona and Mike are the primary caregivers for their autistic son, ...
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Roseneath, Cobourg considered for visits from Musical Ride
Northumberland Today
... seen here on his horse Dare, is a member of the RCMP Musical Ride. ... This year it is in southern Ontario, so Constable James Marsden, a member of the ...


Underground Railroad cycling route expanded
Bicycle Retailer
... years after unveiling its 2000-mile Underground Railroad Bicycle Route, ... for cyclists traveling between Oberlin, Ohio, and Owen Sound, Ontario.


New Ontario Masters eRace Cancer Cycling Team & Club ...
February 08, 2012 (Toronto, ON) – Lori and Peter Kofman are pleased to announce the creation of a new Ontario-based masters' cycling racing team and club.
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Cycling family keeps on trekking despite obstacles
Hamilton Spectator
She flew to a specialty clinic in Toronto where doctors said it wasn'ta hernia — she had pulled the abductor, groin and abdominal muscles on her left side. She met up with Reuben and the kids in Vancouver, where her new prognosis required her to wait ...
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Job Ad - Ontario Public Service Careers - Job Preview
•comprehensive knowledge of existing legislation related specifically to Crown land managementprograms in Ontario (e.g. Public Lands Act), with some ...
www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Preview.aspx?JobID=40212

Centre allows special events to share resources
Standard Freeholder
By KATHRYN BURNHAM kburnham@standard-freeholder.com BROCKVILLE — Events in easternOntario have a new line of support from the Special Event Resource Centre. The St. Lawrence 1812 Bicentennial Alliance received a $100000 grant from the Ontario ...
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SNOWSHOE WALK TOMORROW IN MARATHON | Ontario News ...

Marathon Cross-country Ski & Snowshoe Club's new trails. Photos courtesy Kim & Leslie Ransom. Marathon Cross-country Ski & Snowshoe Club's new trails. ...
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