Showing posts with label Voyageur Trails Association. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Voyageur Trails Association. Show all posts

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Ontario Trails News - An Update from Ontario Trails 352018

Ontario Trails supports Sault Ste. Marie Trail Development.














We thank the following supporters of Trailhead North Algoma!
Tourism Northern Ontario


Voyageur Trail Association




Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Commission
Sault Ste. Marie is one of the oldest settlements in North America. For at least 2,000 years, people have lived beside the rapids of the St. Marys River such as Jesuit Missionaries, explorers, voyageurs, artists, soldiers, and traders. The rapids provided an ideal environment for fish gathering and for centuries communities of Ojibwa lived close to the river, their livelihood based on whitefish.


We thank our Host - The Water Tower Inn




Join us for our next Trailhead Event - Trailhead Southwest "Connecting Communities!"




Revitalize your Trails - host a Trailhead Trails Education Symposium



Make Your Best Trails - 2 OTC Courses starts May 15, 2018







 

Enjoy spring through your favourite on-trail activity!Be sure to check out all our great outdoor activities here.

















MANY THANKS to our RENEWING MEMBERS!!


As we say - every day, somewhere in Ontario, Ontario Trails makes a difference in trails. Membership renewals were e-mailed at the end of November - we wrote - 
Your support enables Ontario Trails to make a difference by maintaining an office and helping the 200+ communities that turn to us for help, in your area and everywhere in Ontario. Memberships run from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 each calendar year. This is why you are being invoiced now. The Ontario Trails Council hosts an award-winning website promoting all of Ontario's trails, including trails in your area!

Or via more traditional means:
Print the attached invoice and send a cheque to:
OTC 500 Main St. Deseronto, ON. K0K 1X0
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Download the Membership Form, complete and send back with an invoice to the address above. The OTC is more though -
Please continue to support our work. Renew today!


Ontario Trails All Year Long! 
Add an Ontario Trail Logo to your website! 
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Watch for it on our social media, our facebook page and on our twitter feed.

Tell us all about your trail event and join us as we celebrate Ontario's Trails!
1. Log in Your Event  - Event spreadsheet.
2. Add your event to our event calendar -  add it here.
3. Post your personalized decal on your Trail - we have one for every group on our list. (see #5 below)
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4. Add your trail user survey to any of your trail pages - we've made one of our members and regions. Get your decal here - 
We've checked the links if something isn't working simply give us a call - 613-484-1140. We'll be adding these links to the various relevant trail pages in your regions and RTO's/DMO's over the upcoming year!

5. Send us your Trails video - we'll be posting content online at https://goo.gl/Fy2bIL and we'd be happy to add to our trails tube - https://www.youtube.com/user/ontrails
Missing? You may want to talk to us about OTC Membership. 613-484-1140 We'd be happy to connect with you.

summer fun guide

Meetings
North Hastings Trails - May 7, 2018
PEC Trails Committee - May 16, 2018
Trailhead SouthWest June 1, 2018.
Trailhead Toronto June 14, 2018

Trailhead Southwest Registration Live!
Details



Are you a Trail Business? Join our database today!
Details



Trailwise Every 2 Weeks in 2018
All the same great news every 2nd week in 2018! Special Postcards will be sent as required.



TH and B Detour InfoDetails Here



Jane's Walk Toronto Listings
Details Here



Canadian Trail Awards
Nominate a worthy trail or person
Link



Grand Valley Trails Association Hikes
Link


Town of Lincoln TMP - Got Trails?

Article Here


Cootes Park Eco-SystemArticle Here


Hardwood Ski and Bike - BikefestDetails Here


Looking for a Training Walk in Toronto?
Article Here


OTF Grant Education Sessions




Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day
Article Here



Learn more about Friends of Temagami
Article Here


TRCA Preserves Watersheds
Link Here


Are you a Trillium Recreational Trail? Apply today!
Link Here


Ontario Boosting Tourism through Festivals and Events



Prescott-Russell Feedback

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We have just been from Montreal to Ottawa using this trail (Prescott and Russell Recreational Trail) from 31 Aug to 1 Sep 2017 using touring bikes (tires 28C).

Starting at St-Eugene ( but not before) it has the same quality as Petit Train du Nord all the way to Ottawa.

Over the 2 days, we met only 2 cyclists. Quiet and safe, although the small gravel reduced our speed by 10%.

We slept in Motel Rouleau of Alfred (65$) where people were friendly and bilingual. We are thinking to use it again for a trip MTL-Ottawa-Kingston-MTL.

We had difficulty to find the link with the Ottawa bike trails at the end. Loved it and recommend it.

(We have invited the PTBA, Prescott-Russell and the City of Ottawa, the NCC, Ottawa Cyclist Groups, the RDD and Tourism Ottawa to join us at Trailhead Canada to discuss making these Ottawa linkages happen)


AccessibilityDownload the guide, complete our survey.
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Trail HeroesKnow somebody that works hard on trails? If so nominate them to be an Ontario Trails "Trail Hero!" We'd be happy to review your recommendations and acknowledge in a small way their contribution to trails in your community.

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Trail Blog
Every day trails are news! Every day we blog about trails. In communities all over Ontario trails are big news, for cyclists, runners, canoe or horses, every day we capture in one spot all the trail news - local, provincial or national! Join today!

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Trail Leaders!
Join Ontario's first ever series of 13 online trail education courses in the development and management of trails. Designed for both volunteers and professionals. Fall Course seats available 1) Trail Building. Register today  2) Trail Planning Register Today  - registration is open 24/7; 

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Join OTC
The Ontario Trails Council is a nonprofit charitable organization, established in 1988, that promotes the development, preservation, management and use of recreational trails. With over 230 organizational members and 25 individual supporters, the OTC continues to grow! Support trails in Ontario - join the OTC.

become a member today!



Learn an Activity
Our website contains information on over 2,600 trails and a description for nearly 2,000. Learn about the places where you can bike, cross-country ski, climb or any of another 15 activities. We are linked to over 240 organizations and a variety of provincial groups that can help you learn an activity or become better at one you already love!

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Add Your Event
We post trail or outdoor events on trail specific Facebook pages, the main OTC Facebook page, and the event section of the OTC website. You can send us your event and we'll post it to these extensive networks. Each week we reach over 20,000 people, so if you want your event known, a bit better, send us the information.

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Add/Edit Trails
An important part of the Refreshed OTC Web site will be a dynamic page dedicated to each trail. It is important that you give us as much information as possible - this will be the only source for creating your dedicated page on the OTC Website. If we don't get the information from you, it won't make it onto the site. If you have any questions about the form, please contact Patrick at 613-484-1140. Thank you for taking the time to add or edit your trail on the Ontario Trails Council Web site.

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Be a Friend of Trails
We invite all trail users to support the work of the Ontario Trails Council. As a registered charity we do our community work based on the support of member organizations, individuals and some government grants. We do the work, in the end for the individual families and folks that use the trails every day. Please consider supporting us as your thanks for your trails. Thank you.

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Member Requests
1) Algonquin College program on-line

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2) OTC Website for your Mobile

otc mobile app

3) Post Photos to Pinterest

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4) OTC on Foursquare

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5) Safe Trails Manual


6) OTC Youtube Channel
ontario trails youtube channel


7) Ontario Trails Maps
ontario trails maps


8) Enabling Change Program

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9) OTC Board 2017-18
Jack De Wit
Director
Canadian Recreational Horse
and Rider Association
905-655-4666                                    Email


Dan Andrews
Director
Lake Simcoe Region CA
705-927-8648                                    Email


William Mungall
Director
Hike Ontario

905-277-4453                                
 Email


Wayne Terryberry
Director
McMaster University                        
905-525-9140
ext 26384                  
 Email

Jason Davis
Director
Renfrew County
613-633-9683                                 Email


Terri LeRoux
Director

Credit Valley Conservation Foundation                        
800-668-1615 ext. 218               
Email


Mike McDonald
Director
Hamilton Trails Committee          
Email


Dr. Bob Payne
Director                                       Individual                                           Email


Brad Fauteux
Director
Independent Trails Consultant         
Email

Shane Taylor
Director
Cambridge Trails Committee          
Email

Patrick Connor

Ex-officio - Executive Director
Deseronto
613-484-1140
execdir@ontariotrails.ca


If you are interested in assisting the OTC, through fundraising, membership development, conference planning or as an educator, please e-mail Jack De Wit to discuss.
 cndhrsman@bell.net


Disclaimer
The ideas, opinions, re-posting of news, editorials and content contained in this newsletter are not necessarily the ideas or opinions of the OTC Board or staff. This news is intended for informational purposes only. Any links or libraries, and the content embedded therein are the responsibility of the third party and the OTC is not responsible for their content. Any photos have been forwarded to the OTC for publication.



OTC Event Planning Guide
Call 877-668-7245
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OTC Trail Committee Manual
Call 877-668-7245

ontario regional trail committee planner



Ontario Trails Membership
On behalf of OTC we thank you for your support. If there is a group you know that is not a member contact us and we'll send them a note on membership benefits. This past week we received a renewal from Selwyn Township.  Thank you very much for your support!

THANKS! MERCI!
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Be sure to join one of our lists on our various twitter pages


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Nature Unexpected
Try out a great outdoor experience - close to home, yet far away.
A supporter of Trailhead Ontario 2015
Thank-you.
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Header Photo Credit - Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club
Got a photo you want to share? - email photos@ontariotrails.ca


COMPLETE THIS SURVEY PLEASE

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The Ontario Trails Council has collected over 40,000 points of data on Ontario's recreational trails.

We know that there is a trail in over 430 communities. We know Ontario maintains over 80,000 km of trails.

This means a sizable investment of time, effort and funds has been utilized to create the world's largest system of trails.

This survey asks you to provide more detail on the inputs of time, effort and investment that made trails in your area.

Thanks


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