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Showing posts with label Winter Sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winter Sports. Show all posts
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Monday, December 17, 2012
Ontario Trails - The Best in Holiday Fun is on an Ontario Trail!
Ganaraska Forest Closures
The Ganaraska Forest will be closed to motorized use, with the exception of snowmobiles, as of December 1st. Trails will be open to all motorized use again on May 1st 2013.
The
Ganaraska Forest will also be closed to all use with the exception of
hiking as well as cross-country skiing and snowmobiling (dependant on
snow conditions) for the months of March and April.
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Family Cross-Country Ski & Snowshoe Day
Take in the beauty of the Ganaraska Forest in the depth of winter.
Join us on
Saturday, January 26 2013 for one of two cross-country ski lessons. At
either 9:30am or 1:00pm, receive an introductory ski lesson and a guided
ski through the Ganaraska Forest. Make a day of it and give free
snowshoeing a try!
Pre-registration and payment are required for this event by calling 905.885.8173. The $15 fee includes complimentary ski rentals but a refundable equipment deposit is required.
Please
don't forget to dress in warm layers for this fun-filled event! In case
of poor ski conditions, the alternate day to participate will be
February 2nd 2013.
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Map and Directions | Camp Big Canoe | A not-for-profit overnight ...
Camp Big Canoe is a not-for-profit overnight nature camp for children ages 6-16 located on a private lake in beautiful Muskoka, Ontario Canada. Charitable ...
www.campbigcanoe.ca/contact/
Camp Big Canoe is a not-for-profit overnight nature camp for children ages 6-16 located on a private lake in beautiful Muskoka, Ontario Canada. Charitable ...
www.campbigcanoe.ca/contact/
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General Manager-Conservation Ontario-Newmarket ON | Municipal ...
Conservation Ontario works closely with governments, landowners and other partners delivering programs and services that protect and manage water and ...
www.municipalworld.com/.../
Conservation Ontario works closely with governments, landowners and other partners delivering programs and services that protect and manage water and ...
www.municipalworld.com/.../
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Forget hibernation – embrace winter's beauty with snowshoeing
Canada.com
Exploring Whistler's Lost Lake Park by snowshoe is a way to embrace winter and ... Muskoka – the area around Ontario's Red Leaves at Lake Rosseau provides ...
Canada.com
Exploring Whistler's Lost Lake Park by snowshoe is a way to embrace winter and ... Muskoka – the area around Ontario's Red Leaves at Lake Rosseau provides ...
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Canadian Cyclist - Road Cycling Included in 2014 Ontario Summer ...
Canadian Cyclist Online. The source for Canadian cycling news and information including mountain bike and road bike tours, adventure biking features, ...
www.canadiancyclist.com/
Canadian Cyclist Online. The source for Canadian cycling news and information including mountain bike and road bike tours, adventure biking features, ...
www.canadiancyclist.com/
New Cycling Strategy for Ontario: Your Comments Needed ...
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation recently drafted a Cycling Strategy, intended to replace the Ministry's Bicycle Policy which was released in 1992. The new ...
www.torontocat.ca/node/1923
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation recently drafted a Cycling Strategy, intended to replace the Ministry's Bicycle Policy which was released in 1992. The new ...
www.torontocat.ca/node/1923
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New horse racing model not sustainable: Northumberland owners
Northumberland News
NORTHUMBERLAND -- Ontario's horse racing industry is at a crossroads. ... whose riding is home to Kawartha Downs where 100 standardbred horses from across ...
Northumberland News
NORTHUMBERLAND -- Ontario's horse racing industry is at a crossroads. ... whose riding is home to Kawartha Downs where 100 standardbred horses from across ...
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OPG issues water safety alert
Seaway News
With the holidays upon us, people will be heading outside to enjoy snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and other winter activities. Ontario Power Generation ...
Seaway News
With the holidays upon us, people will be heading outside to enjoy snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and other winter activities. Ontario Power Generation ...
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Trailhead Ontario 2013
Our Favourite Place, Peterborough
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Ski & Snowshoe Program 2013 starts on The Bruce Trail at Duntroon January 5
On winter Saturdays in 2013 the Toronto Bruce Trail
Club will be offering ski and snowshoe trips to resorts across south-central
Ontario.
We will travel in comfortable highway coaches to resorts like
Highlands Nordic, Horseshoe and Scenic Caves. Enjoy snowshoeing? Then let our
experienced leaders show you their favourite winter wonderlands.
So invite your friends and join us for
some wonderful winter days in the woods. Beginners welcome. There are nine scheduled trips. We will go wherever snow
conditions are the best so destinations may change at the last minute. Click
here for the Full Schedule.
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Ontario Trail Experiences on our Youtube Channel
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Horses -
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Be sure to sign up for the weekly OTC Newsletter "
Trailwise" you can sign up at the link through the picture to the right. Or if you prefer download a recent copy from the OTC Website - Here
Horses -
Rural communities in Wellington County are constantly seeking to increase economic activity. The horse industry has been one of the major forms supporting economic growth in rural Ontario. This research will investigate the potential for horse trail system development in Wellington County. The resu...
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Our Plan for 2013 – We are working with the full support of Our Favorite Place (RTO8), Peterborough and the Kawartha’s Tourism and a number of local trails groups to bring you the best Trailhead Ontario yet!. There are a lot of new trails and trail tourism partnerships in RTO8. The Ontario Trails “Trailhead Ontario 2013″ Committee is is pleased to announce the Holiday Inn Waterfront Peterborough as the location of our conferencing. Site locations for our trail education program are being determined now.
New for 2013 -Regional
Tourism development includes trails. Trail packages, trail experiences,
trail destinations. This takes a blending of major destinations,
natural topographies, parks, conservation, county forest and up to 18
different trail activities. What’s in your “Trail Mix”?
What’s our plan for marketing this unique matrix of dynamic outdoor
experiences so that the world can find the world’s best range of trail
fun right here at home.
Photo: Christine Painter @ RTO 8 assists with signs along TCT Trail! Photo Credit Northumberland News __________________________________________________________________________
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Ontario Trails News - Paddle, Bike, Hike and Ride Ontario's Trails
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| The Opening Race Weekend in Ontario | Canadian Cycling Magazine |
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Bike season hits Guelph | Your community newspaper in Guelph ...
Police talk to a driver in the aftermath of another collision involving a cyclist on Monday evening – the second in as many weeks. The 12-year-old cyclist was hit ...
www.guelphtribune.ca/news/
Cycle Toronto « Savings Cycle
It's been a bit since I communed through the ole' blog, but as a director of the Toronto Cyclists Union I've now become very engaged in a healthy discussion with ...
savingscycle.wordpress.com/
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| Local News: Suzy Kernaghan Trail receives $14900 from Ontario ... |
... $14900 in Ontario Trillium Foundation funding to complete the walking trail ... Rotary Club of Colborne and the many volunteers who have participated in ...
Following in dad's ski tracks
Sault Star
The girls enjoyed skiing, so the Rousseaus entered them both into the introductory Jack Rabbit program at Soo Finnish Nordic Ski Club. It wasn't long before Shilo, 11, wanted to race, and began competing in club races. Then someone from the Blind River ...
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Sports organizations spared user fees
insideTORONTO.com
Toronto Council voted unanimously to waive the hike that called for sports organizations hit by $1.5 million in fee hikes for using city fields this year. File photo/COURTESY CITY HALL - Coaches, players, parents and organizers expressed their ...
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| walk 30: Day 7 Walking30 in Toronto ...again |
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Doors Open Ontario 2012 kicks off April 28
DigitalJournal.com
Trails Open Ontario, part of the Doors Open Ontario program, ... the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership ...
Group in Toronto walks barefoot to raise awareness for children ...
TORONTO, April 10 (Xinhua) -- A small group of One Day Without Shoes supporters treadedToronto's downtown terrain completely barefoot on Tuesday ...
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