Ontario Trails News - at Trailhead Toronto - wayfinding, classifications, TRCA developments, Toronto Parks and Forestry and more about Ontario's Trails!

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Trailhead Toronto - Nov. 24th, Ontario Heritage Centre!

Trailhead Toronto underway. Thanks to Carolyn Woodland and Michael Bender from TRCA for starting us off!


Karen Sun Natural Environmental Planner with City of Toronto talking trail management in the City. Thanks Karen!


Alexandra Brodka speaking on behalf of Hamilton Burlington Trails Committee on the metrics of Hbtc trail use from 18000 uses equal # of dogs and children! what does that mean?


Wendy Strickland speaking on the Chorely Park trail issues and the issues with accessibility in ravines and neighbourhoods


Just want to thank Nekeisha Mohammed for joining us and speaking to the Conservation Ontario Healthy Hike Program! thank you!


Jason Diceman with Wendy Strickland talking about community consultations and AODA processes to make for full community participation thanks for participating!


Thanks to ADM Steve Harlow for supporting Trailhead Toronto by attending and speaking with us today about the trails strategy, trails legislation, the Ontario Trails Coordinating role and the value of the OTC relationship with government and the Ministries trail processes. Thanks!


Mark Schmidt from Parks Canada a world leading expert on frontier spaces and wilderness adventures via national parks trails, speaking at Trailhead Toronto. Thanks Mark!

Many thanks to all the presenters, including Joey Schwartz and Janette Harvey from Toronto Bicycling Network and the City of Toronto, Thanks to Terri LeRoux for attending and giving up her speaking spot in deference to time, as well as to Ontario Heritage Centre for a great venue and super staff service. 

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Canada Parks and Recreation Association working group releases RFP

Please find a link to a Request for Proposal for professional services in French and English to complete the next phase of edits and reviews for Parks for All - A Shared Vision for Canada’s Parks Community.  Proposals are due July 25, 2016 and it would be greatly appreciated if you could broadcast this request to potential bidders in your networks.  This undertaking is jointly sponsored by the Canadian Parks Council (CPC) and the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA), and is administratively supported by the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association (APRA).

As always, many thanks for your support and willingness to share this request broadly,

Murray Kopp (CPRA) and  Dawn Carr (CPC)
Parks for All Co-Chairs

Les membres de la Comité national consultatif :

Ci-inclus, trouvez un lien à la Demande to proposition pour les services professionnel en français et en anglais pour compléter la prochaine phase de modifications et révisions pour Des Parcs Pour Tous – Une vision commune pour le réseau des parcs du Canada.  Les propositions sont à remettre par le 25 juillet 2016 et ce serait tellement apprécié si vous pouviez diffuser cette demande aux offrants potentiels dans vos listes de distributions.  Cette œuvre est parrainée conjointement par le Conseil canadien des parcs (CCP) et l’Association canadien des parcs et loisirs (ACPL), et est soutenue administrativement par l’Association d’Alberta des loisirs et parcs (AALP).

Je vous remercie énormément de l’appui de partager cette demande de façon générale,
Murray Kopp (ACPL) et Dawn Carr (CCP)
Coprésidents de Des parcs pour tous

Murray Kopp
Chair – Parks Task Group
Canadian Parks & Recreation Association

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Ontario 150 Offering Grants!

Apply for funding

There are three funding programs you can apply for:

• Community Celebration Program (application opens July 6 and closes September 2, 2016)
• Partnership Program (application opens July 6 and closes September 30, 2016)
• Community Capital Program (application opens July 18 and closes  September 14, 2016)

Ontario150 Community Celebration Program

This program will help to support initiatives that celebrate and commemorate Canada and Ontario’s 150^th anniversary.

Ontario150 Partnership Program

This program supports collaborative projects that foster new partnerships and innovative ways to engage and empower youth.

Ontario150 Community Capital Program

This program helps municipalities, not-for-profit community organizations and Indigenous communities improve existing infrastructure through repairs, renovations or retrofitting.

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G2G Funding Campaign AnnouncementPreview YouTube video G2G Rail Trail Crowdfunding Teaser

Thanks to your efforts, over $20,000 has been raised in 2016 from individual donations, and to celebrate we’re having a party            We want you to share in G2G’s accomplishments so far and the exciting plans for the coming months! Hike or bike in – we’d love to hear your stories and see your photos! Come meet champions of the trail and get to know your trail neighbours. G2G and the Milverton Lions are hosting a summer BBQ and AGM on July 19th from 5PM – 8:30 PM. The Lions will be barbecuing from 5 PM – 7 PM and the AGM starts at 7 PM. Bring your questions, suggestions and ideas along with your appetite! Find the event right on the trail in the big white tent on CPR Drive at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home (who have graciously lent G2G the space for the evening – thanks guys!). If you’re interested in hosting a group hike in feel free to post on our Facebook page for everyone from your community to see.

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Ontario Trails News - can you cycle in Toronto Parks? From the Toronto Star, and the Ontario Trails News Archive

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JACK LAKEY / TORONTO STAR Order this photo

Signs along a recreational path that cuts through Riverdale Park West, just outside the Riverdale Zoo, offer contradictory advice that is confusing to cyclists and even pedestrians.

By: Jack Lakey Staff Reporter, Published on Sun Oct 11 2015

Don’t believe everything you see on signs, particularly when it comes to riding bikes in city parks.

There are still signs posted near mixed-use paths running through inner-city parks that say cycling is prohibited, along with hikers who agree and object to sharing the space with bikes.

But they are not a sign of the times at Riverdale Park West, right outside the Riverdale Farm, at least not any more.

B. Hall emailed to say that just over a week ago, “contradictory new signs were erected, showing the pathway as part of the city cycle route despite a clear sign next to it saying that bikes are not allowed!

“There is a very good reason to restrict cycling, as this particular part of the park is next to the popular, family oriented Riverdale Farm and is intensely used by families and small children throughout the summer.

“It is already a problem with some bikers and even e-bikes illegally crossing the park, sometimes at speed. Keeping bikes out of this family park should be enforced, not encouraged.”

We went there and found a sign that says “No bicycle riding” just a few metres away from a new sign, attached to a utility pole, that indicates the path is part of a cycling route.

At the other end of the path, which cuts through the park at an angle, we found a similar sign, not far from another sign that also shows it as a cycling route.

The no-cycling signs are very old and show the logo for the former City of Toronto, which changed after amalgamation in 1998. It prompted a foggy memory of a similar complaint from a reader in 2011.

About a year later, a reader contacted us to say he’d done some research and figured out the bylaw on which the signs are based was repealed shortly after amalgamation, and that cycling on park paths is no longer prohibited.

But the signs are still capable of befuddling cyclists, pedestrians and even parks officials.

STATUS: Ray Stukas, who’s in charge of inner city parks, emailed to say “it does sound confusing. I have copied the local Park Supervisor to investigate and remove the no-cycling signs. I have also copied the supervisor for the farm to see if they know why there was a no cycling rule to begin with.”

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Ontario Trails News - you can always go for a walk in a Toronto Park Trail, Ontario Trails News Archive

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Take a walk in Riverside this Saturday

Beach Mirror

Riverside Walks, a series of sidewalk sales and free local walking tours throughout the summer and fall that invite people to come and explore the east-end neighbourhood, will be wrapped up for the season on Saturday, Oct. 10.

The full day of activities will kick off with the October edition of the Toronto Flower Market at 659 Queen St. E. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

People can also check out a free guided walk led by Riverside native Megan Sheppard. The tour, which will look at the community’s history and its future, starts at 11 a.m. at il ponte, 625 Queen St. E. and will conclude at 1 p.m. at The County General, 698 Queen St. E.

During Riverside Walks, local eateries and stores will also be holding sales, promotions and tastings from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. along Queen Street East from the DVP to Empire Avenue.

Limited edition Riverside T-shirts will also be available for purchasing for $15 while supplies last.

Visit www.riverside-to.com for more details.