Trails of 1812

"What does a bike-share program have to do with the War of 1812?" you ask. "What better way to get to the event than by bike?" the city's planning department answers.

On Tuesday, the city council voted 6-2 to apply for the grant, which requires the city to pony up matching funds in the amount of $66,000. If the grant is awarded, the city will have a total of $136,000 with which to install the stations (the amount matched, plus $4,000 matched in-kind). There will be three stations in total, to be located at the College Park Metro, City Hall and the Hollywood Commercial District, and each station will hold four bikes.

Trails of 1812

Understanding the Economic Impact of Trails

Just created the 1st - trail inventory - to business - to recreational business - to 17 specific Muskoka towns. As its a premier destination as part of 'trails tourism' in Ontario, using community infrastructure to run a business - the results are interesting. Especially if your a regional planner trying to determine what trails and what trail types. Want to see where you stand - sign up to the Ontario Trails Council.

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Police hit the trails to check snowmobilers - Timmins Daily Press - Ontario, CA

"Local police and government officials continue to patrol snowmobile trails in the Timmins area.

'The South Porcupine OPP remains dedicated to the safety of all users of the OFSC trail system,' said South Porcupine OPP Detachment Commander S/Sgt Rick Witty. 'The individual operator is responsible for his or her own behaviour while operating a snowmobile on any OFSC trail in our area."

Sudbury Sports News - Get your tail on a trail!

"Jennifer Crawford, owner of M.U.S.H.E.R.S., will have a team of dogs harnessed up to give sled rides on her property, which includes a natural skating rink, sliding hill and ski trails — all of which will be open to the public.

Crawford said she decided to get involved in Heart Month because she believes in the value of fresh air and exercise. “I really enjoy getting people outdoors and active,” she said. “When they do dog sledding, they get a full body workout.”"

Timmins Area Trails

Ontario Dog Sled Trails

About Dog Sledding

Ajax bike trails and Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail Photo Tour

"This photo tour is from the Ajax Community Centre to to the Waterfront Trail, then east for 1km and back 3km, then we took another trail that got us within a km of the centre, we took the road the rest of the way back."

Ajax Trails

Ontario Trails

Young persons arrested for ATV theft - Bancroft This Week - Ontario, CA

"On February 17, officers from the Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were conducting patrols on Steenburg Lake North Road in Limerick Township. Officers observed an ATV similar to one that had been reported stolen earlier in the winter and proceeded to stop it."

Council OK's Laurier bike project

"Wednesday's council decision makes Ottawa the first large municipality in Ontario to try out the segregated lanes that will separate cyclists from the rest of traffic with physical barriers, which are meant to make even casual cyclists feel safer on the road."

Ottawa Area Trails

Ontario Cycling Roads and Paths

Sudbury Local News - Rainbow Routes Community Builders Awards of Excellence

"The Rainbow Routes Association is the winner of the 2011 Community Builders Award in the Sports and Recreation category. This grassroots organization also wins kudos for the contributions it has made to the environment and to economic development.

With 330 lakes within the city limits and hundreds of hectares of wide open space in between, the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors is one of this region's most attractive qualities. For the past 13 years, a group of citizens known as the Rainbow Routes Association has been developing a network of trails that make appreciating Greater Sudbury's natural beauty more accessible."

Congratulations to our friend Deb McIntosh and all her helpers!

Rainbow Routes

Sudbury Area Trails

Finding the way home is harder than people think - Elliot Lake Standard - Ontario, CA

"For those who go out unprepared and get lost there are groups such as North Shore Search and Rescue. This mix of police officers, EMS paramedics and civilians from Sudbury, Manitoulin Island, Elliot Lake and Espanola keep their people-finding skills sharp by training year round. Just recently they completed a mock winter rescue at Camp Thompson in Elliot Lake.

While a lost person might enjoy seeing one of these orange-suited rescuers it would be better if they prepared themselves before going out into the bush. Before heading out, always let someone know where you are going and when you expect to be back, and don't change the plan after you leave. It could cost you your life."

Ontario Trail Smart

YourOttawaRegion Article: Theatre helps four-year-old

"Connor, his five-month-old sister Gracie Mae and parents, Ed and Jane, live on a small farm in Lanark. The family moved out there because Connor “loves to be outside,” said Haynes. He takes part in therapeutic horseback riding in Perth, where he is laid across the horse’s back in order to massage his muscles."

Ontario Equestrian Trails

Therapeutic Riding Centres

CottageCountryNow Article: Dun-Ahmic Snowriders check for snowmobile trail permits

"With each snowmobile season three weekends become significant for snowmobile clubs of the OFSC (Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs). The last weekend in January and the first and second weekend in February is when club members have trail patrols. Their major function is to stop sledders on OFSC trails and check for trail passes. Should a sledder not have a trail pass, they are given opportunity to purchase one as the money received from these passes goes into the creation of the OFSC marked trails they are enjoying. Without that financial support, the trails would not exist. Should they choose not to make a purchase, should they not have trail pass, the patrol members politely request from them that they turn around and that they enjoy the sport on trails other than OFSC trails."

Atving

"Experience ATVing in Ontario. Check out the photo gallery. arrow Go! EVENTS .

ATV riding trails and offroad tracks, plus maps with directions and GPS coordinates for places to go ATVing in Colorado. Check here for where to ride."

Ontario ATV Trails

ATV Information

Segregated bike lane a go for Laurier Avenue | Ottawa and Region | News | Ottawa Sun

"City council on Wednesday approved a segregated bike lane for Laurier Ave.

The controversial $1.3-million, two-year pilot project will use planters and small barriers to physically separate cyclists from vehicular traffic between Bronson Ave. and Elgin St.

Mayor Jim Watson, who campaigned last fall on improving cycling facilities, said it's about time the city moved forward with a segregated bike lane.

'It's time to put the talk into action,' Watson said."

Ottawa Trails

Ontario Cycling Roads and Paths

Tiverton snowmobile trail to be reopened - The Kincardine News - Ontario, CA

"Municipality of Kincardine council has instructed staff to work quickly with the Bluewater Snowmobile Club to reopen a section of trail connecting Tiverton to the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Trails System.

Bluewater's Wayne Williams expressed to council the club was upset a letter from a concerned citizen could trigger the trail closure, without first consulting them. The letter complained about a snowmobile using a sidewalk along Ross Street to get into town."

Ontario Snowmobile Trails

Snowmobile Information

Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs

CANNINGTON DOG SLED COMMITTEE | Celebrate Canadian Heritage at the Cannington Dog Sled Races

"Learn about flint napping, trapping, crafting tools, carving and fishing from the elders; munch on a bison burger, sit in a teepee and hear a story while imagining Canadian life in an earlier time.  Round out the experience with a tour of the Cannington Historical Society Buildings, go for a horse and wagon or a dog sled ride, hike on the snowshoe trail or watch as the ice sculptures magically appear out of the ice blocks"

Ontario Dog-Sled Trails

Dog-Sled Trails Information

Ontario Dog-Sled Events

Ways sought to make city more active - Timmins Daily Press - Ontario, CA

"Whether you're eight or 80, a community should be a safe and enjoyable place to live, play and be active.

That's the premise behind a community forum taking place in Timmins Wednesday to get the ball rolling on the city becoming a more walking and cycling friendly community.

After successfully obtaining a grant from the Heart and Stroke Advocacy Development, the Porcupine Health Unit's Knowledge to Action Partnership has brought 8-80 Cities executive director Gil Penalosa to Timmins to facilitate various workshops and forums over two days."

NORTHEAST PICKERING LANDS | Northeast Pickering Lands: A needed catalyst for economic growth

"Lands in north east Pickering near the 407 extension are needed as a catalyst for Ontario's economic growth  according to local landowners.

'We've already got a Greenbelt, what we need now is a 'jobs belt' and a 'home belt' near the 407 extension. We need some balance in the economic equation,' says landowner's spokesperson Lucy Stocco.

The fact is that the 407, when complete, will provide employment lands and compact, complete communities adjacent to it along with sustainable transit services according to the landowners."

TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY | Toronto and Region Conservation invests in climate change and water resource management education

"Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA), a member of Conservation Ontario, today announced that they will be developing and delivering training materials on integrating climate change and climate change adaptation into Drinking Water Source Protection Plans. The project is part of Ontario Regional Adaptive Collaborative (Ontario RAC), a partnership project between the Government of Canada, Ontario government, conservation authorities, academic institutions, municipalities, industry and NGO's to help advance adaptation planning and decision-making in Ontario communities by driving coordinated and sustained action to assess risks and reduce vulnerability to a changing climate. "

Green Job: Sea Kayak Guides, Trails Youth Initiatives, Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada

"Position: Sea Kayak Guides
Organization: Trails Youth Initiatives http://www.trails.ca
Location: Georgian Bay, Ontario

Job Description
Join a creative and innovative team to deliver a powerful two week final learning adventure for the Leader-in-Training Programme participants of Trails Youth Initiatives. Successful candidates will be responsible to co-lead a 10-day sea kayaking wilderness experience in Georgian Bay; co-delivering Trails Leadership Curriculum; providing feedback to Trails participants and oversee decisions related to safety/risk management The focus of this expedition is to help solidify participant's outdoor leadership competencies and to refine facilitating and teaching skills."

Finding a place in the city | OpenFile

"“I love maps, but that’s how a city is always transcribed,' professes Patrick Macaulay, the Head of Visual Arts for the Harbourfront Centre. Rather than offering a simplified picture of a place—an illustrative concept distilling what's otherwise complex, what we typically think a map would be—for the Centre's new exhibition, Macauley brought together eight projects that present a collective picture that is layered and engrossing. In Plotting a City, Toronto is not simplified, but complicated, with each project revealing a different way of seeing and experiencing this place."