Friday, April 8, 2011

Snowmobile Trails Closed

Snowmobile trails closed across Ontario - Timmins Daily Press ...
Fresh on the heels of the Timmins Snowmobile Club shutting down local trails last week, the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs announced...
www.timminspress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3058478...

Ontario Trails News - April 8, 2011 - Morning Round up

Onaping Falls as seen from the A.Y. Jackson Lo...Image via Wikipedia
Onaping Falls from A.Y. Jackson Lookout, Sudbury

Port Loring BridgeImage via Wikipedia
Port Loring Bridge




Northern lights and horses: students exchange experiences of a ...
Nunatsiaq News
During their February visit to the community in southwestern Ontario... in the region heard that, he offered the group free horseback riding lessons. ...

Windsor-area man fined for illegally hunting deer
Windsor Star
In an attempt to mislead conservation officials, Pavlica tagged one of the dead deer with a game seal saying that it had been hunted in Wildlife Management Unit 47, near Port Loring. Pavlica eventually admitted lying. He was fined $2000 for making a ...
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ATV stolen in Dresden - Leader Spirit - Ontario, CA
Sometime between the morning of March 26 and the evening of March 28, someone broke into a shed at a home on Holden Street in Dresden and stole a...
www.dresdenleader.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3053967

Cyclists say yes to crossrides
Centretown News
They were not included in the Ottawa Cycling Plan, Krstulich says, ... But crossrides officially arrived in Ontario last June, when the City of Mississauga ...
Ottawa Region Trails

C-K gets another trail - Chatham Daily News - Ontario, CA
BLENHEIM -The all-new Blenheim Berm Exercise Track was officially opened Sunday. The $25000 construction cost of the 866-metre-long track was...
www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3059010...Southwestern Ontario Trails

Raptors are roosting in Ontario
Toronto Sun
Its hiking trails also offer some of the best views of the escarpment and Lake Ontario. Volunteers from the Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch stationed at the conservation area since March 1 have so far counted more than 6500 birds of prey on the move. ...
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International Mountain Bike Association
WALDEN MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB. Club | Sudbury, ON. OTTAWA VALLEY MOUNTAIN BIKEASSOCIATION. Club | PEMBROKE, ON. Toronto Off-Road Bicycling Assocation ...
www.imbacanada.com/near-you/ontario


Toronto-Niagara Greenbelt Express - Bike Train Ontario
Bike Train - Cycle Ontario This Summer. Email Newsletter icon, E-mail Newsletter icon, Email List icon, E- Sign up for our Email Newsletter ...
www.biketrain.ca/toronto-niagara-greenbelt-express
Niagara Region Trails
Ontario Cycling - TdotBallers.com - Made by Players, For the ...
Ontario Cycling just selected Todd Benson to take over the full Ontario BMX racing circuit .Todd is The president of Kingston BMX club and the guy that ...
www.tdotballers.com/forums/index.php?showtopic...view...
Ontario Off-Road Trails
P-gates are back at Ontario Place | I Bike Toronto
In the last few days, the P-gates on the Martin Goodman have been swung shut at the Ontario Place crossings. Essentially, this means that the Martin Goodman ...
www.ibiketo.ca/forum/general/p-gates-are-back-ontario-place
Toronto Trails
Charity Cycling Training Program Opens Registration for Fall ...
Three-Time Ironman Champion to Provide Coaching & Support(PRWeb April 04, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/4/prweb8264648.htm.
starson.starsconfidential.com/.../charity-cycling-training-progr...

Trillium Foundation announces grants for Timmins area and Northeastern Ontario
Timmins Times
Township of White River $45100 over one year to beautify the community and celebrate its heritage through the development of a walking tour of 41 local heritage sites. The tour, with gazebos, picnic tables and benches placed at strategic points, ...
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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Ontario Trail News - April 7, 2011 - Morning Round-up

The GrottoImage via Wikipedia
Vital Community Projects Get a Boost from $2.1 million in New ...
NorthumberlandView.ca
$100000 over two years to increase opportunities for physical activity for people of all abilities by developing and promoting the 40-km Beaver River Trail. ...
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Ontario Trillium Foundation - en francais

Toronto « Pedestrian City
I first learned about Walk 21 when it came to Toronto in 2007. It's also where Pedestrian City was first presented publicly, displayed as a poster ...
pedestriancity.ca/walk-21/toronto/
Toronto Trails

Cycle Fit - Registered - 2970 | Hart House - University of Toronto
Any empty spots will be allocated to those with a cycle flex pass on a first- come, first-served ... University of Toronto Logo. Hart House/ härt hous / noun ...
www.harthouse.utoronto.ca/class/cycle-fit-registered-2970
Ontario Cycling Trails
Cycle Ontario

Parks an economic asset
Cambridge Times
Paul Ronan, executive director of the Ontario Parks Association (left), and Steven Peck, co-founder of the Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition, chat during a tour of the Grand River Conservation Authority's green infrastructure last Friday. ...
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Trails an Economic Asset

Canadian Cyclist - Employment Opportunity - Sales Representative ...
Canadian Cyclist Online. The source for Canadian cycling news and information ... is currently looking for a dynamic sale representative in Ontario. ...
www.canadiancyclist.com/dailynews.php?id=21235

Don't turn CP rail corridor into a public trail
EMC West Carleton
Stop trying to turn rural Ontario into an open public space! That's what the Provincial Parks are for! These rails-to-trails protocols were written by urban dwellers who are not living right in the middle of this potentially "public" corridor, ...
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Ottawa Trails
Eastern Ontario Trails

Camp your way around Ontario
Queen's Journal
By Samantha Sexton, Contributor Ontario parks, such as Bruce Peninsula National Park (picture ... The park also features two short trails for cycling or hiking.
Ontario Camping Trails

Sisters keep each other within a ski's length
NorthernLife.ca
Cross-country skiing is an independent sport, but you need someone you can ... placed top three in every Ontario Cup race; was the top junior female in the ...
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Ontario Trillium Grants Announced


Ontario Trails Council Inc. $102,000 over two years to implement a provincial professional trail education program specifically targeting undeserved communities and the North that will support volunteers in the creation and maintenance of a safe and sustainable trail system in Ontario.

Ontario Trails Council Inc
102.000 $, échelonnés sur deux ans pour mettre en œuvre un programme provincial de l'enseignement professionnel sentier ciblant spécifiquement les communautés qui sont marginalisés et dans le Nord qui aide les bénévoles dans la création et le maintien d'un système de sentier sécuritaire et durable en Ontario.

Thanks to Ontario Trillium Foundation for their support.  Merci à la Fondation Trillium de l'Ontario pour leur soutien.

Ontario Trails News - April 6, 2011 - Morning Round Up

Join us at Trailhead Ontario
 Walking around Toronto - a set on Flickr
Feed – Subscribe to the set "Walking around Toronto". Grab the link. Here's a link to this set. Just copy and paste! show short URL ...
www.flickr.com/photos/peggyreid/sets/72157626251241831/
Toronto Trails
Hike Ontario
Toronto Hikes


Join us at Trailhead Ontario


Communications/Executive Assistant, f/t, Friends of the Greenbelt ...
Ontario's Greenbelt is a broad band of protected land encompassing some of the country's most fertile farmland, important natural heritage and water ...
www.goodworkcanada.ca/greenjobs.php?id=13987 





It's a little different from last year. Ice out April 3? I don't think so.
As type this in the office at Oxtongue Lake, I can hear the buzzing of snowmobiles drag racing up and down the lake. Last April 3, you might have heard the putt-putting of a cottager out cruising in their tin boat, or maybe the swish of a paddle. I'm not complaining about the sledders, if I was a snowmobiler I'd probably be doing the same thing. I am a skier, and what did I do yesterday? I went....  

Stewardship Forum 2011
When: Tuesday June 7th, 2011 (9 - 3 pm)
Where: Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto, Ontario
What: Plenary speaker, workshops, panel discussion, poster networking session and update on Stewardship Network of Ontario activities
Who: Stewardship professionals from landowner associations, NGOs and agencies. YOU!
Cost: FREE admission, FREE parking for forum participants, FREE continental breakfast, refreshment breaks and lunch

ORCKA Seminar - April 16 - Canoe and Kayak Tripping Then and Now!  The 2011 ORCKA Seminar - Canoe and Kayaking Tripping Then and Now! - at Seneca College, Kings Campus is fast approaching and spaces are filling up! The list of speakers and hands on workshops are amazing and are sure to appeal to any ORCKA instructor or paddler. Ontario Canoe and Kayak Trails 

Walking Tips and Important Information  Wear a good pair of walking shoes. Running shoes and cross trainers are great. Make sure that they are relatively new or are in good condition. Your old Stan Smith Tennis shoes from the 1970’s just won’t do. Remember that the only thing from protecting your heel and foot from the impact of the ground are your shoes. Toronto Trails  HikeOntario Toronto Hiking

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Hamilton Cycling Club announces first-ever Youth Racing Team

The Hamilton Cycling Club is proud to announce its first-ever youth racing team, a talented squad of riders aged 16 to 20 years who are poised to compete at the highest levels of road cycling in Ontario. Members of the HCC-Central Cycle Youth Racing ...
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Cycle Ontario
Ontario On-Road Trails
Ontario Cycling Association

Ontario Trails News - April 5, 2011 Morning Round-up

Add Your Event to Their Huge List!
Register today! Early bird ends April 11!
Town should reclaim access to public lake
Stouffville Free Press
... special meaning with the “This is my Ontario” campaign for Ontario Tourism. ... The Town's Vandorf-Preston Lake Secondary Plan proposed a trail system ...

Hell or High Water III
Rapid - The Whitewater Magazine
Throughout the day there will be demos, clinics, and activities. There are plenty of spots to view the action, as the river follows the Millennium Trail ...
Ontario Water Trails
ORCKA

Cycling the World: Day 220: Toronto trails lead the way
Unlike my trip into Toronto on the main road, I could now take my time and plot a route out on the trails that weave through the city. ...
www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=RrzKj&page...
Cycle Ontario
Ontario On-Road Trails

Watershed Planning Coordinator-Central Lake Ontario Conservation ...
The Watershed Planning and Natural Heritage Division of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA) is seeking a self-motivated individual to ...
www.municipalworld.com/.../WatershedPlanningCoordinator-...
Conservation Ontario

Police release name of ATV fatality. By Nugget Staff. Updated 1 hour ago ... The Northern Ontario Chapter of REAL Women of Canada will hold their Annual ...

OFATV
ATV Smart
Sacré-Cœur student excels at national biathlon championships
NorthernLife.ca
... a sporting event combining cross-country skiing and shooting. This year, this young athlete from Markstay was selected for the Ontario team and competed ...
Ontario Cross Country Trails


A'burg's vote behind closed doors violated Municipal Act: Ruling
Windsor Star
Massen donated more than $100000 to the town for the naming rights to a scoreboard, the road leading to the UCCU complex and other paths and trails in the area. When Massen's past became public, council called an emergency in-camera meeting with less ...
Driver charged after cyclist hit - Chatham Daily News - Ontario, CA
A 25-year-old Chatham woman is charged under the Highway Traffic Act after a cyclist was hit by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon. Chatham-Kent police...
chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3053287
Share the Road
Cycle Ontario
Bike Smart

Elora Gorge hiking trail water trees cliffs and caverns Elora ...
a hrefhttpwwwflickrcomphotoseloramews4056857695 titleElora Gorge hiking trail water trees cliffs and caverns Elora Ontario Canada by eloramews on Flickrimg ...
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Monday, April 4, 2011

Tales from the Trails

Trailhead Ontario welcomes the IMBA Trail Care Care Crew.
As IMBA Canada Trail Care Crew, Chad and Deanne Lazaruk travel across the country meeting with mountain bike clubs, trail groups, and land managers to spread the message about sustainable trails! Stopping in a new town every weekend, they teach the art an science of trail building through one-day IMBA Trail Building Schools and other events.
Deanne, Chad, and IMBA Suburu
The Trail Care Crew program is directed by IMBA Canada, in partnership with Parks Canada and the Trans Canada Trail. Before joining the IMBA Canada team, Deanne worked as a trail crew leader in BC, and Chad as an X-Ray Technologist in Victoria, BC.

OFSC Closes Snowmobile Trails Today

(Barrie, ON April 4, 2011): The provincial snowmobile trail system operated by members of the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) for winter tourism is now closed for the season. “Please avoid taking any foolish risks – for your own safety keep your sled parked until trails open again next winter.” That’s the urgent safety message from the OFSC as it warns all snowmobilers to stay off closed OFSC trails and not to trespass on private property.

Ontario Trails News - April 4, 2011 - Morning Round up

Nipigon Bay - Northern Ontario
Red Rock - Northern Ontario
Trails | Living in Aurora - Living In Aurora Ontario Canada
Today was probably my third or fourth time tracking (photographing) progress of the Nokiidaa Traillink that will soon link the St. John's Sideroad ...
livinginaurora.ca/?category_name=trails

Greater Toronto Area Trails

Canadian Running » For a Loop in Canada's Trail Capital
This wonderful labyrinth of trails is waiting for runners just one hour northeast of Toronto. Poised at the top of the Oak Ridges Moraine at the East ...
runningmagazine.ca/.../for-a-loop-in-canadas-trail-capital/

Ontario Running Trails Maps
About Ontario Running Trails

Sydenham canoe race - The Sarnia Observer - Ontario, CA
The Sydenham River Canoe Race is being held on Sunday, April 17. Each year, about 70 canoesand kayaks compete in one of several classes. Classes...
theobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3057298&

Ontario Canoe Trails
ORCKA


Cycle in Toronto | IrishAlien.Com
Top five tips for 'biking' in Toronto, by Lucy O'Connor; 1) Buy second-hand – there will be loads of choice online (craigslist) or at the various bike ...
irishalien.com/tag/cycle-in-toronto/

Toronto Cycle Trails
Ontario Cycling Trails


Man dies in ATV crash - The North Bay Nugget - Ontario, CA
A post-mortem examination is to be held Monday on a man killed Saturday afternoon in an all-terrain vehicle accident. North Bay police said the...
nugget.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3057328

OFATV
ATV Smart

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Ontario Trails News - April 3, 2011 Morning Round-up

Cataract Falls February - submitted by Todd H.

G Lord Ross Park - Tanya Y.

Where my Hike Starts - from Joe G.

Tourism tug of war
St. Catharines Standard
... literature for cycling tourism, the Welland Canal recreational trail and a ... Tourism Organization, one of 13 new agencies spread across Ontario, ...
Niagara Regional Trails
Trailhead Ontario

Grant lets fans warm up to rail museum
St. Thomas Times-Journal
It was one of several Ontario Trillium Foundation grants for the area announced ... tow ropes and a climbing wall, at Peacekeeper Park, A Living Memorial. ...
Southwestern Ontario Trails
Ontario Heritage Trails 

ontario | International Mountain Bike Association
The Ontario mountain bike scene is vibrant and active. We've got some excellent racing, whether you like straigh XC Ocup style racing, 24 hour events, ...
www.imbacanada.com/blog/category/ontario
Ontario Off-Road Trails
Ontario Mountain Bike Festival 

Walking With A Camera: Toronto Photo Walks: The Distillery ...
Toronto Photo Walks: The Distillery District and St. Lawrence Market V ... Join the walk ... Toronto Photo Walks: Riverdale Farm--Toronto Necro. ...
walkingwithcamera.blogspot.com/.../toronto-photo-walks-disti...
WALK and ROLL Pages - WALK and ROLL (Toronto, ON) - Meetup
Do you enjoy leisurely walking with a fun group of people? If so, now's the time to join one of the friendliest groups in Toronto.
www.meetup.com/walkandroll/about/
"Walking with the sluts" at SlutWalk Toronto
I hope this link works for you - I'm having trouble with it. Benjamin Boles's " Walking with the Sluts" piece for Now Toronto was one of the best things I ...
iplextra.indiatimes.com/article/02Ei0NUclngjA
What rivers and lakes in Ontario to canoe and campsites? - Yahoo ...
I'm a novice canoeist. What rivers and lakes are t…
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid...
Ontario Water Trails
ORCKA

Canadian Cyclist - New Bike Shops Opening in Ontario & B.C.
Canadian Cyclist Online. The source for Canadian cycling news and information including mountain bike and road bike tours, adventure biking features, ...
www.canadiancyclist.com/cycling4women_news.php?id..
Cycle Ontario
Ontario On-Road Trails

Bike to Work Month - May 2011, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Event: Bike to Work Month - May 2011, Ottawa -- from the Environmental Events Calendar: http://Planetfriendly.net/calendar/
www.planetfriendly.net/calendar/events.php?id=14111
Cycle Ontario
Ontario On-Road Trails

Happy Trails : Ontario
Happy Trails Riding Stables Recreation Program provides a personalized riding program for children with special needs. Riding is an important part of our ...
www.ementalhealth.ca/.../en/_Happy_Trails_a2_b11285.html
Ontario Equestrian Trails
Ontario Equestrian Federation

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Ontario Trail News - April 2, 2011 - Morning Round up


Trailhead Ontario in two weeks - join us for the provincial trails conference in Niagara Falls -April 18-21, 2011

The Battle of the Sidewalks: Pedestrian-On-Pedestrian Crashes Increasing
Treehugger
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 04. 1.11 The usually reliable Transportation Nation reports that rates of pedestrian on pedestrian crashes and accidents in New York City are increasing. "Frankly, we were just shocked to find out that the average New Yorker ...
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Toronto Area Urban Trails

Walking tours | World Travel Guide
Walking tours of Toronto are available with A Taste of the World. True to its name, the company offers the 'Kensington Foodies Roots Walk', ...
www.worldtravelguide.net/toronto/walking-tours
Ontario Walking Trails
Hike Ontario
Toronto Hikes

Market our nature trails to a global eco-audience
The Chronicle Journal
Those who think the forestry industry will ever be the way it was in the wonder years must also believe that the Toronto Maple Leafs will win the Stanley Cup in the next 10 years. We need to embrace people who have forward thinking and vision for this ...
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"Tell your MPP to tell the province to give the OTC core funding - we've been promoting trails this way since 2003 and we get 1.4 million page views a year equalling over 1.67 million trail visits (Google survey results) but we don't know if we'll survuve one year to the next.


Friends of the Jock River in full work mode
Your Ottawa Region
In addition, the group will schedule multiple canoe and kayak excursions along the ... the largest provincially significant wetland in eastern Ontario. ...
Eastern Ontario Trails
Ontario Canoe Trails
ORCKA


Best Kayaking - Canoeing trails in Penetanguishene, Ontario ...
Download GPS tracks of Penetanguishene, Ontario (Canada). See photos of the route. Share your best Kayaking - Canoeing trails in Penetanguishene, ...
www.wikiloc.com/trails/kayaking-canoeing/.../penetanguishen...
Ontario Canoe Trails
ORCKA

Trees Ontario taking root here
Brockville Recorder and Times
He is one of a dozen landowners across the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority's (CRCA) area joining in a provincewide effort to restore Ontario's tree cover and combat climate change. "I'm a bit of a nature buff, a forestry buff. ...
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Conservation Ontario
Ontario Trails

Ont to invest in water conservation, Greenbelt
Ecolog.com
As well, the province will give the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation $20 million to continue to support initiatives that preserve Ontario's Greenbelt. ...
"For all that money the could at least support Ontario trails a non-core-funded charity that promotes trails in the greenbelt - instead of doing it themselves. They aren't the voice of trails in Ontario - Ontario trails is. Tell your regional MPP."


Take a getaway to beautiful Stoney Lake
Toronto Sun
Guests will also have full use of all resort facilities such as heated pool, indoor and outdoor hot tubs, canoes/kayaks, nature trails and games room. The package is available any two nights, excluding Victoria Day weekend, for four guests from May 14 ...
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Friday, April 1, 2011

Ontario Mountain Bike Festival

The Ontario Mountain Bike Festival: Trailblazing | International ...
The Ontario mountain bike scene is vibrant and active. We've got some excellent racing, whether you like straigh XC Ocup style racing, 24 hour events, ...
www.imbacanada.com/.../ontario-mountain-bike-festival-trailb...

Ontario Trails News - April 1, 2011 Morning Round up

Untitled 03/31/11: Walking route in Toronto, ON | dailymile
Share your training with friends and stay motivated. Find training partners, local events, routes, and groups. Social training for runners, triathletes, ...
www.dailymile.com/.../605654-walking-route-in-toronto-on

Twitter / Ontario Trails: Ontario Trail News - March ...
Ontario Trail News - March 29, 2011 - Round up: FedNor carpet bombs North with cashNorthern Ontario BusinessTour... http://bit.ly/hfyrR1.
twitter.com/ontrails/status/52685207677054976

Off-road trails in Southern Ontario? - Ford Ranger Forum
Where are some good off-road trails for those in the Toronto area? Within 50 kms ?
www.fordrangerforum.com/.../30179-off-road-trails-southern-...

The Toronto Bruce Trail Club - Event Information
State that you are with the Toronto Bruce Trail hiking club. BRING A FLASHLIGHT. I have access to my e-mail Mon - Fri up to 4 pm only, not on weekends. ...
www.torontobrucetrailclub.org/online/.../events3.php?...

Regional Round-Up
EMC Perth
Rideau Trail Association hike- Saturday, April 2 at Wheelers Sugar Bush. ... Events will be listed no more than two weeks in advance. ...

Bass *Kayak* Tourny - Omemee, Ontario August 13th - London Canoes ...
see attached poster for details. location: omemee, ontario cost: $50.00 per angler (includes t-shirt) boat: kayak or canoe only. gas engines 2hp or less. ...
london.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-boats-watercraft-canoes-kayaks...

Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority - Ontario 211: Where to Turn
By Ontario 211
Our main focus is protecting the health of the natural environment with a specific focus on water.
Ontario 211: Where to Turn - http://blog.211ontario.ca/

Hamilton, Ontario: Exploring Spencer Creek: The Beverly Swamp
Infoshop News
The remaining wild spaces along the Spencer Creek show the marks of a patchwork history of land management and restoration practices that continue to affect the health of everyone in the watershed today. As booming urban sprawl and population pressures ...
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Best Cross country skiing trails in Kennisis Lake, Ontario (Canada ...
Download GPS tracks of Kennisis Lake, Ontario (Canada). See photos of the route. Share your best Cross country skiing trails in Kennisis Lake, ...
www.wikiloc.com/trails/cross-country-skiing/.../kennisis-lake