Ontario Trails News - Paddle, Hike, Bike or Ride

Gaining confidence on the road
Ottawa Citizen
A bike group or club can also sign up for a lesson. ... 9 am June 28-29: Ontario Bike Summit: an annual conference organized by the Share the Road Cycling ...

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Presqu'ile Provincial Park HIKE - Toronto Asian Hiking Club ...
At the tip of the park are Ontario's second-oldest operating lighthouse and the original lighthouse keeper's cottage. EVENT DE
TAILS. Length of hike: 10 km + ...
www.meetup.com/torontoasianhikingclub/events/18406951/


What I did last weekend. - Quiring Cycles Mountain Bike Team
Ontario Cup #4: Albion Hills XC Sue has been telling me for years, even way before we were teammates, “Erin, you really should come over & race an O-Cup. You would love it. ... This is a picture of Quiring Cycles Mountain Bike Team . ...
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Triathlons in Ontario
Triathlons in Ontario, Ontario Triathlons and Race Calendar listings for triathlons in your area. ...Canal Days Mountain Bike Race Bike 30 kms. Rating: (0) ...
www.beginnertriathlete.com/.../index.asp?...

Toronto walking tour reveals city's wonders
OTMPThe tabletop look of the Ontario College of Art and Design's Sharp Centre, supported by recycled pipeline, is a real mind-blower. Toronto -- It's a ...
oneclick.indiatimes.com/article/09S72Er8VCgtE?q=Toronto

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Urban Hike Moonlight Cinema - Toronto
Toronto Urban Hike & Outdoor Cinema. ... We'll also stop at Sobeys after the hike if you don't have time to stop at a store before the event. ...
www.actionawaits.com/hike--moonlight-cinema---jul-5.html


Happy Father's Day from Cornwall Ontario - June 19, 2011
Cornwall Free News
... of males (young and old but usually excluding pre-teenage boys) to do a hiking tour with one or more smaller wagons, Bollerwagen, pulled by manpower. ...


Your ticket to great cycling
Ottawa Citizen
Perhaps surprisingly, Toronto also offers many urban wilderness bike routes along its rivers, both the Don in the east and the Humber in the west. Both river paths are accessible from a waterfronttrail. A 45-kilometre two-river loop, ... See all stories on this topic »

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Canoe trek leaves her reaching for the stars
Toronto Star
Maggie Embury wants to use her just-launched canoe-tripping company to expose other people to the beauty of Northern Ontario. Maggie Embury sat on a rock by a lake in Northern Ontario and looked up at the star-strewn sky for the first time. ...
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Windsor men fined $12K for illegal fishing
Windsor Star
Nicholas Obermok of La-Salle and Carmen Rainone of Windsor were each fined $6000 and are forbidden to fish in Ontario, a Windsor judge ruled Wednesday. Kevin Sprague, a conservationofficer with the Ministry of Natural Resources, said that it is ...
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Driver killed in ATV collision near Wawa
SooToday.com
At 1:30 pm on Saturday, June 18, a 2009 Polaris ATV left the gravel bush road known as Jeff ... The driver, 45-year-old David Friesen of Waterloo, Ontario, ...

Bike race a tradition like no other
St. Catharines Standard
... in his first appearance was 25-year-old Toronto native Anton Varabei. ... "We compete all the time in seat racing and mountain biking and he's a strong ...


The Fixer: Metal gates return to menace cyclists
Toronto Star
P-shaped metal gates that prevent cars from driving on the Martin Goodman trail at entrances toOntario Place were recently opened by the city to reduce the ...


Hundreds join bike race on Preston Street
Ottawa Citizen
Anyone can register for the event through the Ontario Cycling Association, and there are categories for a variety of age and experience levels. Matthew and Hannah Hall, aged nine and 10, were among the youngsters registered for the children's race. ...
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Canoeing and Camping in Eastern Ontario | Travel Tips - USAToday.com
In eastern Ontario, you're never far from a river or lake for canoeing, or a deserted patch of forest where you can pitch a tent.
traveltips.usatoday.com/canoeing-camping-eastern-ontario-58...


ONTARIO NATURE AWARDS CONSERVATION HEROES | News Releases ...
Naturalists and leading conservation organizations from across Ontario came together to celebrateOntario Nature's 80th anniversary and Annual General ...
www.ontarionature.org/media/news_template.php?n_code...

Kinghorn Rail Trail Project | Facebook
Kinghorn Rail Trail Project - Proposed Four Season Recreational Trail Connecting ... rail line between Nipigon, Ontario, Canada and Thunder Bay, Ontario, ...
www.facebook.com/pages/Kinghorn.../208543012520122?v...

Cleanup in full swing after storm rolls through LDS Church camp in ... Deseret News This sparkling new campground is located near Peterborough, Ontario. ... It was estimated that 60 trees had covered the roads and trails in the camp. ...

Ontario Trails News - Develop, Use, Manage and Preserve Trails

Ontario's Near North - Historic Routes in Ontario's Near North
Have a Blast Skiing Wasi Cross Country Ski Club in Ontario's Near North Joseph's View After contemplating whether or not we should buy ourselves. ...
www.twghost.net/.../353-historic-routes-in-ontarios-near-north

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Green Job: Associate Programme Director, Trails Youth Initiatives ...
Green/Environ
mental Job in Ontario: Associate Programme Director, Trails Youth Initiatives, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. On Canada's Eco-Job Board, ...
www.goodworkcanada.ca/greenjobs.php?id=14764


Invasive species expected to harm Guelph's ash trees
Guelph Mercury
Ash trees become damaged by beetle larvae eating trails in the soft tissue in the tree, interrupting the flow of water and moisture. Jordan compared these trails to be like a belt being wrapped around someone's arm. A tree can survive if it is infested ...
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Special Report: Henry Dorfman First to Kayak Five Great Lakes in ...
Patch.com
... been done before – paddle all five Great Lakes in five days in a kayak. ... Yesterday, he crossed into Canada and navigated his way across Lake Ontario. ...


OFAH Tackleshare Program Offered Again Through The Ganaraska Region ...
NorthumberlandView.ca
PORT HOPE – The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA), in partnership with theOntario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) is pleased to announce that the OFAH Tackleshare Program sponsored by Ontario Power Generation (OPG), ...
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Canada: Nick Coles goes on an autumn adventure in Ontario
Mirror.co.uk
The next morning, I went on an hour-long ride along woodland trails and farmlands up to the stunning views above Rice Lake. At the halfway point breakfast is served – eggs, sausage, Canadian peameal bacon (cured pork loin rolled in cornmeal) and fried ...

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Wye Marsh June 2011 Events Environmental Education Family Fun ...
Welcome to Ontario romantic weekend getaways plus family fun getaways, .... Enjoy a sunset hikealong our floating boardwalk and forested trails followed by ...
www.400eleven.com/pr-WyeMarshJune2011Events.html

2011 Greenbelt Harvest Picnic Tickets: Get Yours Now | Ontario's ...
Supporting the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance to foster strong Greenbelt Plan implementation at the municipal level. Supporting changing the City of Toronto ...
www.greenbelt.ca/.../2011-greenbelt-harvest-picnic-tickets-get...


Wines & spirits: Ontario's microbreweries plan a week of celebrations
Waterloo Record
Hillebrand's Jazz at the Winery has for years been one of the highlight summer events in Niagara wine country. It's back on Saturday, July 9 with an afternoon and evening of outdoor performances featuring some of the top jazz acts in Canada, ...
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Bicycle lanes not enough for safety
Daily Gleaner
As part of the city's active transportation plan, bike lanes are being placed on certain streets andtrails are being implemented in subdivisions and in parks. The plan is to link all the lanes and trailsin Metro Moncton so that you could commute ...
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Zero tolerance for sidewalk cycling - Woodstock Sentinel Review ...
Steve McEwen had already run into one errant cyclist riding their bike... ... Winkler - Winkler Times, Winnipeg - The Winnipeg Sun, ---Ontario--- ...
www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?...

Make tracks for a cycling holiday
Ottawa Citizen
Ontario and Quebec tourism boards both pitched in more money to support the expansion. Biketrains have carried 2500 cyclists so far. It seems that bike tourism is riding a tail wind in Ontario: a Lake Erie Cycling Route (500 kilometres from Windsor to ...
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A journey with purpose
Hamilton Spectator
... who graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a kinesiology degree Tuesday. He also hopes to raise roughly $25000 for Right to Play, a charity that works to empower children through sport, and raise awareness about bike safety.See all stories on this topic »

Ontario Bike Summit 2011 - June 27,2011 :: Ontario Bike Guide
Moving Ontario forward by building bicycle friendly communities. June 27 to 28 at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa.
www.ontariobike.ca/ontario-bike-summit-2011


Cyclists pedal hard for bike lane
Toronto Sun
Wilson has long advocated that Bloor is “the most logical place in southern Ontario for a bike lane.” That logic will be put to the test Thursday. City council's public works committee will meet to discuss a staff recommendation to scrap an ...

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Five young men injured in ATV accident - Haliburton Echo - Ontario, CA
Five young men who were all travelling on one ATV along a gravel road near Koshlong Lake have been taken to hospital after losing control of their...
www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1697053...

Ontario Trails News - Paddle, Hike, Bike or Ride

What's on this Father's Day Weekend
St. Thomas Times-Journal
ELGIN HIKING TRAIL CLUB: Hike War to Roses trail, Fingal, ... 14TH ANNUAL AUTO FEST: The Lion's Club of St. Thomas event runs in Pinafore Park from 8 am- 4 ...

Traffic Warning Issued Due To Cycling Club Event
NEW - Local O.P.P. are reminding you to be extra cautious on area roads tomorrow . Officers say a local cycling club is holding an event from 9 a.m. until 12 ...
thecornwalldaily.com/.../traffic-warning-issued-due-to-cycling...

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Paddling the dragon
CottageCountryNow.ca
The two paddle with the Parry Sound Canoe Club and are coached by Gord Cole, ... time in a southern Ontario dragon boat competition earlier this month. ...

Dragon boats a great socializer
The North Bay Nugget
The club is working hard on qualifying as many paddlers as possible for the event, including a men's and women's war canoe. It should be a great experience ...

Ontario's Near North - Mattawa River Canoe Race 2011
Mattawa River Canoe Race for 64 kilometers. Categories for all ages. Dinner and prizes. Pre race hike at Eau Clair Gorge.
www.northernontario.travel/.../354-mattawa-river-canoe-race-...
Community Calendar
Community Press
June 22 – 9:30 to 11 am Ontario Early Years Centre (6 Albert St. E.) in Hastings. ... Join our weekly guided walking group. Wear your sneakers, walking gear ...

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Trail in northern Ont. among top hikes in Cda - Metro news for ...
TORONTO - The Nokomis Trail in northern Ontario's Lake Superior Provincial Park and Sunshine Meadows in Banff National Park are ranked among the top 5 day ...
mobile.metronews.ca/toronto/life/article/893084


Community milestones marked in the Beach
insideTORONTO.com
Courtesy/COMMUNITY CENTRE 55 The free celebration and street party will also include walking tours by Gene Domagala starting at 11 am as well as a barbecue, crafts for the kids, a bouncy castle and live entertainment. Old and new police vehicles and ... See all stories on this topic »

Retiring principal pumped about kids and life after school
Sault Star
King is an all-season enthusiast who also mountain bikes, hikes and skis. ... He also has two adult daughters who live in the Toronto area that he will ...

Isa4777
A usual day at our local Toronto trails. One run one take. ... Don Valley Trails Flats 2007 mtb toronto trail riding. Toronto Don Valley Trails Ridge ...
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Ontario Trails News - Update

Job Opportunity with Rainbow Routes Association:

Sudbury Cycles Project Coordinator

 Job Opportunity with Rainbow Routes Assoc..pdf

Rainbow ROUTES Association is an incorporated, not-for-profit organization and registered charity.  The organization is dedicated to sustainable mobility through the development and promotion of active transportation routes in the City of Greater Sudbury and is the local representative for the Trans Canada Trail. 

Mother wants charges against teen cyclist who struck son on Gloucester sidewalk
Ottawa Citizen
At the scene on Wednesday, the cyclist and the bus driver stayed to talk to police while Jodouin took pictures of everything. A female police officer later told Jodouin she would meet the family at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, ...
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New pathway open for cyclists and riders in Osgoode

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Ottawa St
art (press release)
“This multi-use trail will be enjoyed by residents year-round. The Government of Canada is pleased with the role we played in making this infrastructure project a reality.” “The Ontario Government is proud to support the development of this new trail, ...
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Trail in northern Ont. among top hikes in Cda
MetroNews Canada
At Sunshine Meadows the well-maintained trails are suited to all abilities. A shuttle bus takes hikers to the treeline. —Bruce Trail: Ontario's longest trail (800 kilometres) offers tremendous variety, from vineyards in the south to the waters of ...
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Jarvis man cycles across Canada in friend's memory
Hamilton Spectator
Riding for Blane Hamilton, Ontario, June , 15, 2011 Dennis Choi, a friend of cyclist Blane Morden, killed a year ago on Upper James is starting a trek to Halifax today from the spot where his buddy was killed. Blane's dad ,Terry was there to send ...
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Lake Laurentian Conservation Trail reopens today The City of Greater Sudbury  would like to advise residents that the Lake Laurentian Conservation Trail (connecting South Bay Road and Moonlight Beach) will reopen today at 4:00 p.m. The trail has been closed for several months to allow for bridge construction. For more information, please call the City of Greater Sudbury at 3-1-1.

WELCOME 2011! CANOEKIDS PADDLING CAMP IS BACK!
News!  Dates and Session Information is here, see below!  We are most excited to announce that Paddling Camp will be extended to 5 weeks this year. Three sessions of camp will be devoted to the exceptional Paddling Camp we have always offered with new programs, crafts and twists to keep it new and exciting.

Ontario Trails News - Develop. Manage, Use and Preserve Trails

Landon Bay - site of 2011 OTC AGM

Ontario Trails Council AGM; Sunday June 26th 2011, Gananoque Ontario. Need 25 members for quorum - RSVP today!

 

Monique Smith, MPP - Nipissing
North Bay, ON – Discovery Routes Trails Organization unveiled the first in a series of 65 new trail signs that will mark organized recreational trails ...
www.moniquesmithmpp.ca/DocumentEN.aspx?id=201

June is Recreation and Parks Month

What's Happening This Week
EMC Ottawa South
128 The Gloucester South Seniors Chess Club, 4550 Bank Street (at ... http://www.hallelujahgospelchorus.ca Heritage Ottawa Walking Tour of Old Ottawa South. ...

Sydenham, Owen Sound - The Toronto Bruce Trail Club - Event ...
In a series of loop hikes, we are exploring some of the most exciting new improvements to the Trail. In today's hike we will be covering two recently- opened ...
www.torontobrucetrailclub.org/online/.../events3.php?...

A Father's Day with meaning from Prostate Cancer Canada
Canada NewsWire (press release)
TORONTO, June 16, 2011 /CNW/ - Prostate Cancer Canada's 11 th annual Father's Day Walk/Run takes place this Sunday, June 19 th at Ashbridges Bay Park. Join the 10000 Canadians who will be walking and running to support the cause at fathersdayrun.ca or ...
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Joining together to end cancer
Woodstock Sentinel Review
Woodstock Camera Club photo By Mark Schadenberg Special to the ... It's an all-night non-competitive walking event, so many teams have created fun ways to ...

Regional Round-Up
EMC Smiths Falls
Ride through Pakenham's Canada Day Parade and the closing event of Mississippi Mills Bicycle Month. Details: mmbm.ca Butterfly Fan Club. ...

You are invited, along with the greater Ottawa cycling and trails community to join Adventure Cycling Association for an evening of camaraderie and fun: Tuesday, June 28 6:00-8:00 pm City Hall 110 Laurier Avenue West Councillors Lounge, 2^nd Floor

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Grab a helmet in time for a public bike share
Straight.com
Toronto cyclist Chiu Chak Lung says that when he tried the bike-share program in his ... since 1988 as one of the world's first mountain-bike manufacturers. ...

Toronto could get first separated bike lanes
National Post (blog)
The report also calls on councillors to approve Mayor Rob Ford's election campaign Bike Plan, which includes 100 kilometres of off-street bike trails, and and “completion of critical on-street bike lane connections where the community supports them and ... See all stories on this topic »

A Look at Rob Ford's Bike Plan
Torontoist
And they'd be designed differently from any other on-street bike lane in Toronto: each one would be painted on only a single side of each road, rather than both sides. Cycle traffic would travel in both directions within the one bike lane, ...
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MEC Bikefest Toronto | International Mountain Bike Association Canada
International Mountain Bike Association Canada ... MEC Bikefest Toronto. "MEC Bikefest is a daylong community celebration of all things bicycle related. ...
www.imbacanada.com/civicrm/event/info?id=137&reset=1

Canoeing Trips
by Voyageur Canoe Outfitters www.canoeit.com. Duration: 3 Days/2 Nights USD 309.00 per person. Canada: • Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Ontario ... www.canoeing-trips.com/index.cfm?offset=51

Competition stiff at Dragon Boat Festival
Niagarathisweek.com
From across Ontario 28 teams gathered at in Welland for the eighth Welland ... South Niagara Canoe Club Hope Floats team and the third-place Deed's Dragons. ...

 
Quinte Conservation hosting photo contest
Napanee Guide
... and taking pictures for the 2011 Ontario Conservation Areas Photo Contest. ... or a picture of a family hiking in the forest, we are encouraging local ...



Proposed ATV roads bylaw is needed in Greater Sudbury -- Point of View
The Sudbury Star
When an ATV bylaw was first considered in 2007, there was an estimated 300000 ATVs in Ontario. There are likely many more now. A bylaw governing their use ...

ATV bylaw works for Northerners
The Sudbury Star
Just as driving a vehicle is a way of life for most, operating an ATV, ... by side) is as much a way of life for many of us living here in Northern Ontario. ...