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Lots of walking but plenty to see and do - Review of Toronto Zoo ...
Toronto Zoo: Lots of walking but plenty to see and do - See traveler reviews, 107 candid photos, and great deals for Scarborough, Canada, at TripAdvisor.
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Workshop - LABYRINTH WALKING for Healing, Transformation and ...
Toronto. Origo Books, Downtown Toronto. Workshop - LABYRINTH WALKING for Healing , Transformation and Release - Origo Books.
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Toronto lawyer tells peers to take a hike (for a good cause) CTV.ca
And he warns it won't be a walk in the park. When Mr. Pepper worked for global law firm Baker & McKenzie's Hong Kong office in the late 1980s, he took part in a competitive event called the Trailwalker, which started as a British army exercise and ...
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Oxfam Trailwalker Canada will take place on the weekend of July 22nd to 24th, 2011 on the Ganaraska Hiking Trail starting at Snow Valley Ski Resort near Barrie, Ontario and ending in the City of Orillia.

Hardwood Ski and Bike Deal of the Day | Groupon Toronto (GTA)
for Half-Day Mountain-Bike Rentals and Trail Passes for Two to Hardwood Ski and Bike in Oro ($98.31 Value)
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The Davenport Trail | Heritage Toronto - Telling Toronto's Stories
Annie Vielleux, an archaeologist with Archaeological Services Inc., happened to be researching Aboriginal trails in the Toronto area when we were putting ...
www.heritagetoronto.org/news/story/2011/07/.../davenport-tra...


(I've got the) Bruce Trail BLUES (#1) - Sat ... - Toronto Outdoor Club
There are over 62 km of side trails in the Toronto section of the Bruce trail, that's more than there is of main trail! Side trails often combine with the ...
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Fourth Annual Great Waterfront Trail Adventure Tour Cycles Through ...
NorthumberlandView.ca
... of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, using the Waterfront Trail and ... the map and for a complete listing of events to date in each community. ...


2011 Lake Superior Ski District Dryland Training Camp Exciting
Net Newsledger
THUNDER BAY – Over 70 athletes from across Ontario have been participating in the annual Lake Superior Ski District (LSSD) Cross Country Ski Dryland ...


Hiking Trails Mississauga Ontario Canada
Hiking Trails in Mississauga Ontario including mississauga, ontario, Hiking Trails,, J.C. Saddington Park, Mississauga's Waterfront Trail, ...
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Network for welcoming touring cyclists in Ontario
"Welcome Cyclists" is a network of hotels, B&Bs, restaurants, and other establishments which cater to people travelling on their bicycles in Ontario. ... mcgoldrick.ca/.../ontario-s-network-for-welcoming-touring-cy...

Exhaust-ing ride for cyclists: Air pollutants trigger heart risk
Environmental Health News
Now, for the first time, cycling in heavy traffic has been linked to a heart health risk, Canadian researchers reported last month. A new study found cyclists in Ottawa,Ontario, had heart irregularities in the hours after their exposure to a variety ...See all stories on this topic »

Tune-up time for helmet law? London Free Press
Ontario's bike helmet safety law began more than 20 years ago, when longtime former London MPP Dianne Cunningham — amid calls from injury-prevention groups — introduced a private member's bill to make the helmets mandatory. One of Cunningham's sons ...

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Waterfront Trail Needs Your Support | Toronto Bicycling Network - TBN
The City of Toronto is trying to construct two new off-road trail connections to improve the existing waterfront Trail. There are already small but vocal ...
www.tbn.ca/forum/tbn-general/3986


Toronto Man cycling across Canada to send Nicaraguan kids to school
Portage Daily Graphic
In a phone interview from his hospice room at the University of Regina, the 58-year-old executive coach and avid cyclist said he planned to cycle across Canada for his 60th birthday, but an opportunity to do it on behalf of the Schoolbox Foundation ...
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Stolen Giant Mountain Bike: Reward $100 - Toronto (GTA) Lost ...
my giant rock 5500 was stolen while locked up on prince's blvd. across from bmo field on tuesday june 28, during the poison/motley crue concert at molson ...
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Cycling in the Niagara Region
London Free Press
Hitting the road just after 9 am on a Saturday in June, we arrived back at about 4 pm Of those seven hours, five were spent actually cycling. Downtime was spent gazing at Lake Ontario, the canal, taking breaks -- or getting slightly lost. Lesson No. ...

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National Canoe Day 2011 - Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
National Canoe Day 2011 - Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. I did not attend this event, but would like to one year. It is a three hour drive from where I live ...
www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?...


Watch for invasive plants
Mississauga
Photo supplied Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) invasive species technician Kurt Wood is ready to face the enemy. Wood, who is working with the CVC and Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH), is part of a team that will monitor more than 200 ...
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Invasive species cropping up along Etobicoke trails
insideTORONTO.com
Ontario's first confirmed record of this plant was in 1949. Little did the gardeners know they were introducing a plant that would make its way onto Ontario's most 'un-wanted' plant list, held by theOntario Invasive Plant Council (OIPC) and a host of ...
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Low-income kids more likely to walk or bike to school
CTV.ca
TORONTO — Few children are meeting guidelines for physical activity in Canada, but walking or riding a bicycle, scooter or skateboard to school could help them get closer to those targets, researchers say. They decided to analyze the characteristics ...
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Stratford Festival: The plays are not the only fun tourists can find
The Republic
The most famous lad ever to hail from Ontario's Stratford, ... But Stratford Tourism has a new chocolate trail pass ($20) that gets you yummy samples at any ...


Happy trails
TheChronicleHerald.ca
"A large part of that trail is paved and it's proved to be very popular," said John Hawkins, chairman of the Halifax Regional Trails Association. The active transportation use of trails has been boosted in recent years through federal infrastructure ...
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ATV bylaw spurs riders to work on trail system
NorthernLife.ca
An ATV association is in the process of being created and should be up and ... “We already have them coming up from southern Ontario looking for a place to ...

Fatality-free long weekend for North Bay OPP
Bay Today
By Kate Adams Officers with the Ontario Provincial Police working in the North ... an All-terrain Vehicle (ATV) where alcohol is believed to be a factor. ...


OPP responded to nine deaths and laid more than 7500 charges over ...
CKTB
ORILLIA, Ont. - Ontario provincial police responded to nine fatal accidents and laid more than ... one fatal boating accident and one ATV-related death. ...

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

Park Maintenance - Trails, Roads, Base Camp, f/t, Haliburton ...
Park Maintenance - Trails, Roads, Base Camp, f/t, Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve, Haliburton, Ontario Date posted to RCEN & GoodWork: Jun 28 2011 ...
jobs.rcen.ca/ecojobs.php?id=14879


Sleeping in the wilderness, with TTC nearby
Toronto Star
Well marked nature trails lead away from the camp. Riverside Trail, at 3.2 kilometres, follows the Rouge, while Mast Trail, at 2.2 kilometres, is a 200-year-old logging route. Hiking in the woods gives the impression of isolation. ...
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Triathletes beat the heat — PHOTO GALLERY The North Bay Nugget
"I race about 10 triathlons per year — some in Ontario, some in Europe — and this ... at the North Bay Canoe Club, just registered for the event a week ago..

Cyclists hit Waterfront Trail Mississauga
Cyclists from across Ontario pedalled their way through Mississauga early this afternoon as part of the fourth annual Great Waterfront Trail Adventure Tour (GWTA). Around 125 cyclists are taking part in the 720 km end-to-end cycling tour of the Ontario ... See all stories on this topic »


Snowmobile trails ontario
About OFSC Snowmobile Trails • Ontario has the world's largest inter-connected snowmobile trailsystem (34262 km/21289 mi). • The trail system is composed ...
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Haliburton Highlands Water Trails Day  Dear Volunteer, Customer and Adopt-a-Trail program members: As part of our annual Haliburton Highlands Water Trails Day, we are hosting an appreciation BBQ onsite of our Frost Centre Office at 20130 Hwy 35 on Saturday July 9th from 11am to 3pm.  All are welcome. Thanking you advance for your support. 

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Oh Canada! The Aboriginal Way
Indian Country Today Media Network.com
We wanted to ensure we have peace,” Henry told the newspaper, ... Gloria Reyes and fellow Filipinos unveiled what the newspaper called “an ages-old Filipino ...




North Bay paddlers put to the test at Ontario team trials
The North Bay Nugget
By KEN PAGAN, THE NUGGET They are still a few years away, but paddling in the Ontario Canoe Sprint Racing Association's provincial team trials provided six North Bay Canoe Club paddlers a taste of elite competition. The local paddlers, all under age 16 ...
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Hotspots and hidden gems: Your guide to summer in the city
CP24, Canada
People walk past University College, built in 1858, on the University of Toronto campus Thursday, June 30, 2011. (CP24/Chris Kitching) In a city as vast and bustling as Toronto, it's impossible to know every nook and cranny, every nuance and every ...
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Canada Day run / walk - East York Toronto Runners/Walkers Network ...
Welcome Toronto Runners & Walkers! Do you want to run or walk? Are you looking for some friends to keep you motivated and to share the experience with? ...
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Kayak Tobermory, Ontario - visitgeorgianbay.com
Experience Nature and the Outdoors; Travel to Georgian Bay for hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, paddling, caving, and climbing vacations.
www.visitgeorgianbay.com/experience-nature.cfm?...

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Group celebrates land-protection victories
Winnipeg Free Press
Ian Attridge, a conservation law expert with Ontario's Kawartha Heritage Conservancy, says the benefit is one piece of Canada's "Rubik's cube" land-donation system, in which giving land is a complex process often taking years to complete as property is ...
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Ontario's Conservation Areas | Facebook
Ontario's Conservation Areas - Description: Close to home and across the province, Ontario's 36Conservation Authorities own and protect over 143000 ...
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ATV crash kills Rockland woman
Ottawa Citizen
Smartrisk, a national safety charity, says there have been 74 deaths on ATVs in Ontario in the past 10 years. Of those, most are caused by head injuries, ...
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Ontario Trails News - Develop, Manage, Use and Preserve Trails

Top 10 Things to Do in Ontario
Intelligent Travel from National Geographic Traveler Magazine
Celebrate Canada Day with one of our Top 10 Things to Do in Ontario. ... Explore the islands in your own boat or kayak or let others take the...

Ontario police say weekend roadways are packed CTV.ca

Ontario Provincial Police are warnings southern Ontario motorist to take care on the highways ... two in boating accidents and two others in ATV incidents 

Hike Ontario Annual Summit
www.hikeontario.com. T: 905-277-HIKE or 1-800-894-7249. Please visit our host organization: http://www.voyageurtrail.ca/. Hike Ontario Annual Summit ...
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Trails in Mississauga, Ontario | Travel Tips - USAToday.com
As Canada's sixth largest city, Mississauga, in the province of Ontario, provides more than 15 multiuse trails that meander through park lands, marshes, ...
traveltips.usatoday.com/trails-mississauga-ontario-59746.html. ...

Londoners proud of our military heritage London Free Press
... up to celebrate the 200th anniversary of their key role in the War of 1812. ... with live updates by Sun News Network since it was launched in April. ...

Plenty of fun close by . . . London Free Press
Explore your own backyard or “be a tour guide in your home province and invite friends and family for a visit,” suggests Ontario Tourism. “With many exciting options to choose from, residents and visitors alike can enjoy the province's natural beauty, ...
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Travel with Your Dog: Pelee Island, Ontario San Diego Reader
There are several beaches and trails to enjoy. If you fall in love with Pelee Island and want to return regularly, consider joining the private Pelee Club, with accommodations, fishing, pheasant hunting and a clubhouse. Many of the great industrialists ...

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Outdoor Adventures - Ontario Canoe Events - July 23

Mattawa River Canoe Race, Sudbury by Canoe, Rossport Canoe Regatta.

www.northernontario.travel/.../132-get-out-there-mattawa-rive...

Stay-cation in Ontario CANOE
There are self-guided day hikes with lunch and sea kayak instructions. ... look at a wish list of culinary attractions, fishing and camping options in Ontario.

Successful racing in Welland at the Ontario Team Trials ...

Mississauga Canoe Club. GO MISSY GO! mccbanner-events.jpg ... This past weekend MCC had several athletes compete at the Ontario Team Trials in Welland, ...

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Government of Canada Celebrates Tourism Infrastructure Investment ... Marketwire
LEAMINGTON, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 1, 2011) - On behalf of the Honourable ... construction of a new floating section of the Marsh Boardwalk trail, ...

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Toronto celebrating Canada Day with several events
CP24, Canada
People line the shore of Lake Ontario at Ashbridge's Bay in Toronto to watch fireworks. (CP PHOTO/Frank Gunn) Torontonians are celebrating Canada's 144th birthday with parades, outdoor concerts, fireworks and more. Several special events are taking ...
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Cycling events
Ottawa Citizen
Open to Ontario Cycling Association club members and Canadian Cycling Association UCI license holders. Registration runs from 7 am to 8: 30 am in the Asticou parking lot. First rider off at 9: 15 am The cost is $5 for OBC members, $10 for everyone else ...

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Waterloo wins silver ranking as bike friendly
Waterloo Record
Nevin was among hundreds of people to attend the third Ontario Bike Summit that was held earlier this week in Ottawa. The summit is the main annual event for the Ontario Share the Road Coalition, which promotes cycling as a mode of transportation, ...
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Walking Home: The Life and Lessons of a City Builder, by Ken Greenberg Globe and Mail
In plain and modest language, he explains some of the great shifts of the past half-century, from the ravaging of downtowns by “urban renewal” right through the present-day renewals of dead industrial lands in places such as Toronto. ... See all stories on this topic »

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Enjoy Today's Celebrations Responsibly! Happy Canada Day.

News Briefs
The Kingston Whig-StandardThere are many events to entertain children, including pony rides, a petting zoo and rock climbing. Canada Day events will begin at 11 am, with opening ...

Parks Canada Celebrates Canada Day
Marketwire (press release)
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 30, 2011) - In celebration of its 100 years of service to Canadians, Parks Canada is celebrating Canada Day by offering free admission to all national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation ...
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Will Canada's 145th year be a good one?
Montreal Gazette
The Balmy Beach Canoe Club in Toronto is not as old as Canada, which turned 144 on Friday. But the club is 108 years old and a great place to celebrate Canada Day, when red and white abound at the party on the deck overlooking Lake Ontario in Toronto's ...
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New provincial park created locally
Standard Freeholder
Motorized trail activities are not permitted. "(People) can enjoy doing ... "This land was acquired through Ontario Parks and the Nature Conservancy," ...

Waterfront bike tour returns to region Napanee Guide
The cyclists will be part of the Great Waterfront Trail Adventure, run by the Waterfront ... The tour, which prides itself as an economic-boosting activity, ...


Plenty of fitness options Windsor Star
5, Junior Golf Academy: Woodland Hills Golf Club offers a summer academy for ... Nearly 2000cyclists from across Southwestern Ontario will unite to fight ...


Tour de Creemore helps troubled youth
The Barrie Advance
It's an interesting race because there's a grueling 100-kilometre ride that takes riders from Creemore to the top of Blue Mountain over to Ravenna, ...


Cyclists raise $230000 to fight retinal disease
Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin
For Dathorne, it was the first time on a bicycle since 1993; the Toronto woman has retintis pigmentosa — or RP — a genetic eye condition that leads to incurable blindness. Jones was in front, 'navigating'. And warning Dathorne about the hills. ...
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Kayaking on Lake Ontario | Travel Tips - USAToday.com
Lake Ontario, the smallest of the five Great Lakes in North America, straddles the U.S. and Canadian border. Niagara Falls is at one end of the lake, ...
traveltips.usatoday.com/kayaking-lake-ontario-59807.html


Conservation officer, Longwoods Road Conservation, Ontario, Lower ...
Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority is looking for a Conservation officer in Longwoods RoadConservation, Ontario.
ontario.jobs-open.ca/.../on-longwoods-road-conservation-onta...


SOURCE PROTECTION PLANNING ASSISTANT - Conservation Ontario
the Source Protection Planning Coordinator for the Trent Conservation Coalition Source ... ValidOntario drivers licence. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: ...
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Building on the SC trail system The Barrie Examiner
As a result of the County of Simcoe Transportation Master Plan and new Official Plan adopted in 2008, it was determined that the county would co-ordinate and support the development of trails andactive transportation routes to help build healthier and ... See all stories on this topic »


New Things To Do In Ontario This Summer Government of Ontario News
Take a downhill ride on Ontario's first mountain coaster at Blue Mountain ... Hike along the Blue Mountain's Apple Pie Trail to the doorsteps of some of the ...


Lets all be careful out there this long weekend
Net Newsledger
THUNDER BAY – Motorists travelling on Ontario roads and highways, ... camping and ATVequipment being towed which, combined with the increased traffic, ...


ATVing - A Family That ATVs Together... - Northern Ontario
Central Ontario ATV Club Ride & Camp 2010: A real ATV expedition adventure with three days of riding on technical trails with two nights of camping. ...
www.northernontario.travel/.../174-a-family-that-atvs-together