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Deals of the week: Cheap paddling in Ontario, free weddings in Mexico
Canoe or kayak in one of Ontario's provincial parks, get married in Mexico, or relax in the Bahamas.
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Conservation is much cheaper
Toronto Star
It's a proven fact that conservation is 10 times cheaper than building new generation. But theOntario Energy Board and their friends don't want to see lower hydro bills and lower profits. And they won't be able to build those “peaking” gas generating ...
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Pave highway shoulders for cyclists Ontario urged
The uneasy co-existence between rural cyclists and automobiles can be fixed, according to anOntario.
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Cyclist uses his bike to help raise money to beat Crohn's, colitis
Albany Democrat Herald
The Centurion Canada Cycling event offers opportunities for everyone from ... range runs throughout New York state and the province of Ontario, Canada. ...

Quiet waters of Quetico Provincial Park provide walleye bounty
Grand Forks Herald
Rex Neustel of Duluth reflects on another day of fishing in Ontario's Quetico ... traveled wilderness lakes accessible only by canoe and portage trails. ...


Program touts unique and exotic Canada
MetroNews Canada
... ice wine tours, Niagara Falls in Ontario and winery tours in British ... Tea House Ride in Alberta;dogsled adventures in the Northwest Territories, ...

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Hiking the blues away
NorthernLife.ca
Phone             705-524-2999       for more information. - Meadowbrook Retirement Village will host Country Mutt during Blueberry Happy Hour on July 22 from 2 pm to 4. - The tea room at the Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre is serving blueberry tea ...
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Moncton's bike lane plan fuels controversy
CBC.ca
Daniel Franco, an engineer in Kingston, said the eastern Ontario city ... "If cyclists have a hard timecycling in with traffic because cars don't give them ...

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Our view: Thumbs up for Erie's spruce-up for Roar on the Shore
GoErie.com
You have a chance to brush up on our heritage Tuesday, when the World War I ... of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the Battle of Lake Erie. ...

Your Town: News bits from around Windham County, surrounding towns
Brattleboro Reformer
... from Sleepy Valley Road that leads west from the WHPA's northern trails, ... including those for the 1982 elections and a roster from the War of 1812. ...

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Backroad Mapbooks – Ontario GPS Map Features
No other source offers as up-to-date backroad, trail and recreation data for all of Ontario like we do. The Backroad Ontario GPS Maps also have the added ...
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Tour de Ford: Can you bike through the city using only pre-existing park routes?
National Post (blog)
Percentage of route on trails vs. city streets 90/10. Unexpected trail encounter Man sunbathing nude on his deck overlooking South Humber Park. One recent addition to the city's trail network is known as the West Toronto Railpath, a surprisingly lush ...
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Chico Racing - Stars Coming to Hot August Nights
Eastern Canada's LEADER in Sporting Events. Home · 2011 MTB Schedule · 2011 Trail Running ... Mountain Biking. Ontario Cup Series. Plastiglas Ontario Cup #1 ...
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Ina - The Forest Hill Walk Club (Toronto, ON) - Meetup
Meet other local people who are interested in Walking for fitness! Walking is a great way to be active. Learn about the Forest Hill area while meeting new ...
www.meetup.com/ForestHillWalkClub/members/9396723/

Government of Canada and Nature Conservancy of Canada conserve valuable ...
Canada NewsWire (press release)
... on behalf of Canada's Minister of the Environment, the Honourable Peter Kent, today announced the Nature Conservancy of Canada's successful conservation of the Sheffield Property—245 hectares of land within the Frontenac Arch Natural Area, Ontario ...
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Tough to find the time to enjoy all of Manitoulin
The Sudbury Star
Or are you strong enough to simply sit on your porch and enjoy Northern Ontario at her best? I schedule a magic hour, renting a kayak at Wind 'N Wave in ...

Temporary Bike Store Sales Position | Ride the City
Temporary Bike Store Sales Position. Part-time • Curbside Cycle (Toronto, Ontario). curbside.on.ca. Posted: Jul 14, 2011. Job description: ...
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Keep safety in mind on ATVs: OPP
NorthernLife.ca
OPP are reminding ATV and ORV riders to be safe when out riding. File photo. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding all terrain vehicle (ATV) ...

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Great Lakes Motorcycle Tour Big Business For Tourism
LOCAL2 Sault Ste. Marie
Motorcycle tourism is big business and Algoma Country is working hard to reap ... Other existing routes like the Algoma Grand Tour, the Deer Trail and St. ...



Two decades later, Narasnek's record still stands
The Sudbury Star
At the time, the Sudbury Cycling Club was riding an unprecedented wave of competitive achievement, ... Muredda had been Ontario Cycling coach of the year. ...


Spare a thought for pedestrians
London Free Press
While you're more likely to get squashed by a giant car than by a bike, make no mistake, a speeding cycle can do plenty of damage. Just look at the case of the 56-year-old Toronto woman gravely injured July 5 when a speeding cyclist struck her while ...
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Cyclists could be banned from the rest of Laurier
Ottawa Citizen (blog)
All traffic lanes are for use of all vehicles unless otherwise restricted (and a bike is a vehicle underOntario law). Further, roads are paid for by municipal property taxes, so as a home owner in Ottawa I pay for the roads, just like you do. ...
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Peter Kuitenbrouwer: City health-report flies in face of bike lane reductions
National Post (blog)
The RFP adds, “The report should also identify policy and strategy options that could be implemented to increase safe walking, cycling, and transit use in Toronto.” “People really need to realize that there are multiple ways of getting around in the ...
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Parks Canada marks its 100th
Vancouver Sun
The celebrations also mark BC Parks' 100th birthday, and coincide with similar Parks Day celebrations across Canada, including major events in Toronto and Montreal. Those who have never pitched a tent or laced up a pair of hiking boots can take part in ...
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Dates for CLUAH Public Consultation
Wawa-news.com
To Megan G. and to my Fellow Northern Ontario Residents, If you think access is ... This means noATV or building of trails to access these lakes and lands.


Residents upset of city's plan to pave pathways Toronto Sun
By Kevin Connor ,Toronto Sun Holly Drover (left) and Suzanna Glanfield, are two of the many residents around Bluffer's Park who don't want the city to pave the nature trails around the park. (KEVIN CONNOR/Toronto Sun) Toronto's plans to take the ...
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Paddlers set to compete at 35th Mattawa River Canoe Race
The North Bay Nugget
By Press Release Paddlers from across Ontario will gather at North Bay's Olmsted Beach on July 23 at 7:00 am to take part in the longest one day canoe race in Ontario. The 64 km Mattawa RiverCanoe Race, presented by the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation ...
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Cheap paddling in Ontario
Montreal Gazette
By Max Harrold, The Gazette July 15, 2011 Ontario boasts that it's a paddler's paradise. There arecanoe and kayak lessons in many of the province's 620 parks and conservation reserves. At Earl Rowe Park, about 90 kilometres north of Toronto, ...
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Tips for day trips in Ontario
Toronto Sun
Funded in part by the Ontario government, the program is “creating a model that aims to connect urban residents with parks across the province,” he added. There are convenient stops at campgrounds, canoe access points, trailheads and lodges while ...
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Fire risk 'extreme,' MNR warns
London Free Press
Weeks of relentless sun have put the region in extreme fire danger, prompted several bans onoutdoor fires, and forced watershed managers to ask farmers to cut water use -- just as their parched crops need it most. Southwestern Ontario, from Windsor to ...
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Ontario rife with elk and wild turkeys
London Free Press
“People want to do what's good for wildlife conservation and restoration. Virtually everybody is behind that, but you can't blame a farmer when the implications of playing host to an endangered or reintroduced species means loss of property values and ...
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Rare Slack Sand Dune under threat
CBC.ca
The Nepean sand dune — the largest in Ontario — was was created when the glaciers ... Stephen Aitken, the project co-ordinator for the Ottawa Greenbelt Sand ...

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High in the saddle Ottawa Citizen
Less than an hour from downtown Ottawa at 1969 Galetta Side Rd.             613-623-3439      , 1-            800-323-3439      , pintovalley.com The website says this stable in Lansdowne, Ont. isn't the fanciest in Eastern Ontario, but it's known as one of the friendliest. Trail riding ...

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Foundation grants 'invest in our community'
NorthernLife.ca
... Band of Sudbury, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum Heritage Centre, Pioneer Manor, St. Joseph's Villa, Ski Cross Country Canada and Habitat for Humanity. ...


City woman takes silver at Senior Games
Standard Freeholder
... to biking in summer, and cross-country skiing and skating in winter. ... It was just her and one other woman from Ontario who went south for the annual ...


Sports council opens doors to all athletes
Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin
... plays golf and sledge hockey, and is a cross-country and downhill skier. ... council formed after receiving a grant from ParaSport Ontario in February. ...

OTC adopted a positive approach - not conflict, but peace oriented

Ottawa to tread carefully in War of 1812 commemorations Globe and Mail This is not in any way meant to upset or put a sour taste in anybody's mouth,” federalHeritage Minister James Moore said of 1812 commemorations. ...