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

Best of Summer: Into the urban wild
National Post
After all, we had met while hiking for six months in the mountains of the ... one of the largest marshes remaining on the northern end of Lake Ontario. ...


Brock Escarpment Mountain Bike Trail in St. Catherines, Ontario ...
Brock Escarpment is a singletrack mountain bike trail in St. Catherines, Ontario. View maps, videos, photos, and reviews of Brock Escarpment bike trail in St. ...
www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/brock-escarpment.html


Councillors concerned over mounting costs for velodrome, stadium
Hamilton Spectator
Velodrome A cyclist from the Great Britain Olympic cycling team practices during a training session at the National Velodrome in Newport, Wales. SIMON DAWSON/The Associated Press Councillors meeting Monday to discuss a new stadium and a permanent ...
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Perfect change of pace
Tillsonburg News
... Insurance Ontario Cross Country Championships Fall Series. The enduro cross country event is a mix of several riding disciplines, testing trail and motocross riders' all-around ability in a race that lasts much lot longer than they're used to. ...
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From 8-80 Cities

New Walking Club Starting, Toronto | Events | Yelp
I am forming a new walking group of men and women from 18 - you cant walk anymore...a group of life loving people from the Scarborough/Pickering areas ...
www.yelp.ca/events/toronto-new-walking-club-starting


Saturday, October 1, 2011 Community Event
www.toronto.ca/trails. Event Details: New trail construction. Trail maintenance and repair. Rock armouring. Trail closures and fence repair. Ecological restoration ...
www.toronto.ca/parks/pdf/trails/trailbuilding_event.pdf

Guide to Toronto Sydney Morning Herald The city's Parks, Forestry and Recreation Department has put together Discovery Walks that are downloadable at toronto.ca/parks/trails/discover.htm. The downtown one rambles for six kilometres around some of Toronto's most impressive buildings and is ... See all stories on this topic »

Hike Ontario Summit - Coureurs de Bois Voyageur Trail Outdoors ...
Arrangements for the Hike Ontario Summit MeetingSept 30-Oct 2, are progressing well and we anticipate a successful meeting will ensue. ...coureursdeboiselliotlake.blogspot.com/.../hike-ontario-summit...


Tough Mudder looking for a trail to host their event - needs about 400 acres total area! Contact:
Kelley Kantarian Tough Mudder LLC45 Washington Street #221 Brooklyn, NY 11201Office:            718-643-2221      Cell:             914-261-1550       Fax: 347-227-0220 

Ontario Trails News - Paddle, Bike, Hike or Ride Ontario's Trails

Rail trail reopens
Brantford Expositor
It was opened in 1994 and was one of the first abandoned rail lines in Ontario to be converted to recreational trail use. The old "LE&N", as it was called, was one of the last electric railways built in the province. The cars were similar to streetcars ...
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                                     Image via WikipediaBixi bikes from other cities could be hiding in a rack near you
Toronto Star
Bixi also has bids in for Vancouver and New York, where it could be challenged by the other large bike-sharing company, B-cycle. Philibert says there is a lot of pressure to expand the program in Toronto, “but we will see,” he says. ...
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Special Offer & Invitation to PC Instructors to Ontario Greenland Kayak
Here is a little more info from event organizers (& PC Instructors) James and Dympna from Learn to Kayak: It is again at Camp Tamarack in Bracebridge Ontario. ...
paddlingcanada.com/.../460-special-offer-a-invitation-to-pc-in...

POV: Kayak Challenge creating opportunities for tourism - Timmins ...
The third annual Great Canadian Kayak Challenge and Festival launches on Saturday, and the community has reason to celebrate. In a remarkably... ... POV: Kayak Challenge creating opportunities for tourism. By WAYNE SNIDER. Posted 3 hours ago ... So in addition to the competition at the challenge, Timmins serves as a launching pad for a paddling adventure: Tackling the rapids of the Mattagami and portaging in the Northern Ontario bush. For these adventurers, an entire ...
Timmins Daily Press
 
 
Do you know where the country's first canal is?
Ottawa Citizen
Next year marks the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, sparked by US ... on flat rocks by the shoreline, cool off under the woods or stroll the trails. ...

Plowing to perfection at Dundas fair
The Guardian
... from tractor plowing and horse riding to pie baking and wife hollering. ... get away and smell the earth,'' said camper Rufus Manchester from Ontario. ...

No horsing around
The Chronicle Journal
Huffman learned a thing or two about roping a steer from horseback right here in Northwestern Ontario. “We have a few cows at home and there's no better way ...

Conservation area to expand, plants to benefit
Windsor Star
By Vincent McDermott, The Windsor Star August 26, 2011 Rare plant and tree species may once again flourish in Southwestern Ontario, thanks to a 31-hectare expansion of the Canard Valley Conservation Area. On Thursday, the Nature Conservancy of Canada ...
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Union Gas helps Windsor-Essex students get back to nature
CNW Group (press release)
The program, which is linked to the Ontario school curriculum, is aimed at students from senior kindergarten to Grade 12, and includes field activities such as map courses, hawk banding and stream table experiments at Essex Region Conservation ...
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Into the Wilds
London Free Press
By BARBARA TAYLOR, The London Free Press Ian Newton of London zips toward an observation platform at the Wilds conservation centre in southeast Ohio earlier this month. The 10000-acre property is home to endangered species from around the world ...
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Letter - OFAH urges Ontario residents to make their voices heard
Wawa-news.com
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), this project may also influence future Crown land use planning exercises throughout northern Ontario. It is critically important that anglers, hunters and other Crown land recreationalists become ...
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Greens announce $200 Million Active Transportation Infrastructure Fund for ...
NorthumberlandView.ca
London, Ontario – Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner announced his party’s plan to invest $200 Million in Ontario Municipalities for active transportation infrastructure over the next four years. “Ontario municipalities deserve ...
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Preserving the ... - Ministry of Natural Resources - Ontario.ca
The Nature Conservancy of Canada; Ontario Nature; Conservation Ontario; Ducks Unlimited Canada; Environment Canada; Ontario Ministry of Natural ...
www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/.../STDPROD_088461.html

Learning to ride a bike at 23
Toronto Star
My body trembles as I try to steer a rusted mountain bike down Queen St. W. ... So, I enrolled in the City of Toronto's CAN-BIKE program — a two-hour biking ...

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

$1 million contribution pulls water sports centre forward
NorthernLife.ca
The Ontario government is providing $1 million to help build a Water Sports ... by its four founding partners: Sudbury Canoe Club, Sudbury Rowing Club, ...

OPP, TPS prepare for kayaking showdown - Timmins Daily Press ...
The Timmins Police Service and Ontario Provincial Police once again have a friendly wager as members gear up to participate in the Great Canadian Kayak Challenge in support of the annual festival. OPP South Porcupine detachment ...
Timmins Daily Press

Owners confident villages will stay open for business
CottageCountryNow.ca
“We want to establish ourselves as the premier destination for paddle sports in Northern Ontario,” said Stinson. “If people want to canoe or kayak in northern Ontario, hopefully this is where they end up.” With its specialized clientele, Stinson said ... See all stories on this topic »

                                  Image via WikipediaWaves sink paddlers' first attempt YorkRegion.com
Taking on Lake Ontario. Richmond Hill's Saul Almeida,foreground, a York Region paramedic and Steve Morrow, a Markham firefighter, attempted to kayak across Lake Ontario Tuesday to raise funds for the Hospital for Sick Children. ...
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WalkTO: Toronto walking tours, sightseeing & urban exploring
WalkTO: Toronto walking tours, sightseeing & urban exploring. ... WalkTO Book a Walking Tour Now More about our Tours About WalkTO Media Frequently ...
www.walkto.ca/faqs/

Riding With A Backstretch Vet
Standardbred Canada
... come take a step inside the world of a horse-racing veterinarian. ... The report cited Dr. Van Arem as saying that cheating in the Ontario industry has ...

Dwarfism doesn't keep Pingree teacher Young from conquering triathlons
Wicked Local
A Toronto native, Young had won two gold medals in swimming in the 1993 ... Young has a girls mountain bike that matches his frame, and a grant from the ...

U of T engineers design bicycle that can top 100 km/h
Toronto Star
France, the USA, the Netherlands, and Toronto. On a humid summer night, Victor Ragusila greets the other members of the University of Toronto human powered vehicle design team with a wave of his greasy hand at the team's College St. workshop, ...See all stories on this topic »


News from Conservation Ontario
Conservation Ontario has just realeased a NEW version of Your Guide to Conservation Areas ... The Guide to Conservation Areas in Ontario is a helpful tool ...
www.conservation-ontario.on.ca/.../NewsfromCO-RevisedGui...

Rare tree gets protected home CBC.ca
"In Essex there tend to be quite a lot of rare species," said Wendy Cridland, southwestern Ontario program manager for the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The land was secured in part with funding from Environment Canada's Natural Areas Conservation ... See all stories on this topic »

Angler & Hunter Television Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Marketwire (press release)
Viewers have enjoyed eighteen seasons of the fast-paced, high-energy, program while learning about the conservation of our natural resources. "We strive to deliver exciting hunting and fishing adventures while driving home the importance of fish and ...
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Teen injured in ATV crash
Ottawa Citizen
Russell County Ontario Provincial Police said the boy was travelling on Old Highway 17 at about 3 pm when the crash occurred and he was thrown from the ATV. ...

Parks Canada - Pukaskwa National Park - Pukaskwa's Top 10!
9) Best Backcountry Hike: Coastal Hiking Trail. Be the first to hike the rebuilt Coastal Hiking Trail, Ontario's premier wilderness hiking experience. These 58kms ...
www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/on/pukaskwa/activ/activ7.aspx


Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance | Hastings County Blog
MPP Leona Dombrowsky was pleased to announce that the Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance (EOTA) will receive another grant from the Tourism Development ...
www.communitieswithopportunities.com/?tag=eastern...trails...

This facelift to cost $150 million
Chatham Daily News
By Bob Boughner, The Daily News The Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, ... An arts corridor to commemorate the War of 1812 is becoming a reality. ...


Cool New Mountain Bike Event In Ontario | Ontario Cycling ...
By Saud
The Ontario Mountain Bike Rally merges the best of a mountain bike race, a group ride and a WRC-style rally in one fun day on the legendary single track of Mansfield Outdoor Centre on September 4, 2011. This Rally is similar to the “Mini XC” ...
Ontario Cycling Association

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

News from Conservation Ontario
From leisurely wildflower walks to historic treks through underground caverns, geocaching and nighthikes,. Ontario's Conservation Areas are offering many ...
www.conservation-ontario.on.ca/.../NewsfromCO-TrailsOpen2...


Traffic-signal system has an eye for cyclists
Daily Gleaner
In addition to the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Halifax, Ontario cities Ottawa, Durham, Waterloo, North Bay, Port Hope, Brampton and Mississauga are experimenting with similar systems. "Before any recommendations are made about ...

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Cool New Rally-Style MTB Event in Ontario
August 25, 2011 – Do you like to ride a bike and have fun? Do you like single track? Great, we have a fun event for you! The Ontario Mountain Bike Rally merges ...
pedalmag.com/?p=138644&c

Off road shootout hits Gopher Dunes Tillsonburg News
... the top off-road and the local pro motocross racers in Ontario. The course is going to be a tough combination of the full 1.7 kilometre national motocross course, mixed with more than 10 km of fast wood trails along with manufactured obstacles. ..

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U of T engineers design bicycle that can top 100 km/h
Toronto Star
France, the USA, the Netherlands, and Toronto. On a humid summer night, Victor Ragusila greets the other members of the University of Toronto human powered vehicle design team with a wave of his greasy hand at the team's College St. workshop, ...
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High Winds Affects Trails | Ontario Geocaching Association
Users are urged to remain off the trails for the next few days to allow crews time to clear the debris, although the trails will remain open. ...
www.ontgeocaching.com/high-winds-affects-trails/201108/

A simple way to keep pedestrians safer

Montreal Gazette
(For many reasons, intersections can be about as dangerous for cyclists as for bipeds. Morency says 62 per cent of cycling injuries requiring ambulance trips occur at intersections.) Most intersections with the extra-long crosswalks were designed ... See all stories on this topic »

Patricia Dumais training for this year's RONA MS Bike Tour. Westmount Examiner "On day two, our 72-kilometre ride takes us over to Ottawa, along the river and into theOntario countryside." The cyclists then take a ferry at Masson back to Buckingham. Dumais raised $1749.69 last year and is more than halfway to reaching this ...

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Metro Detroit's Watery Future
Metromode Media
"Economic development authorities are refocusing people on coastal tourism," she says. The Lake St. Clair Water Trail, a 45-mile kayak and canoe course ..

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EMC St. Lawrence
Play in the Park- Ontario Early Years- for children 0-6 years and their ... 4th ATV Poker Run for MS- Sat Aug 27, registration 10-12 noon. Rain/shine. ...

Walk for someone who cannot, Fundraiser for ALS research, programs and ...
EMC St. Lawrence
"My story starts with going to a theatre downtown with my girlfriend in January, walking across Bay Street (in Toronto) from where I parked the car - I got half-way across and my legs wouldn't move." (From the cold wind.) "My friend helped me across ...See all stories on this topic »

Bumps in the night: CNE Walking Ghost Tours (Includes first-hand ...
Be careful when you're walking the grounds of the CNE in Toronto, you may be walking alongside a soldier who fought in the War of 1812.
digitaljournal.com/article/310767

Toronto Tours
Toronto is a big city, with much to explore. ... Ontario Museum offers guided walking tours throughToronto neighbourhoods of architectural and historic interest.... gocanada.about.com/od/torontoattractions/.../Toronto-Tours.ht...

Bigger & Better
Brantford Expositor
By MICHELLE RUBY, EXPOSITOR STAFF A $40000 Celebrate Ontario grant means that ... Martin is expecting several thousand people to attend this year's event. ...