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To hash out best TransCanada Trail route across the Northwest
Atikokan Progress
... is a challenge,” said Kirsten Spence, the trail coordinator for Ontario. ... For one, TransCanada Trails will not support land trails that allow ATV or ...


International Community Congress: Balancing Nature and Commerce in Communities that Neighbour Public Lands Along the Minnesota and Ontario Border. We can all look forward to new initiatives popping up around the binational region, thanks to the ten community teams that participated. And looking to 2012-- Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the Heart of the Continent Partnership's next general meeting, set for
Thursday and Friday February 9-10, 2012 Duluth Minnesota


ATV Junkies of Cloyne Ontario Best Moments 2011 - Kawasaki ATV Forum
Here is a Slideshow from all rides we did in 2011 in chronological order Jan - Nov. There are 145 Photo's and will take approx 10 minutes to complete.
www.kawieriders.com/.../113431-atv-junkies-cloyne-ontario-b...

Wrestlers medal: Sports briefs
The Barrie Examiner
The race was scheduled to take place today at the Hardwood Ski & Bike facility, but officials made a decision on Monday afternoon to hold off on the event. ...


Twitter's New "Yours To Discover" Slogan Is Already In Use... By A ...
mediabistro.com
Canada's largest province, Ontario, has been using that slogan since the early 80s to ... and hikingtrails through red and orange tinted fall forests. ...


Celebrate the Season at Ontario's Conservation Areas
To help celebrate the season, Conservation Authorities across Ontario are hosting festive events. Enjoy a traditional dinner, make holiday crafts, cozy up on a ...
www.conservationontario.ca/.../CelebratetheSeasonatOntariosC...

Ups and Downs: An Update on the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan
Huffington Post Canada
We have the luckiest lake in Ontario, but we'll need to work hard for our ... This is not the case outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and the Lake ...

Toronto's Scottish connection
The Toronto Observer
“Although he's often thought of in connection with Kingston or Ottawa, there were, of course, connections between him and Toronto,” said Fiennes-Clinton, founder of the Muddy York WalkingTours in Toronto. During the Rebellions of 1837, Macdonald came ...
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BIRD WALK IN THE PARK: A practice of mindfulness in nature | The ...
CCFEW's bird walks provide city dwellers with a group practice of mindfulness in nature.
www.themindfulword.org/2011/bird-walk-toronto-birding/

Adventure Deep in the Northwoods: Wilderness Canoeing in ...
Adventure Deep in the Northwoods: Wilderness Canoeing in Wabakimi Provincial Park, Ontario. June 23-July 1, 2012. Sign Up Check Availability. Wabakimi ...
www.sierraclub.org/outings/national/brochure/12195a.aspx

County tourism website launched
Innisfil Scope
... visitors can locate the best cross-country ski trails, snow tubing, ... The county boasts some ofOntario's best ice fishing, skiing, and snowmobiling.

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Orienteering: Fun for the Outdoor Geek
Wired News
If you're an outdoor enthusiast, then this makes the sport immediately ... If you happen to live in Southern Ontario, the Ontario Orienteering site is a ...

Equine therapy provides comfort
Owen Sound Sun Times
Through Ontario Trillium grants and other funding sources, ... about what happens at the Melody Acres horse barn and indoor riding area south of Rockford. ...


Horseshoe Resort opens for business, marking first ski hill to ...
680 News
... day," said Jonathan Reid, Director of Recreation & Events at the resort. ... The resort hopes to get the beginner trail open soon and start night skiing ...

Don't stop moving
Toronto Sun
“Wearing of the joints, although it's not caused by aging, is related to aging,” Dr. Michael Clarfield, director of The Sports Medicine Specialists clinic in Toronto, tells Sun Media. “As we get older, a lot of people experience wear in the joints and ...
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Ottawa Citizen - Cyclist sues for compensation from injury 

Your police blotter for the Cornwall Ontario area and OPP Regional ...
Cornwall Free News
... Unknown suspects attended a residence and removed a Polaris Sportsman ATV a generator and various hunting rifles. (ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial ...

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DOGSLEDDN...Southern/Central Ontario Canada Many people have commented on my neglected blog lately. I have no excuse.As the weather turns colder I will get motivated to make some posts. I have moved two of my dogs to Owen Sound so that they can run this year.

 

Guelph cyclists hold slow ride to honour fallen

Guelph Mercury
In preparing for the event, Barrett-Wood compiled a list of names of cyclists in Ontario who have been killed while biking. Before the ride began, participants wrote down the names of the fallen cyclists on a strip of white material and tied it to ...
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Ontario Trails: Ontario Trails News - Sled, Ski, Hike or Ride Ontario ...
Hiking Trail starting at Snow Valley Ski Resort near Barrie, Ontario and ends in ... Ontario Trails's post on Outdoors | Latest updates on Sulia OFATV Hello from ...
ontariotrails.blogspot.com/.../ontario-trails-news-sled-ski-hike-...

Georgian Bay Kayak Adventure, Ontario, Canada - Sierra Club ...
Georgian Bay Kayak Adventure, Ontario, Canada. August 18-25, 2012. Sign Up Check Availability. Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada. Trip Number: 12197A ...
www.sierraclub.org/outings/national/brochure/12197a.aspx

Ontario breaks Temagami pledge
Toronto Star
If Flag Resources continues with drilling or starts mining, McLeod said he has no plans to build more roads, just “trails” that are wide enough for a truck. “When we are done, it will all go back to the way it was before.” The Ministry of Natural ...
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Ontario Trails Council benefits from Trillium support

Crazy Al's Sledup.com Announces $2000 Klim Snowmobile Clothing ...
Emailwire
Ontario, Canada -- Crazy Al's Sledup.com, North America's #1 source for ... snowmobile tracks and studs, luggage, ATV seats and boxes, parts as well as an ...


Ontario Cross-Country Ski Trails | Facebook
Ontario Cross-Country Ski Trails | Facebook. ... To interact with Ontario Cross- Country Ski Trails you need to sign up for Facebook first. Sign Up. It's free and ...
www.facebook.com/pages/Ontario.../251566631569741?v...

Trailhead Ontario 2012

Join us for Our Trails Thinktank - the new OntarioRecreational Policy and it's impact on Trails - The re-alignment of tourism destination marketing organizations and their implementation of a trail tourism economy inspired sessions on Trail Tourism - bring your RTO to our roundtable! June 17-19, 2012.


Ontario Snowshoeing Trails - Wall | Facebook
Ontario Snowshoeing Trails - Ontario Trails Council | Facebook.
www.facebook.com/pages/Ontario.../274858165900203?sk...

Waterford, Ontario

Aviva Community Fund

Voting for the Semi-Finals ends on Friday, December 16, 2011 at 12PM ET. 

The semi-final voting round lasts only 12 days, from Dec. 5-16. 

Just like previous rounds, you will have 15 votes to use.

However, you can still only vote for the same idea once per day (or 12 times). 

We encourage you to use your remaining votes towards other ideas, 

or, at the end of the round, you can choose to leave them unused. http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf12893

Ski the Frost

This season The Ski Friends of the Frost Centre has entered a new phase – a partnership with the Township of Algonquin Highlands Trails Department.  The Trails Department is taking over the management, operations and maintenance of the ski trails.  The Ski Friends is providing support including some reporting of trail conditions, lighting fires in the warm-up shelters on weekends, and providing information to visitors i.e. being volunteer trail monitors. More...

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Algonquin Park from Flickr

Toronto's lost inner-city railway blogTO (blog) Who knows, if things had been different we might have had an LRT or subway covering the route today. Still, given the way these things sometimes go, a walking trail isn't anything to sneeze at. Belt Line Railway Toronto. See all stories on this topic » Check Out Toronto's Popular Local Walking Tours | Canada "The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time." Colette, "Paris from My Window" Truer words have. funvacationideas.com/.../check-out-torontos-popular-local-wal... E-NOTES      of The Toronto Bruce Trail Club One of the nine member clubs of The Bruce Trail Conservancy www.torontobrucetrailclub.org | information@torontobrucetrailclub.org. Your Membership counts. Show your support for The Bruce Trail. Join or Renew Today Where the wild things are: Awesome scenery and the bear ... Daily Mail I'd wandered off the trail searching for a little, ahem, ... The glorious isolation and beauty of Algonquin State Park, in Ontario — a three to four-hour ... Apple Pie Trail Winter Adventure Packages | Ontario Culinary ... Design your culinary adventure experience with options from relaxing to adventurous and everything in between. Self-guided or guided, family or not, snow or ... ontarioculinary.com/.../apple-pie-trail-winter-adventure-packa... Cyclists make safety recommendations Centretown News (blog) Suggestions included instituting more cycling lanes downtown, changing roadside parking to decrease the risk of open car doors, and public service announcements to remind drivers to look out for cyclists. They were submitted to Ontario's chief coroner ... See all stories on this topic » Global Gateway TV Show   Niagara Thursday @ 6:30pm, Saturday @ 6pm, Sunday @ 1pm Hosted by Arlene White, Produced by Brian Purdy  Click here for schedule of guests and topics

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Ontario Hiking Trails

Winter Hike to Ontario Peak, Mount Baldy ~ Corey Sandler ...
We began the hiking at Ice House Canyon Trail. Because of the snow covering the rest of the trail, it then became a free-for-all scramble up to Ontario Peak, ...
www.csandler.com/2011/12/winter-hike-to-ontario-peak.html

End of the trail? Sault Star
Like all Ontario snowmobile club presidents, Hore is on the verge of anxiety attacks as Christmas draws near and there is neither not enough snow — or no snow — to take to the trails. Hore said that over the last two winters, there has not been ample ...See all stories on this topic »

SAY YES to TRAILS - bring your elected officials to this event. While here they will learn about the economic, health, and social benefits of trails. Teach them how to create jobs, safer communities and have a healthier population when they SAY YES to TRAILS!

Trailhead Ontario 2012

Ontario Cycling Trails
A daily posting of information about Ontario's Cycling Roads, Routes, Paths and Trails. We also post a daily event listing that will take you to an event or an event calendar of a cycling group.

Sydenham Lake Canoe Club holds open house Kingston This Week
By Submitted by Helen Parfitt The Sydenham Lake Canoe Club will be hosting an ... expecting a standard of excellence rarely seen in Ontario's smaller clubs. ...

Caribou conservation plan needs northerners' input CBC.ca
NOMA represents municipalities from Kenora and Rainy River in the west to Hornepayne and Wawa in the east. The Nortwestern Ontario Municipal Association claims Ontario's Caribou Conservation Plan has already reduced the wood supply. See all stories on this topic »

Natives excluded from lake talks YorkRegion.com
While representatives from the island did attend two meetings held in Rama township early in the year, Ms Big Canoe explained those meetings discussed Lake Ontario as the discharge point and it wasn't until June that band members learned Lake Simcoe ... See all stories on this topic »

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RICHARD WILLIAMSON Nature Trails...Snow blankets reveal a different world
Chichester Today
In the suburbs of Toronto my brother had foxes and blue jays, American robins and chikadees, while the white tailed deer reached up for twigs on the willows where the beavers had made dams in the fall. Hearing of Gatwick shut and cars abandoned on ...
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Muskoka Brewery Mad Tom IPA, Ontario Globe and Mail
I was a kid paddling my canoe when I chanced upon a familiar figure in the distance. The man was standing up precariously in a canoe, attempting to net a butterfly. I paddled closer for a positive ID and inadvertently disrupted a film shoot. ...See all stories on this topic »

The sport of kings comes to Kemptville
Your Ottawa Region
Her love of the game of polo, as well as her experience with traditional rider and horse training disciplines made her want to offer the opportunity for all ...


Rethinking the future of Ontario's north
Toronto Star
... spirit and intent of the treaties that were understood to be benefit-sharing arrangements by the First Nations. Janet Sumner is executive director and Anna Baggio is conservation land use planning director for CPAWS-Wildlands League, based in Ontario.
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Ontario Insurance Law Blog: Occupier's Liability S.4(4)(f ...
4803, the plaintiff was riding his bike along a recreational trail in Kitchener. It was his ... London (City) (2009), 58 M.P.L.R. (4th) 244 (Ont S.C.J.) and Schneider v. ...
ontarioinsurancelaw.blogspot.com/.../occupiers-liability-s44f-r...

Cross Country ski day trips (Ontario\Canada - toronto
I'm looking for someone to go on cross country ski day trips (or half days). I'm open to competitive skiing on groomed trails, or more relaxed on ungroomed ...
toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/act/2736304900.html

Selling Canada: Advice From Agent Peers Up North
Travel Market Report
At a recent meeting of the Ontario Tourism Marketing Council, ... These include downhill andcross-country skiing, fishing and golf, noted Brennan. ...

Greater Sudbury Sports Calendar
NorthernLife.ca
SKI RACE- Walden Cross-Country Fitness Club Invitational Skate Ski Race, Dec 17, Naughton Trails. Register at waldenxc.com by Dec. 15. ...

Honda Ontario Power Dealers Ride Into Toronto Motorcycle Show With More Daily ...
PR Web (press release)
“For instance, a Honda ATV's compact, longitudinally-mounted engine makes for easier handling out on the trails,” says Mr Verheyen. “And Honda's encased, metal-on-metal transmissions are more durable than belt-drive transmissions. ...

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Trespassing charges
Grand River Sachem
Ontario Provincial Police Haldimand County detachment has charged several ... read more | On Saturday, December 3, Haldimand Area ATV Club (HAAC) members ...

Community Events – December 8
Seaway News
BEREAVED FAMILIES OF ONTARIO – Cornwall & Area. Invites you and your family ...CORNWALL OUTDOOR CLUB de PLEIN AIR ~ Dec. 10: Potluck and Games Night. Dec. ...

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Ontario Adds Sport To Tourism And Culture

December 7, 2011

McGuinty Government Recognizes Role Of Sport In Strengthening Economy

Premier Dalton McGuinty announced today that the Honourable Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism and Culture, will assume responsibility for the portfolio of sport in the province. 

Ontario is host to marquee and blockbuster events that showcase our rich culture and promote the province as an international travel destination. It's also home to talented athletes, coaches, officials and sports organizations. Aligning tourism, culture and sport will help the ministry take a leading role in enhancing economic growth and business across the province. 

With a strong presence at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Ontario is preparing to stage the 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games. Minister Chan will work closely with the minister responsible for the Games, Minister Charles Sousa, to ensure they are a memorable success.

Ontario is taking decisive action to explore opportunities that will increase job creation and enhance the positive economic impact that comes with hosting high profile sporting events.

QUOTES

"The fusion of tourism, culture and sport will generate new partnerships and opportunities to attract investment and create jobs. This is the right pairing of economic portfolios that will further our commitment to building a strong and prosperous Ontario."

 – Dalton McGuinty
Premier of Ontario

"Ontario is home to some of the most talented people in the world. From the stage, to the screen, to the stadium, Ontarians are renowned for their ability to perform. These activities attract visitors from within our borders and beyond, to experience our dynamic province. I'm delighted to introduce sport to my portfolio and will dedicate myself to strengthening our economic activity and job creation throughout the province."

 – Michael Chan
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport

QUICK FACTS

• The responsibility for health promotion activities will be assigned to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
• Tourism is an important part of Ontario's economy -- supporting over 330,000 jobs in 2010 -- an increase of 5 per cent over 2009.
• The culture sector contributes over $20 billion annually to Ontario's economy.
• More than 10,000 athletes, coaches and delegates from the Caribbean and Central, South and North America will compete in 48 sports at the Pan/Parapan Games.

LEARN MORE

• Find out more about the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport.