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Trails closed at Turkey Point Ontario - Polaris ATV Forum
Just some info for guys in Southern Ontario. Ministry has closed 95% of the trails at turkey point .Only main trails are open. Soon all will be closed.
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Big boost planned for city bike trails
Toronto Sun
“(The plan) will propose to dramatically expand the off-street trail network in the City of Toronto,” Minnan-Wong told the Ontario Bike Summit. Projects proposed this year include extending the Finch Hydro Corridor Trail east of Yonge St. to connect ...
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Vancouver's bike routes a better option than bike lanes
Vancouver Courier
Encouraging cyclists to use streets just off the main routes, like 10th Avenue, 7th/8th Avenue andOntario Street, avoids the inevitable conflicts with buses, taxi's, pedestrians, moving vans, and delivery trucks that are part of cycling on an arterial ...
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Hunt is on for wild turkeys
Niagarathisweek.com
The hunt is on, and the Ontario Conservation Officers Association is wishing all of Ontario'sturkey hunters a safe, enjoyable and successful season. In Ontario, it is open season on wild turkeys from April 25 to May 31 and the OCOA wants to remind ...
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Budget tosses horsemen bone
Sarnia Observer
But a last-minute agreement that enticed the NDP to vote in favour of the budget, includes some transitional funding to help the horse racing industry as it struggles with the loss of the OntarioGaming Corporation's Slots-at-Racetrack program.
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Paddler ends up with $200 fine
Owen Sound Sun Times
Zupan, of 359 5th St. E. in Owen Sound, is a former world champion in solo kayak and canoe competitions. He led the Ontario-based dragon boat team to a ...

Toronto Yonge Street 10k walk | WoW Power Walking

So, hurray and heartfelt thanks, to Canada Running Series for instituting an official and well-organized walking division in last Sunday's Toronto Yonge Street ...
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Travel Dynamics International Commemorates the Bicentennial of The War of 1812 ...
Houston Chronicle
Travel Dynamics International is commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812, and the only naval battle ever fought on the Great Lakes, this September, cruising from Lake Erie to the St. Lawrence River in remembrance of honor and heritage.
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Doors Open Guelph goes Saturday
Guelph Mercury
The Guelph event is the first of the Doors Open Ontario tour that runs in some 50 communities ...The Guelph Hiking Club is leading its Trail Open tour, ...

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Building a better suburb

Ottawa Citizen
Some Ontario Municipal Board decisions have expanded the urban boundary faster than ... Fully 57.5 per cent of the population lives inside the Greenbelt.

Grass Pastures,Trails and Sand Ring at Quiet ... - Kijiji Ontario
come join us at www.proudfootacres.com boarding available, indoor and pasture. .. nice wide open hacking trails, sand ring, and very private... individual turn out ...
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Cuts could hit conservation groups
The Chronicle Journal
“This is being kept quiet to prevent a public out cry, but awareness must be raised now to prevent the Ontario Stewardship Councils from dissolving, due to lack of funding for direct staff support,” Rhonda Elliot, a long-time Ottawa-area stewardship ...
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Bike Vacation: Top Alley Destinations

Yahoo! Sports
Across America, having at least one urban garden to bike to is becoming commonplace. Forerunners of these ideals are places like the aforementioned Chicago, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Seattle. However, do not over look the smaller cities that have alley ...
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Public health recommends lowering Toronto speed limits
Toronto Sun
The report also recommends that, seeing as the health benefits of those who walk or cycle regularly represents as much as $160 million in reduced health care spending in Toronto proper, other traffic calming measures should be implemented, ...
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Walking to fight MS
Peterborough Examiner
This is the 21st year for the nationwide event and the 37-year-old Martin, originally from ... which featured options of a 2-kilometre, 5km or 8km walk.

Colborne walking trail gets funding grant

Northumberland News
... Rotary Club of Colborne and Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) ... Dave Fraser / The Independent COLBORNE -- A walking trail in Colborne is on solid ...

Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Commission Awards Grants Commemorating ... WKBW-TV ... development of their management plan, The Niagara Falls National Heritage Area created this early action priority funding to recognize and assist local organizations who were working on projects commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812. See all stories on this topic »Ontario Trails: Ontario Trails - Bike, Ride, Paddle or Hike Ontario's ... Attractions open doors across Ontario Cochrane Times Post Several events, including those in Brant and Middlesex, will offer War of 1812 ... Open guided hikes ... ontariotrails.blogspot.com/.../ontario-trails-bike-ride-paddle-or... Ontario Trails Education Program - Book Now! Trail Education Courses -  23 Sessions and Counting We have it all - 14 modules - and soon On-Line! Book Today. Course Calendar  - click the link on the course name to download the flyer for that course! Course Descriptions  Register - click on your choice, register on-line Website Facebook Courses are for information and knowledge exchange purposes only. All courses are offered on a first come first serve basis. Instructors reserve the right to limit class sizes. Courses may be offered more than once in the calendar year. Some minimum student levels are necessary to run certain courses, so offered courses may change without notice. Great Trails - Great People - June 17-20, 2012

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Parkdale resident gets green award for leadership

insideTORONTO.com
After nearly 30 years of conservation work under his belt Chris Winter, executive director of theConservation Council of Ontario, (CCO) won the 2012 Green Toronto Award for leadership. Staff photo/ERIN HATFIELD YORK: The residential fruit picking ...
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Too cute to die? Experts say we're too selective about species we choose to ...
Montreal Gazette
Ugly animals — as judged by human eyes — are far more likely to be left aside when humans draw up conservation plans. Anyone care to save Ontario's rattlesnakes? Canadian ecology experts say such thinking means we're in danger of re-shaping nature to ...
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Landowners fight cliff staircase
Owen Sound Sun Times
The Peninsula Bruce Trail Club sought permission from Northern Bruce ... on land owned by theOntario Heritage Trust and managed by the Bruce Trail ...


April showers bring … April snow
Hamilton Spectator
The statement forecasted wet snow and ice pellets initially, ... extent of the precipitation just “grazes” eastern Ontario, stopping at the Ottawa area.

Geocacher will clean up at SNCITO3 in Casselman

OurHometown.ca Finch - April 21, 2012 - Geocachers of Eastern Ontario and South NationConservation are inviting members of the general public to join forces with local and area geocachers on Saturday April 28 for a major clean-up in and around Casselman. See all stories on this topic »

Focus shifts to policy as Canada marks Earth Day CTV.ca A person in a polar bear costume greets people taking part in a Walk for Water Public Action during Earth Day activities on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sunday, April 22, 2012. (Fred Chartrand / THE CANADIAN PRESS) Volunteers plant trees at Everett ... See all stories on this topic » Ontario Trails Education Program - Book Now! Trail Education Courses -  23 Sessions and Counting We have it all - 14 modules - and soon On-Line! Book Today. Course Calendar  - click the link on the course name to download the flyer for that course! Course Descriptions  Register - click on your choice, register on-line Website Facebook Courses are for information and knowledge exchange purposes only. All courses are offered on a first come first serve basis. Instructors reserve the right to limit class sizes. Courses may be offered more than once in the calendar year. Some minimum student levels are necessary to run certain courses, so offered courses may change without notice. Great Trails - Great People - June 17-20, 2012 Learning to see what's off the beaten path Guelph Mercury At the time some people looked at the Niagara Escarpment as just a big pile of gravel to be used to build Toronto. Philip, we were told, was confident that what became the seed of the Bruce Trailneeded to be done and that he could do it. See all stories on this topic »

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Doors Open Ontario recalls War of 1812

London Free Press
The War of 1812 is to be commemorated during Doors Open Ontario 2012, the popular annualheritage touring program. "Defending a Nation" is the theme that will unlock the doors to a "diverse range of defence-related sites" including battlefields, ...
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Attractions open doors across Ontario
Cochrane Times Post
Several events, including those in Brant and Middlesex, will offer War of 1812 ... Open guided hikes at Smith Tract Sidefalls led by the Guelph Hiking Club.


Greater Fort Erie Chamber of Commerce elects new board at AGM
Bullet News Niagara
... at the Annual General Meeting held Thursday, April 19 at the Buffalo Canoe Club. ... His writing has earned him six Ontario Newspaper Awards Robbins, ...

Canadian Cyclist - Plastiglas XC Ontario Cup Series Just Around the ...

Canadian Cyclist Online. The source for Canadian cycling news and information including mountainbike and road bike tours, adventure biking features, ...
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Bike rental Toronto [Archive] - Bike Forums
Hi, i'am from Portugal and i'am going to spend holidays in canada, where can i rent a road bike? how much does it cost?
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Sudbury Star outdoors photo contest
The Sudbury Star
Shauna Murphy is this week's winner of the Sudbury Star Outdoors Photo Contest. "Mr. Squirrel was digging his way thru all the snow on the rail to find the sunflower seeds and peanuts we put out," Murphy wrote. She wins four passes to Rainbow Cinemas.
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Man gets 60 days for stealing cedar boughs
Owen Sound Sun Times
... in Northern Bruce Peninsula was sentenced in the Ontario Court of Justice to 60 days in jail, ...He left on an ATV loaded with boughs, Martin said.

Centurion Cycling | Elite Events
Ontario Cup Season Points Leader Masters 1. Winner of 10 cycling races ( Battenkill, Bristol Mountain, Bike the Bruce, Nith River, KW Classic, Niagara Classic, ...
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