Friday, June 8, 2012

Ontario Trails for Riding, Walking, Running and Paddling!

Transitional Funding Plan Announced for Ontario Horse Racing Industry
Horse-Canada.com
The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) has worked tirelessly to initiative communication with the government and help them understand the needs of the industry. “We are encouraged that the government has put OMAFRA on point to hold these ...
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Creation of provincial panel gets a big nay from horse-racing industry
Hamilton Spectator
Member on panel Thursday's announcement stated that a horse-racing panel consisting of three former Ontario cabinet ministers — Elmer Buchanan, John Snobelen, pictured, and John Wilkinson — has been assigned the task of working with the horse-racing ...
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Horse enthusiasts descending on Burlington complex for equine expo this weekend
InsideHalton.com
Featured will be learning opportunities from top coaches in dressage, jumping and hunter disciplines as well as demonstrations of western riding and an extreme cowboy race. For those who love the heavy horses like Clydesdales, Belgians and Percherons...
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"My Ontario Includes Horse Racing"
Standardbred Canada
The Ontario Equestrian Federation (OEF) reiterated its support for the Ontario horseracing industry in a statement on Wednesday and has issued a call to action in an effort to motivate the equestrian sport and recreation communities.
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Bike Month marked with event along Toronto Railpath
insideTORONTO.com
In recognition of Bike Month this month, a number of groups are joining forces to host the 'Cycle and Celebrate the West Toronto Railpath' event. Scheduled for Saturday, June 16, the afternoon festival is being hosted by the Davenport West Bike Project ...
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Conservation culture needed
Guelph Mercury
The environmental commissioner of Ontario rolled out a big reminder this week to Ontario'smainstream provincial political parties and to its citizens. Gord Miller's annual energy conservationreport is a forceful sermon about the need to boost ...
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The Trails of Wellington North lead to Butter Tarts... How sweet is that?
Marketwire (press release)
KENILWORTH, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 7, 2012) - Wellington North, located 90 minutes North West of Toronto, is an area that encompasses walking trails, cycling trails and a birding trail, all winding through quaint tranquil vistas you can discover ...
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Ancaster Heritage Days will look a little different
Hamilton Spectator
“We've had to revamp Heritage Days,” VanExan said. “A lot of it will be the same. There will be a huge kids' world and it's back behind the library where it always is.” This year's theme is the War of1812. And while there were no battles fought in ...
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Wolfpak Racers dominate Canada Cup
NorthernLife.ca
The Walden Mountain Bike Club “Wolfpak Racing” team continues to make waves in the mountain bike racing scene in Ontario. Eight racers competed at the Trek Store Canada Cup mountain bike race held at Hardwood Hills Ski/Bike Centre in Barrie on June 3.
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Trails Education Courses 2012
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

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.

Ontario Trails Council Annual General Meeting - June 18th, 1200 Noon at Trailhead Ontario. We need 12 for quorum. Please be sure to attend. We are also seeking nominations from 6 candidates to our Board. For information call Patrick at 877-668-7245.


Burloak paddlers riding wave of success to Olympics
InsideHalton.com
Burloak Canoe Club, the country's leading flat-water sprint canoe-kayak racing ... respective kayak and canoe events at the International Canoe Federation ...


Lake to Lake mountain bike race gets a makeover
Welland Tribune
By Bernie Puchalski, St. Catharines Standard In its 14th year of existence, the annual Lake to Lakemountain bike race is changing gears. The race, held every Father's Day, will now be called the Lake to Lake 29er and will feature new starting and ...
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Toronto MTB Fest - June 16th, 2012
Pinkbike.com
The trails are fresh off a recent trail day and ready to ride! LOBLAWS BBQ AND CUSTOMER APPRECIATION: Last year we had a simple BBQ. This year, we are stepping it up to partner with the Redway Loblaws Customer Appreciation Day for an extra special Fest ...
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Kayak Yoga - Top 3 Paddler PosesAdventure Kayak Magazine (blog)
"Yoga and kayaking are perfect complements, says sea kayak and yoga instructor Dympna Hayes, the co-owner of Burlington, Ontario-based Learntokayak.ca. Besides increasing flexibility, yoga improves posture, says Hayes, 'lengthening the spine and ...
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Fisher Heights cycling advocate honoured
EMC Ottawa West
Named after a founding member of Citizens for Safe Cycling (CFSC) - of which Moor is currently president - the award recognizes advocates committed to promoting cycling in Ottawa. Ottawa became the first city in Ontario to construct a segregated or ...
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Ontario Trails Council appreciates the financial support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation
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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Hike, Walk, Camp or Paddle Ontario's Trails

10 ways to make Toronto a more bike-friendly city: from NOW ...
Bring back the Toronto Cycling Advisory Committee. The loss of this citizen advisory group, part of the Ford admin's “streamlining” of the decision-making ...
dandyhorsemagazine.com/.../10-ways-to-make-toronto-a-mor...


Dupont bike lanes on the chopping block? « Spacing Toronto
By Jake Tobin Garrett
"Cycle Toronto strongly disagrees with Councillor Palacio's intention to remove cycling infrastructure on Dupont Street. The Dupont Street bike lanes provide a safe passage under the Weston railway bridge, a location where a cyclist was killed ...
Spacing Toronto




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Paddle your way to fun with this club
Kingston This Week
Members of the Sydenham Lake Canoe Club pose near their clubhouse. ... medals and placed in a number of Canoe Kayak Canada National events over the years.

Hiking trails in and around Toronto
Hiking trails in Toronto exemplify the city's quaint, and somewhat hyperbolic, slogan, "A City within a Park." With the federal government allotting funds in the ...
www.blogto.com/.../hiking_trails_in_and_around_toronto/

Trails Education Courses 2012
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

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.

Ontario Trails Council Annual General Meeting - June 18th, 1200 Noon at Trailhead Ontario. We need 12 for quorum. Please be sure to attend. We are also seeking nominations from 6 candidates to our Board. For information call Patrick at 877-668-7245.



Adam van Koeverden Wins World Cup Gold | Canoe Kayak Ontario
June 3, 2012 at 11:38 am orestNews. Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, Ont., completed his 2012 World Cup paddling medal set on Saturday in Moscow winning ...
canoeontario.org/?p=256

more - OFTR - The Ontario Federation of Trail Riders
Summer Student Job at the OFTR Tue Jun 5, 2012. Summer Student Job. As part of the Canada Summer Jobs Program, the OFTR has been approved for a ...
www.oftr.ca/articles.php?id=9088

Parks and Recreation Ontario is pleased to launch the 2012 June is Recreation and Parks Month Campaign. This year's theme is Hike it or Bike it! It celebrates the abundance of walking, hiking and cycling trails across Ontario. 

Help to spread the word and keep Ontarian's active this summer.

If you would like more information, please email us at: jrpm@prontario.org.



Hike and Paddle Club, Fiction Writers to meet; breakfast buffet slated
Midland Daily News
... HIKE AND PADDLE CLUB (formerly known as the Midland Hiking Club) will meet at 7 pm Thursday, June 7, at the Chippewa Nature Center for a presentation by Edmund Stark and Joe Weir describing multi-day canoe trips on the Spanish River in Ontario.


Dupont bike lanes next on Rob Ford's hit list?
NOW Magazine
Cycle Toronto set off alarm bells in the biking community Tuesday when it issued a press release claiming Rob Ford's office had asked city staff to look into removing bike lanes on Dupont. The organization, formerly known as the Toronto Cyclists Union, ...
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Ontario Trails Council appreciates the financial support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation
Bike Month marked with event along Toronto Railpath
insideTORONTO.com
In recognition of Bike Month this month, a number of groups are joining forces to host the 'Cycle and Celebrate the West Toronto Railpath' event. Scheduled for Saturday, June 16, the afternoon festival is being hosted by the Davenport West Bike Project ...
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Ontario Trails News - Bike, Paddle, Climb Ontario Trails

Robert Bateman announces the creation of a digital Urban Nature Trail
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
TORONTO, June 5, 2012 /CNW/ - The creation of the digital Toronto Robert Batman Urban NatureTrail (TRBUNT) was announced today by Robert Bateman at a reception held in his honour by Momentum1 'community in motion' and the Ontario Medical Association.


War of 1812 bicentennial events will continue to 2014
Toronto Sun
June 1812. The meal was over, the cigars were lit and the port and brandy were flowing in the officers' mess at Fort George in Newark, a town that would later become Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. The British Army detachment were entertaining their ...
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Peace Garden demonstrates 200 years of friendship
Tonawanda News
British troops anchored at the foot of Eighteenmilecreek in Lake Ontario and ... The BinationalTourism Alliance set up peace garden trail and 22 of them ...



Revitalization of Toronto's Main Waterfront Street Now Underway
Canada NewsWire
Coordinating these activities will ensure that the project is streamlined ... the granite pedestrian promenade and new Martin Goodman Trail will be built.



Quilts as a road map
Kawartha Media Group (blog)
Rosemary Reid, former fearless leader of the Peterborough Soroptimists, dropped off a SouthwestOntario Barn Quilt Trails booklet that shows how the museum associaitons in Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford, Norfolk and Brant use quilt designs to guide visitors ...
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MacLean sisters blazing a trail to elite Nordic Ski scene
NorthernLife.ca
In mid-May, Isabelle, a 17-year-old Grade 11 student at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary was named as one of five members of the Team Ontario Junior Girls squad. Just six days later, Cross-Country Canada unveiled the news that Alannah, a 19-year-old Lo-Ellen ...



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Paddleboarding: Walking on water for miraculous results ...
“It's like walking on water,” says Chris Smits, 36. “The board sits right at the water level. You can just coast and enjoy the Toronto skyline. It is so beautiful as the ...
www.healthzone.ca/health/article/1204330


No world record, but plenty of fun
Brockville Recorder and Times
Some 239 people dressed in Regency costumes to celebrate the War of 1812 bicentennial at the Spencerville Mill Heritage Fair under rainy skies on Saturday, but it wasn't enough costumes to break a world record as organizers had hoped.
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Trails Education Courses 2012
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

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.

Ontario Trails Council Annual General Meeting - June 18th, 1200 Noon at Trailhead Ontario. We need 12 for quorum. Please be sure to attend. We are also seeking nominations from 6 candidates to our Board. For information call Patrick at 877-668-7245.



Parks and Recreation Ontario is pleased to launch the 2012 June is Recreation and Parks Month Campaign. This year's theme is Hike it or Bike it! It celebrates the abundance of walking, hiking and cycling trails across Ontario. 

Help to spread the word and keep Ontarian's active this summer.

If you would like more information, please email us at: jrpm@prontario.org.


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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Hike, Bike, Seek Treasure or Paddle Ontario's Trails



   ONTARIO TRAILS COUNCIL E-NEWS - Every Friday

    • Local Trail News
    • Trail Education Program
    • Trail Heros
    • Trailhead Ontario
    • Activity and User Updates

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Paddleboarding: Walking on water for miraculous results ...
“It's like walking on water,” says Chris Smits, 36. “The board sits right at the water level. You can just coast and enjoy the Toronto skyline. It is so beautiful as the ...
www.healthzone.ca/health/article/1204330


No world record, but plenty of fun
Brockville Recorder and Times
Some 239 people dressed in Regency costumes to celebrate the War of 1812 bicentennial at the Spencerville Mill Heritage Fair under rainy skies on Saturday, but it wasn't enough costumes to break a world record as organizers had hoped.
See all stories on this topic »


Trails Education Courses 2012
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

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.


New Democrats renew call for delayed provincial bike strategy
NorthumberlandView.ca
QUEEN'S PARK – Davenport MPP and NDP Transit Critic Jonah Schein will introduce a bill today to declare June Ontario Bike Month, in an effort to spur action to support cycling, as he renews calls for the long-awaited provincial bicycle strategy.
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Ontario Trails Council Annual General Meeting - June 18th, 1200 Noon at Trailhead Ontario. We need 12 for quorum. Please be sure to attend. We are also seeking nominations from 6 candidates to our Board. For information call Patrick at 877-668-7245.


Canadian Cyclist - Ontario Cup DH #1 results
Canadian Cyclist Online. The source for Canadian cycling news and information including mountainbike and road bike tours, adventure biking features, ...
www.canadiancyclist.com/dailynews.php?id=24200


Parks and Recreation Ontario is pleased to launch the 2012 June is Recreation and Parks Month Campaign. This year's theme is Hike it or Bike it! It celebrates the abundance of walking, hiking and cycling trails across Ontario. 

Help to spread the word and keep Ontarian's active this summer.

If you would like more information, please email us at: jrpm@prontario.org.


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