Ontario Trails Conference - Trailhead Ontario - Next Week

Ride to Conquer cancer a fresh start for cyclists
MetroNews Canada
By Staff By Staff Metroland News Service Metroland News Service Thousands of cancer survivors and supporters will cycle over 200km through Ontario, completing one of six routes betweenToronto and Niagara as part of the 5th annual Ride to Conquer ...
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Cycle Toronto | Torontoist
Cycle Toronto cried foul, then hastily retracted its claim that Mayor Ford wants the lanes gone. By Desmond Cole Jun. 6th, 12:00 pm. A bike lane-friendly mural ...
torontoist.com/tag/cycle-toronto/

Greater Sudbury to host Ontario Cup mountain bike races
NorthernLife.ca
Chico Racing will run the Ontario Cup event on July 8 at the Naughton Ski/BikeTrails. The Ontario Cup is a seven-race series with stops all over Ontario, including the Provincial Mountain Bike Championships. It is anticipated that this event will ...
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Great Trails - Great People - June 17-20, 2012

Program Updates - Please register for the Trail Tour - Sunday at 3pm! E-mail Wayne We understand the Assistant Deputy Minister for Ministry of Tourism Recreation and Sprot, Mr. Phil Malcolmson will be joining us for the full day June 19th. Welcome Mr. Malcolmson we look forward to working with you on the Ontario Trails Strategy We welcome Mr. Louis Lavoie, from Parks Canada where his position is Manager, Vice President Office, External Relations and Visitor Experience. He will be joining us on June 18th. We are pleased to announce that Mr. Bob Barnett of the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy will be providing his insights as part of the Rouge Valley Panel on the 19th. OTC is pleased to acknowledge the participation of Mr. Jeff Bangs as part of the Trails Tourism Panel - Jeff brings years of networking and TTN Trail Business Plan expertise to the table. Trailhead Ontario is grateful for the Participation of Explorer's Edge and RTO8 as additions to the Trails Tourism Panel. We look forward to the insights of both these areas as we work to craft a cohesive response to trails tourism in Ontario. We are also pleased to welcome staff from the York Region Planing Department as they are talking about their new 100km road bike trail development. Did you register for Trailhead Ontario yet? If not be sure to see all the great content through the following links Program Session Details Feedback Register  Cathy Bingham and Wayne Daub, Oxford County Trails Committee - Your Trailhead Ontario 2012 Hosts -  invite you to view: Oxford County Trails Oxford County on Facebook! Like us Watch Trailhead Ontario for updates!

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

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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.

To Be Determind Mountain Bike Trail in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario ...
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Waterfront fishing okay: Harbourfront officials
Toronto Sun
People caught fishing — including Clark — were stopped by Harbourfront security guards and quoted a Toronto Port Authority bylaw, which states it's illegal to fish anywhere on the shoreline, except where a sign states otherwise.
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Canoe race set to make waves this weekend
Midland Free Press
The Midhurst-Springwater Rotary Club will be hosting the Nottawasaga River Canoe Race in partnership the Friends of the Minesing Wetlands at 10 am on ...

War of 1812 event in Stouffville Saturday

YorkRegion.com
The event is in conjunction with the War of 1812's 200th anniversary and it is an appropriate time for Stouffville to explore its military heritage, Mr. Calandra said when he requested permission for the event from council last month.
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Downsizing only option for horse racing industry: Buchanan 0
Peterborough Examiner
By Luke Hendry, QMI Agency HAVELOCK — Downsizing is the only realistic option for Ontario's horse racing industry, a former Ontario agriculture minister who lives in Havelock says. “I wouldn't say it's over. I'd say what we're looking at is probably a ...
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Community groups line up against new interprovincial bridge
Ottawa Citizen
But in response to pressure from the Ontario and Quebec governments, ... the other two would cut through an already narrow part of the Greenbelt.

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War of 1812 events will continue to 2014

CANOE
The land part of the bicentennial, it will be noted, is shaping up to be a mainly Canadian, and mainlyOntario, event. It has largely fallen off the US radar: Indeed Fort McHenry (the Star Spangled Banner) and the Battle of New Orleans are pretty well ...
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The Enbridge Ride To Conquer Cancer announces $18.1 million raised as 5th ...
Canada NewsWire (press release)
... Hospital Foundation as the 5 th Annual Ride commenced in both Toronto and Niagara Falls on Saturday morning. Ride participants will cycle over 200km, across six routes between the two cities with an overnight camp at Mohawk College in Hamilton.
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Rob Ford gets a cycling award | NOW Magazine
But Cycle Toronto spokesperson Jared Kolb is disappointed Ford is being presented with the award. While he's hoping plans to built a network of separated bike ...
www.nowtoronto.com/daily/story.cfm?content=187155

Don't Miss: Ride For Jarvis | The Grid TO
Almost a year after council voted to remove the Jarvis bike lanes (which prompted cyclists to take to the street to protest of the decision), Cycle Toronto wants ...
www.thegridto.com/city/local-news/dont-miss-ride-for-jarvis/

'Cycling is the new golf': The rise of an on-trend activity
Globe and Mail
“Cycling is the on-trend activity,” Paul Alofs, president and CEO of the Princess Margaret Foundation, said Friday. “Cycling is the new golf.” Mr. Alofs, who was gearing up to participate over the weekend in the Ontario edition of the Ride to Conquer ...
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NPW Toronto - Dynamic Strides Nordic Walking Wednesday June 6, 2012 All Day Weekly on Wednesday. http://www.meetup. com/Nordic-Pole-Walking-Group-North-York-Toronto/ ... www.dynamicstrides.com/apps/calendar/showEvent?calID... Toronto walking - Toronto Message Board - TripAdvisor On TripAdvisor's Toronto travel forum, travellers are asking questions and offering advice on topics like "Toronto walking". www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g155019-i55-k5491427-T... Program Updates - Please register for the Trail Tour - Sunday at 3pm! E-mail Wayne We understand the Assistant Deputy Minister for Ministry of Tourism Recreation and Sprot, Mr. Phil Malcolmson will be joining us for the full day June 19th. Welcome Mr. Malcolmson we look forward to working with you on the Ontario Trails Strategy We welcome Mr. Louis Lavoie, from Parks Canada where his position is Manager, Vice President Office, External Relations and Visitor Experience. He will be joining us on June 18th. We are pleased to announce that Mr. Bob Barnett of the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy, will be providing his insights as part of the Rouge Valley Panel on the 19th. OTC is pleased to acknowledge the participation of Mr. Jeff Bangs as part of the Trails Tourism Panel - Jeff brings years of networking and TTN Trail Business Plan expertise to the table. Trailhead Ontario is grateful for the Participation of Explorer's Edge and RTO8 as additions to the Trails Tourism Panel. We look forward to the insights of both these areas as we work to craft a cohesive response to trails tourism in Ontario. We are also pleased to welcome staff from the York Region Planing Department as they are talking about their new 100km road bike trail development. Did you register for Trailhead Ontario yet? If not be sure to see all the great content through the following links Program Session Details Feedback Register  Cathy Bingham and Wayne Daub, Oxford County Trails Committee - Your Trailhead Ontario 2012 Hosts -  invite you to view: Oxford County Trails Oxford County on Facebook! Like us Watch Trailhead Ontario for updates!

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

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.

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.

Pink canoe portage raising money to fight breast cancer
MetroNews Canada
If you see a man with a pink canoe on his head walking many miles away from water, don't worry, he's not lost—he's just on a portage across Ontario to raise money to fight breast cancer. “Every day I walk until I reach my goal—20 or 30 kilometres ...
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50 years since Bruce Trail volunteers began
Hamilton Spectator
It was a reunion for volunteers from across southern Ontario, some who hadn't seen each other in decades. The younger volunteers had a chance to meet veterans, the ones who know the trail like the back of their hands. Emily Passmore, 10, has been ...
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Rappel, Stroll, Explore and View Ontario Trails!

Great Trails - Great People - June 17-20, 2012   

Program Updates - Please register for the Trail Tour - Sunday at 3pm! E-mail Wayne

• We understand the Assistant Deputy Minister for Ministry of Tourism Recreation and Sprot, Mr. Phil Malcolmson will be joining us for the full day June 19th. Welcome Mr. Malcolmson we look forward to working with you on the Ontario Trails Strategy
• We welcome Mr. Louis Lavoie, from Parks Canada where his position is Manager, Vice President Office, External Relations and Visitor Experience. He will be joining us on June 18th.
• We are pleased to announce that Mr. Bob Barnett of the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy will be providing his insights as part of the Rouge Valley Panel on the 19th.
• OTC is pleased to acknowledge the participation of Mr. Jeff Bangs as part of the Trails Tourism Panel - Jeff brings years of networking and TTN Trail Business Plan expertise to the table.
• Trailhead Ontario is grateful for the Participation of Explorer's Edge and RTO8 as additions to the Trails Tourism Panel. We look forward to the insights of both these areas as we work to craft a cohesive response to trails tourism in Ontario.
• We are also pleased to welcome staff from the York Region Planing Department as they are talking about their new 100km road bike trail development.

Did you register for Trailhead Ontario yet? If not be sure to see all the great content through the following links

Program

Session Details

Feedback

Register

 Cathy Bingham and Wayne Daub, Oxford County Trails Committee - Your Trailhead Ontario 2012 Hosts -  invite you to view: Oxford County Trails

Oxford County on Facebook! Like us

Watch Trailhead Ontario for updates!

Gone fishing. | Ontario Fishing Kayaks
fishing kayaks in Ontario, Canada. Skip to content. Home · About · ← Your passport to fresh air, exercise and adventure. Do you like the Wavewalk? → ...
ontariofishingkayaks.com/2012/06/06/gone-fishing/

Any good bike trails in Ontario? - P-Car Power Forums
We're looking for some nice mountain bike trails in around Ontario. Nothing too advanced. I heard there's some nice ones in Gravenhurst? Something with a ...
www.pcarpower.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101

Regent Park kids kick off bike month with new helmets
insideTORONTO.com
Pat Brown, a partner at McLeish Orlando and director of both the Ontario Safety League and CycleToronto, was on hand to help fit kids with their new helmets. "We unfortunately do see the consequences of accidents and injuries (from people not wearing ...
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Enjoy local food & wine tours by bike
OurWindsor.ca
The Wine Trail Rides were selected as the Best Culinary Tourism Experience in Ontario by theOntario Culinary Tourism Alliance in 2009. In 2010, more accolades…the Tourism Industry Association of Canada selected Adriano Ciotoli and Pina Ciotoli as ...
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Caesars Windsor Sponsors the Future Essex-Amherstburg Greenway Trail
windsoriteDOTca
In fact, 98% of respondents to the County Wide Active Transportation Study indicated they would use trails if they connected towns. “This project provides a ...

War of 1812 was more than a soldiers' story Toronto Star ... secretary for Canadian Heritage and our Member of Parliament, has proposed a “Freedom of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville” event for June 16. We are told it is an opportunity “to commemorate our local history in relation to the War of 1812. See all stories on this topic »

Hike, Bike, Ride or Climb Ontario Trails

ATV pilot meets resistance
CottageCountryNow.ca
A public meeting on whether the town should grant the Algonquin West ATV Club, ... from the District of Muskoka and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.


The War of 1812 explodes on TV: Film explores fiery turning point of the war
Canada.com
The field investigation near today's Fort York heritage site, led by Toronto archaeologist Ron Williamson, ultimately yielded several discoveries that shed new light on the events that took place 199 years ago — about a century before the Halifax ...
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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

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.

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.

Harper Government Invests in War of 1812 Exhibition in Ontario
Canada NewsWire (press release)
... activities and learn more about the War of 1812. Support for the exhibition was announced today by Ben Lobb, Member of Parliament (Huron-Bruce), on behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.
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Join Thousands of Canadians in the 3rd Annual Walk to Fight Arthritis

Canada NewsWire (press release)
TORONTO, June 8, 2012 /CNW/ - In 21 communities across Canada, thousands of Canadians will be joining forces on Sunday, June 10th for The Arthritis Society's Walk to Fight Arthritis, presented by the makers of TYLENOL®. Funds raised will be invested in ...
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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.

• Put a link on your page to RecAndParksMonth.ca
• Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/#!/PROntario
• Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/RecreationAndParksMonth
• Share information about Recreation and Parks Month in your newsletters. You can simply direct people to RecAndParksMonth.ca or to this short article about how to be involved: www.prontario.org/index.php?ci_id=7764
• Recreation and Parks Month is also Senior's Month in Ontario. PRO is pleased to be partnering with the Ontario Seniors' Secretariat.

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

Great Trails - Great People - June 17-20, 201

Five Men With Drive walk for crime victims
Sault Star
Dan Rossi and four friends left Vancouver, BC, April 22 on Freedom Walk, a Journey for Justice. They arrived in Sault Ste. Marie Thursday, on Day 47 of their journey, which will end in Toronto later this month. The Five Men With Drive charity effort is ...
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Membership TypesOntario Equestrian Federation
To ensure all horse/pony owners, riders/drivers and other participants have proper insurance coverage To be an active. ... Ontario Equestrian Foundation · About ...
horse.on.ca/membership/membership-types/

Lakeshore grad embarks on portage trek across southern Ontario
insideTORONTO.com
Lakeshore grad embarks on portage trek across southern Ontario. Former Lakeshore Collegiate student Andrew Metcalfe is embarking on a 40 day portage across southern Ontario in his pinkcanoe to raise funds for breast cancer research.
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1st annual toronto custom bicycle show and rally | Cycle Toronto
Come and join us for a weekend of custom bicycles and crusing saturday the 23rd crusing through the beaches anf then on sunday over to the island for a bike ...
bikeunion.to/.../1st-annual-toronto-custom-bicycle-show-and-r...