Ontario Trails

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Ontario Trails - Yours to Explore!

We are pleased to announce all ourtrailheads are now live on our website inGPS format.

Over 1900 trailhead references you can input to track your favorite trail.

On each of our over 1900 individual trail pages you'll find a right hand column.

Our trail pages can be found listed - here

The right hand column of each page looks like this:

The top contains the logo of the managing trail organization.

A click through map that shows you a recognizable reference location. Click for the trailhead.

Trail Stats

Length of the trail - each trail from A to B

Difficulty - 1-5 ***** with 5 most difficult

Uses or activities allowed on that trail

Unique characteristics

Amenities - parking, dog walking etc.

Location - nearest town, the region, sub-region

GPS - Lat and Long - useable in your navigation system. The best published trailhead, or location we could find!

Seasons - Open Close information

Contact information: the OTC doesn't own or manage any trails - we are a referring site - so we send you to the folks that can answer your questions best! Includes E-mail

Website - usually for maps - with over 2600 trails housing all the maps is well, impossible but we send you to the source

Ontario Trails

We have a facebook page for every type of activity - winter or summer.

In facebook search Ontario "Activity Name" Trails.

For canoe or kayak search Ontario Water Trails.

ONTARIO TRAILS COUNCIL E-NEWS - Every Friday

• Local Trail News

• Trail Education Program

• Trail Heros

• Trailhead Ontario

• Activity and User Updates

View it Here

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

Website

Facebook

We appreciate the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation

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

Info about the Rouge National Park. Parks Canadaare looking for public input on the creation of the new Rouge Park: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/progs/np-pn/cnpn-cnnp/rouge/rouge1.aspx
Parks Canada has an online survey: http://pc.sondages-surveys.ca/s/rouge/?l=en

Tour de Greenbelt in Rouge Park! - September 15, 2012 | Ontario ...
Hello! I hope you are enjoying the summer in spite of the extreme heat. We are in the process of planning another Tour de Greenbelt in Rouge Park and would ...ontario.sierraclub.ca/node/5348

Friday, August 3, 2012

Ontario Trails - This Holiday Weekend in Ontario!

Trail Smart

Tips to stay safe while camping or hiking this long weekendNews1130
Mark Mosher loves going camping and hiking, but he never sets off on a journey without proper planning. "The obvious thing is to let someone know where you're going," he says. "And know the area that you're going into." Mosher makes a point of bringing ...
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Groups land Trillium fundsFort Frances Times
Three district groups have benefitted from the latest round of the Ontario Trillium Foundation funding announcements. The Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club received $25900 to purchase snowshoes and trail-grooming equipment. ... And in the far east end of the district, Beaten Path Nordic Trails now has $14900 to purchase a snowmobile and trailer to help maintain cross-country ski trails in the Atikokan-Quetico area. Well-maintained trails will help encourage people of all ages to participate in the healthy and active sport ...
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New trail system opened up at Albion HillsCaledon Citizen
A group of young campers were on hand for last week's unveiling of the new trail system at Albion Hills Conservation Area. Also on hand for the occasion was Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) Project Manager Matt Kenel, TRCA Chair Gerri ...
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Port Hope, Ontario gets $1.3 million federal grant to develop park land near ...Daily Commercial News
“Phase Two will begin (in July) with the development of the smaller soccer field, trails and parking, and the installation of field equipment, lighting, and fencing. Construction is expected to be finished by November 2012 with the soccer fields ready ...
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Canadian equestrian Ian Millar makes Olympic historyTimmins Times
The Vancouver rider is making her first Olympic appearance against all odds, having broken her back just prior to the 2008 Games while schooling a young horse. The 28-year-old crushed a vertebrae and had two steel rods, a plate, six screws and six clips ...
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Pair complete tough canoe paddle across Lake OntarioHamilton Spectator
To say it was smooth sailing wouldn't quite be accurate, but the two long-time friends who crossed Lake Ontario by canoe on Sunday sure did make it look easy. Their journey started shortly after midnight. Michael Kearns and Jon Zeppa led a parade from the ...
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Canoe club focusing on skills development, not medalsWelland Tribune
South Niagara Canoe Club coach Lauren Peacock is flanked by Raven Ethier, left, and Jillian Albano, two 11-year-olds from Welland who qualified to compete at CanoeKayak Canada's Trillium Boat Championship taking place later this month on their home ... None of the hometown hopefuls placed in the top three during CanoeKayak Canada's Western Ontario Division trials that were held on the Welland International Flatwater Centre's north course. ... Send us news, photos or videos · Add an event to the calendar ...
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Pink canoe arrives in Windsor after 1200 km portageWindsor Star (blog)
Andrew Metcalfe, 21, arrives at Windsor city hall on August 1, 2012 in Windsor, Ontario after finishing his journey across Ontario with a pink canoe to raise awareness and funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. He arrived in Windsor on Wednesday afternoon ...
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What the City of Toronto needs? More bossesToronto Star
Accommodating different users is key, said Jared Kolb, of Cycle Toronto. “It's about a green mobility hierarchy: We want to see our most vulnerable road users protected and given safe places to travel,” Kolb said. “That means appropriate sidewalks and ...
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Safe cycling program informationThe North Bay Nugget
... North Bay and Callander. CAN/BIKE is a program sponsored by the Canadian Cycling Association and administered in Ontario by the Ontario Cycling Association and recognized by the Ministry of Transportation. Information on the CAN/BIKE program can ...
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City of Toronto Trails Survey ‚Äî Trail SwagIf you enjoy the scenic trails of Toronto from anything from Dog ...
trailswag.ca/2012/7/28/city-of-toronto-trails-survey.html

Public Works: Power Walking in LondonTorontoist
cityscape. Public Works: Power Walking in London. By Patrick Metzger. Public Works looks at public space, urban design, and city-building innovations from around the world, and considers what Toronto might learn from them.
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Tour Guys Toronto Ghost TourblogTO (blog)
Join us as we walk the streets of haunted Toronto and share with you some of the theories behind some of the more haunted buildings of the city. This 2-hour walking tour takes you past some of the city's most notorious haunted places. It's a fun blend of ...
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ATV safety a high priority for Junior RangersWawatay News
“We have too many unnecessary deaths and injuries involving ATVs in northern Ontario. And that's because there's no safety training.

New Heritage Discovery Centre in store for Sault Ste. MarieSooToday.com
The Government of Canada has provided total funding of $1918000 through two programs of the Department of Canadian Heritage: $1778000 through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund and $140000 through the 1812 Commemoration Fund. The Canada ...
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ONTARIO TRAILS COUNCIL E-NEWS - Every Friday

• Local Trail News

• Trail Education Program

• Trail Heros

• Trailhead Ontario

• Activity and User 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

Website

Facebook

We appreciate the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Ontario Trails - Hike, Bike, Climb or Camp on an Ontario Trail

Woodland Mountain Bike Trail in Cambridge, Ontario ...
Woodland is a singletrack mountain bike trail in Cambridge, Ontario. View maps, videos, photos, and reviews of Woodland bike trail in Cambridge.
www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/woodland.html

ONTARIO CYCLISTS ANNOUNCED for 2012 ONTARIO SUMMER ...
By Greg
The Ontario Cycling Association (OCA) is proud to unveil the list of 12 Ontario Teams and 48 cyclists who have been selected to race the 2012 Ontario Summer Games. The athletes and coaches will attend the 2012 OSG opening ceremony at ...
Ontario Cycling Association

http://www.cycleontario.com/

Peel Region cycling: 46000 more bike rides in five years
Toronto Star
SAN GREWAL/TORONTO STAR Leslie Benfield cycles along Peel Centre Dr. in Brampton during his lunch hour Friday. Benfield and other cyclists will begin using GPS devices to help Peel Region officials better understand the needs of cyclists. It's part of a ...
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Completing Our Streets
Torontoist
In 2009, TCAT and the Toronto Cyclists Union (now Cycle Toronto) teamed up to bring the concept to Toronto. Earlier this year, TCAT produced Complete Streets by Design, an “envisioning exercise,” as Whitney calls it, “that shows what Toronto could be.” ...
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Toronto appoints new chief planner
MetroNews Canada
She delivered a speech in Regina in May on the value of walking to school, and she is the founder of Project Walk, which created a short film, Pedestrian Jar that appeared at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Using irony and humour, the film seeks to ...
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Trailhead Ontario

New Ontario Heritage Trust Executive Director Announced
Canada NewsWire (press release)
Her strong leadership and commitment to conservation will ensure that the Trust remains a centre of excellence for the delivery of services to the government and communities of Ontario." — Thomas H.B. Symons, Chairman of the Ontario Heritage Trust ...
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The Bulletin is Downtown Toronto's Best Read Community Newspaper
Jared Kolb, director of membership and outreach for Cycle Toronto (formerly the Toronto Cyclists Union) says the current design of bike lanes on Wellesley ...
www.thebulletin.ca/cbulletin/content.jsp?ctid=1000006...

Ontario Cycling Trails - Like Us

Teen to cycle to NYC for Alzheimer's research
Canadian Jewish News (blog)
For most people, just the drive from Toronto to New York would be an exhausting trip, but 19-year-old Benji Pister will be making the 800-kilometre journey by bicycle next month. It will take him six days. Pister, who has just finished his first year of life sciences ...
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Ontario Place: A place to grow, anew
Hamilton Spectator
McGuinty has done some courageous things since he became premier, among them the creation of Ontario's Greenbelt, 1.8 million acres of permanently protected ...

Inspired by Armstrong, Windsor teens cycle for funds
Windsor Star (blog)
Michele D'Agnillo, 16, left, and Andrei Enache, 16, are pictured on the eve of their trip to Ottawa, Ont., where they will be bicycling back to Windsor to raise money for cancer research, Saturday, July 28, 2012. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star). Increase ...
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Trails of 1812

Harper Government Helps Commemorate the War of 1812 in Haldimand County
Canada NewsWire (press release)
With this support, Haldimand County will undertake a variety of educational activities that will highlight local War of 1812 history. Activities include the creation of a map of War of 1812 sites found in the county, an 1812-themed Heritage Day workshop, and a ...
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Harper Government Commemorates the Role of Aboriginal Peoples in the War ...
Canada NewsWire (press release)
BRANTFORD, ON, July 30, 2012 /CNW/ - Investments in the Woodland Cultural Centre will increase access to Indigenous arts and heritage, boost tourism, and raise awareness of the role played by Aboriginal people during the War of 1812. Support for the ...
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Pink canoe to portage into town on Wednesday; 21-year-old student treks across ...
Windsor Star (blog)
Andrew Metcalfe is carrying a bright pink canoe way across Ontario from Kingston, with a loop through Ottawa, all the way to Windsor to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. He called it the Pink Portage. Why pink? Both his mother and ...
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Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund - Ministry of the Environment

www.ene.gov.on.ca

Please join us for an upcoming information session to learn more about the Great Lakes Community Guardian Fund (www.Ontario.ca/GreatLakesFund).

The dates and locations of the sessions are:

July 31, 2012 Toronto
August 2, 2012 Thunder Bay
August 8, 2012 Kingston
August 15, 2012 Windsor
August 22, 2012 Cambridge
August 23, 2012 Toronto (targeted to First Nations communities and organizations)
August 29, 2012 Toronto

Please reserve your spot at the information sessions by phone or email. Once you’ve reserved your spot, we will contact you with more details including specific location, time, agenda and webinar sign-in information.

To reserve your spot at an information session Email: GreatLakesFund@ontario.ca

Telephone: In the Greater Toronto Area: 416-325-4000
Toll-free: 1-800-565-4923
TTY in the Greater Toronto Area: 416-326-9236
TTY toll-free: 1-800-515-2759

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Ontario Trails - by foot, horse, canoe, or gps!

We are pleased to announce all our trailheads are now live on our website in GPS format.

Over 1900 trailhead references you can input to track your favorite trail.

http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails-a-z

On each of our over 1900 individual trail pages you'll find a right hand column.

Our trail pages can be found listed - here

The right hand column of each page looks like this:

The top contains the logo of the managing trail organization.

A click through map that shows you a recognizable reference location. Click for the trailhead.

Trail Stats

Length of the trail - each trail from A to B

Difficulty - 1-5 ***** with 5 most difficult

Uses or activities allowed on that trail

Unique characteristics

Amenities - parking, dog walking etc.

Location - nearest town, the region, sub-region

GPS - Lat and Long - useable in your navigation system. The best published trailhead, or location we could find!

Seasons - Open Close information

Contact information: the OTC doesn't own or manage any trails - we are a referring site - so we send you to the folks that can answer your questions best! Includes E-mail

Website - usually for maps - with over 2600 trails housing all the maps is well, impossible but we send you to the source

Ontario Trails

We have a facebook page for every type of activity - winter or summer.

In facebook search Ontario "Activity Name" Trails.

For canoe or kayak search Ontario Water Trails.

ONTARIO TRAILS COUNCIL E-NEWS - Every Friday

• Local Trail News

• Trail Education Program

• Trail Heros

• Trailhead Ontario

• Activity and User Updates

View it Here

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

Website

Facebook

We appreciate the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation