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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Ontario Trails - Hike, Canoe, Bike or Camp on Ontario Trails

MyKawartha Article: Local swimmer, cyclist off to Ontario Summer ...
(KAWARTHA LAKES) Two local teens will be joining the best in the province next week to compete in the Ontario Summer Games in Toronto. At 13-years-old, ...
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Ten reasons to ditch Toronto (for a day) - The Globe and Mail
It's only because of Mr. Gallant – and 1,249 other volunteers – that Toronto has a nearly endless supply of easily accessible day-trip outings. The Bruce Trail ...
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Art of bicycle maintenance puts young workers on a new path
MetroNews Canada
But for the 27-year-old cycling enthusiast, working as a bicycle repair and maintenance technician for Toronto's Bixi bike fleet is different. “None of those other jobs were very fulfilling,” Boltauzer says as he inspects a damaged bicycle wheel. “To ...
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The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) is now offering tree marking for ...
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Miner and News
Daily Miner and News
“Ecosystems in many of Ontario's protected areas, including boreal ecosystems represented in the Lac Seul Islands Conservation Reserve, are adapted to periodic disturbance by fire for the restoration and maintenance of ecological health and integrity.
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Tour de Greenbelt in Rouge Park! - September 15, 2012 | Ontario ...

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PoV: Hospital's ATV accident study necessary
The Sudbury Star
Most are snowmobile trails that pose hazards to ATV riders. And the hazards are apparent in the numbers. A study of 74 ATV fatalities in Ontario from ...

Cycling for organ donation awareness
CANOE
"Cycling across Canada is something I can do right now before I obtain my medical degree," he told about 30 people in the Russ Ramsay Room. "We all have this gift that we can share with the rest of humanity." Less than 25% of Ontario residents are ...
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streetcar tracks | I Bike Toronto
Cycle Toronto is still trying to ensure that John Street has adequate cycling infrastructure for cyclists. If that is just not possible, then it would be next best that ...
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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Ontario Trails - Outdoors Ontario One Trail at A Time!

5 most challenging hiking trails in Canada
Macleans.ca
4. Pukaskwa National Park coastal hiking trail, Ont.: 60 km along Lake Superior's shore. Takes ﬁve to seven days to complete. Why go? The trail offers the best chance to experience Ontario's wild boreal forest, though watch out for the bears and wolves. 5.
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Hiking, Biking, Riding, Camping or Canoeing on Ontario Trails
The Rideau Trail - Ottawa, Ontario - Hiking and walking trailheads ... The plaque at this location marks the beginning of the Rideau Trail when traveling from ...
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Walking Home: A low-tech path for cities
Montreal Gazette
When it comes to walking and cycling, Torontonians are far ahead of their municipal government. Despite the lack of safe and comfortable spaces to ride, there has been a remarkable uptake in cycling in Toronto in recent years. A 1999 Decima poll ...
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Amherstburg culture head questions 1812 ads
Windsor Star (blog)
Amherstburg culture head questions 1812 ads. A period group dressed as soldiers from the 1812 era march in the heritage parade at the Roots to Boots Festival celebrating the bi centennial of the war of 1812, in Amherstburg, Ont., Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012.
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BIKES: Full Throttle With Tamela Rich In Ontario
SPEEDtv.com
The Parry Sound KOA was full of cottagers with a passion for off-road recreation because the campground has access to the province's Park to Park Trail, a network of recreational trails through the ten municipalities between Killbear and Algonquin ...
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MNR says know the rules before bear hunting in Ontario
Bay Today
Conservation officers will place special attention on rules dealing with licences and permits, hunter safety and not allowing meat from harvested bears go to waste. To ensure a safe and lawful hunt, hunters are reminded of the following rules. • All ...See all stories on this topic »

Bicycle licences would promote safety
durhamregion.com
If bikes are to share our roads, they should share the cost and responsibilities to operate; bring back the bicycle licence. If a bike is involved in an accident with a motor vehicle in Ontario the cost for injuries and rehab are not covered by OHIP ...
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Portland gets a "bike barometer"
Greater Greater Washington
Toronto bike advocate Yvonne Bambrick said, "I went by the counter last night, and I was cyclist 10361. That is amazing! It just feels really empowering to know what's possible." It would be interesting to know more about the relative costs of the ...See all stories on this topic »

Calendar | Event detail :: Get Loud Bell Giveaway with Cycle Toronto
Bikechain - the University of Toronto's bicycle resource and repair centre.
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New Course for Canada's 100 Mile Mountain Bike Weekend, just ...
By Greg
In an order to make the course as fun as possible, keep it as much single track as possible and increase the rate of completion we are happy to announce that the course for 2012 will be 3 laps of a 54 km course! The marathon will still do 80k, ...
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Cycling in Toronto « Embryonic Robot
I have been cycling in Toronto for almost 20 years, and year-round for the last 12 years. Please don't believe those people who claim that it is possible to cycle ...
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Driftwood found on a canoe trip brings evokes the call of a loon and the scent ...
Toronto Star
There had been others — day trips in the bow of my father's canoe to gaze at brilliant autumn colours, an overnight on a river in eastern Ontario. But this was the real deal, a four-day trip with my dad and younger brother. There was a map to consult ...
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Friday, August 10, 2012

Ontario Trails News - Hiking, Biking, Riding, Camping or Canoeing on Ontario Trails

Rideau Trail Association

The Rideau Trail - Ottawa, Ontario - Hiking and walking trailheads ...
The plaque at this location marks the beginning of the Rideau Trail when traveling from Ottawa to Kingston, Ontario.
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Ontario Trails: Ontario Trails - More to Explore - Hike, Bike, Climb or ...
On August 6, 2012 at 4:02 am, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of an ATV crash at a property along Concession 10, .
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Date: 2012-08-10 to 2012-08-12

Event: Fergus Scottish Festival

Type: Heritage

The Fergus Highland Games 10k Run is a sanctioned event of the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games. This event is organized by the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington and Guelph Athletics Society. The single loop course for the Fergus Highland Games 10k Run winds through quiet, established neighbourhoods and along picturesque country roads in the beautiful Fergus and Elora countryside before returning to Victoria Park in Fergus.

Date: 2012-08-10 to 2012-08-12

Event: 17th TROUT FOREST MUSIC FESTIVAL - EAR FALLS

Type: Festival

Celebrating its 17th anniversary in 2012, the festival is located at the Ear Falls Waterfront Park; just one hour north of Vermillion Bay on Highway 105.

Date: 2012-08-10 to 2012-08-12

Event: The Goderich Celtic Roots Festival

Type: Festival

Three days of festival, from the first children's performances on Friday at noon through to our closing ceremonies on Sunday evening, with dancing, workshops, and sunsets over the lake in between. It all starts Friday August 10 - see you there!

Date: 2012-08-10 to 2012-08-12

Event: Annual Festival of the Giant

Type: Heritage

Come to the sing-along on Friday night featuring “Jim n’ I”. This has been a popular event to start off a fun-filled weekend

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Niagara Glen Nature Reserve

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Kayaking around Waupoos Island on Great Lake Ontario ...
Kayaking around Waupoos Island on Great Lake Ontario: Sunflowers and a sheep story. Field of sunflowers in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada ...
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Carleton Place paddlers to take part in Ontario Summer Games races in Welland ...
EMC Almonte/Carleton Place
Recent successes mean eight paddlers from the local club will compete at the Ontario Summer Games canoe/kayak sprint competitions in Welland next week. Seven female ... The Ontario Summer Games is the province's largest multi-sport event. It features ...
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Whitby Lake Shore Trail

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Ontario Trails - More to Explore - Hike, Bike, Climb or Paddle an Ontario Trail

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Troubling ATV trends
Sault Star
Statistics from a study done on Ontario ATV fatalities from 1996-2005 showed northeastern Ontario had a disproportionate number of them.

Man in serious condition after ATV crash
Shoreline Beacon
On August 6, 2012 at 4:02 am, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of an ATV crash at a property along Concession 10, ...

Cycle America tour comes through West Lorne
West Lorne Chronicle
From June 16 to August 18, cyclists are participating in Cycle America's Coast-to-Coast bicycle tour, which begins north of Seattle, and moves east through the United States, through southern Ontario, and then back into the U.S. to end north of Boston.
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Cycling Death Review, Office Of The Chief Coroner Of Ontario ...
The Chief Coroner For Ontario conducted a review of the cycling deaths from January 1rst 2006 to December 31rst 2010. This report was published in June.
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Ontario Trails: Ontario Trails - Outdoor Events on Trails - All Season ...
Ontario Trails - Outdoor Events on Trails - All Season Long! Our events page lists 100's of events at any point in time! A quick capture of some current events ...
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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

Dog sledding great comes to Marmora
Community Press
Jonrowe, a world-class musher, cancer survivor and ironman will be the guest speaker at the Ontario Federation of Sled Dog Sports Symposium this year, ...

Ontario Trails Map

County to map its kilometres of trails
Brantford ExpositorShirley Rothery of the Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation and John Race, a representative of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, examine a trail at the Sutton Conservation Area in Simcoe. A website detailing all the different trails in the ...
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Check out the local trails
Caledon CitizenAn enhanced version of one of them was recently unveiled with the official opening of the new and improved trail system at Albion Hills Conservation Area. Made possible through funding from Recreational Infrastructure Canada and Ontario Recreation ...
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Art of bicycle maintenance puts young workers on a new path
Toronto Star
The Learning Enrichment Foundation's training program began in 2009 to meet the demand of Toronto bike shops that are inundated every spring with thousands of bicycles in boxes ready for assembly. “The first time a student assembles a bicycle, it takes ...
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Toronto Parks: High Park
blogTO (blog)
It's also rumoured to have ghosts, and is a stop on Toronto's haunted walks. High Park has six tennis courts, three baseball diamonds, an outdoor rink and a swimming pool. It's easy to miss these though, as it also boasts some of the longest hiking trails in the ...
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