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Newest Maryland trail highlights War of 1812
The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail highlights the War of 1812 in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C..
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COMMUNITY EVENTS: Dementia information; walking trails; kidney foundation ...
Sault This Week
The walks, which will take place in more than 40 Ontario communities, raise money to help kidney patients and their families through research, advocacy, and support programs. Everyone can help by participating or donating to a local walker. Continued ...
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A cycling ban on Toronto's Wychwood Ave. would be pointless
Toronto Star
Cycle Toronto, a biking advocacy group, wants the city to do a better job of warning people about streetcar dangers and has called for a comprehensive review of the safety hazard posed by Toronto's tracks. That makes sense. A measure to have city staff ...
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The Case for Separated Bike Lanes
The Atlantic Cities (blog)
Gordon was inspired by a one-man effort that aimed to keep Brooklyn cops from parking in a local bike lane with orange plastic posts. Gordon also modeled his Solo-cup markers on the Trashy Bike Lane, put in place by some Toronto bike advocates at an ...
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(Sub)urban Tourist: Five hiking trails near Toronto
Five great hiking spots and trails close to Toronto, Ontario.
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Gales Storm Gathering 2012 Wawa Ontario - Canoeing / Kayaking
If any of you are interested in coach training and advanced sea kayak training this fall, The Gales Storm Gathering will be offering a full week of Coach Training ...
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Ontario man, 19, dies after ATV crashes into gate
Sun News Network
HALIBURTON, ON — A 19-year-old man died Monday after his ATV hit a gate in cottage country northeast of Toronto, police said. Hughes, of Welland, ON, ...

Walk for the Children - City of Toronto
Walk for the Children Presented by: SickKids Foudation. Date: October 14, 2012. Event Time(s): 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM. 12:00 PM lunch is served. Website: ...
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Cycling Events, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Bicycle Show and Shine Local bike shops and cycling enthusiasts are holding the first-ever Waterloo Bike Show and Shine – an opportunity for bicycle owners ...
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Wildwood Lake Trail Mountain Bike Trail in St.mary's, Ontario ...
Wildwood Lake Trail is a singletrack mountain bike trail in St.mary's, Ontario. View maps, videos, photos, and reviews of Wildwood Lake Trail bike trail in ...
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Ontario man dies after canoeing incident
CTV News
PARIS, Ont. -- Provincial police have recovered the body of an Ontario man who'd been missing since a weekend boating accident north of Paris. Twenty-six-year-old Blair Riddell of Cambridge was canoeing with a friend on the Grand River when they ...
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Cycling ban proposed on street with disused streetcar track
Globe and Mail
After the death of a cyclist whose wheel became caught in an unused stretch of streetcar track on Wychwood Avenue, Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong says the city should consider banning cycling on the quiet, residential street. Cycling advocates and local ...
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Improvements to the Kay Gardner Beltline Trail - Toronto Cyclists ...
City staff are studying improvements to the Kay Gardner Beltline Trail and are holding the first of potentially two public meetings on Sept 10 from 6:30-8:30pm at ...
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Aylmer Conservation Officer Recognized
Government of Ontario News
Dave Beavers of Aylmer District has been named the Ontario Conservation Officer of the Year for 2012. Beavers has demonstrated his commitment to the job and to protecting the public through many successful investigations. One of Beavers' investigations ...
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Conservation officers find more polar bear dens near Manitoba-Ontario boundary
Montreal Gazette
WINNIPEG - Manitoba conservation officials have stumbled across a pleasant surprise — a large number of polar bear dens along the Hudson Bay coast near the Ontario boundary. The dens lie in an area southeast of Wapusk National Park and east of the ...
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Ontario Increasing Support for Municipalities

August 20, 2012

Ontario is uploading more expenses from municipalities, helping to reduce costs for municipalities and local families.
This year, court security costs are being uploaded to the province. Municipalities will also continue to see cost savings from previous uploads in social assistance programs, including the Ontario Drug Benefit Program, the Ontario Disability Support Program and the Ontario Works program, resulting in a benefit of $1.2 billion in 2012. Since 2003, Ontario has also increased support to municipalities by:

• Building or rebuilding more than 828 bridges and 6,700 km of road across the province.

• Launching a municipal infrastructure strategy that includes $60 million over three years to support municipal asset management and help fund critical projects.

• Investing more than $13.4 billion in public transit in Ontario communities.

• Committing more than $2.2 billion in gas tax funding to municipalities to help purchase transit vehicles, add routes, extend hours of service, and upgrade transit infrastructure.

• Partnering with municipalities to build or repair more than 270,000 affordable housing units by investing $2.5 billion, more than any previous government.

• Increasing the provincial share of land ambulance costs by $250.6 million or 115.7 per cent.

•  Increasing the provincial share of public health costs from 50 per cent to 75 per cent.

These supports are helping municipalities to lower, freeze or minimize property taxes and ensure that more tax dollars are available for important municipal priorities like water treatment, infrastructure, economic development, and community services.
Helping ensure sustainable public services and vibrant communities is part of the McGuinty government's plan to strengthen the economy.  A strong economy helps protect the services that mean most to families - health care and education.

Toronto trail listings - Pinkbike Forum
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Man missing after canoe capsizes | Your online newspaper for ...
County of Brant OPP are investigating after a man was reported missing on Saturday evening following a canoeing mishap on the Grand River north of Paris.
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Greenwood Conservation Area

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Saturday, August 25, 2012
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Durham Conservation Area - Conservation Areas! Ontario's
Durham Conservation Area is located along the Saugeen River in the Town of Durham. It has close to 200 large, spacious sites tucked into mature hardwoods ...
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'Vibrant, multi-use landscape' proposed
Welland Tribune
He's referring to a proposal jointly submitted by local cycling groups ShortHills Cycling Club and Bike Welland that urges the city to create a Northern Reach Park on 65 hectares of property along the northwest bank of the recreational waterway, north ...
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Tree Top Adventure Challenge | Ontario Trails Council
Hiking Buddies, are you ready to monkey around! TreeGo offers 3 hours of tree top adventures and hiking trails. Other parks have tried to imitate but cannot ...
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Toronto Urban Adventures reviews - TripAdvisor
In spite of having lived in Toronto all my life, I will certainly look at these neighbourhoods in a different light. I have taken walking tours in many cities, and this ...
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Bike News Roundup: Man dies after crashing on Toronto streetcar ...
Grist editor tries out bike commuting in Seattle (and has some great advice). Bike News Roundup: Man dies after crashing on Toronto streetcar tracks. Posted on ...
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Backus Heritage Conservation Area - Conservation Areas! Ontario's
Enjoy a visit to Backus, where history meets nature. Camp, fish, hike, swim, enjoy a special event, travel back in time or relax in the great outdoors, all just ...
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Toronto "Fitness & Fun" Walk & Yoga Group (Toronto, ON) - Meetup
This is a group lead by me, Caroline, a certified Personal Trainer and Yoga instructor. If you are interested in; meeting new people; walking for fitness and fun ; ...
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Rare birchbark canoe repatriated from UK to Peterborough museum
Winnipeg Free Press
Kenneth Lister, assistant curator of anthropology at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, thinks there could be other ancient Canadian canoes waiting to be discovered in Europe, even ones much older than the Enys craft. "If there's one like this there ...
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Canoe and kayak sprint event is first to finish at 2012 Ontario Summer Games
durhamregion.com
Canoe and kayak sprint event is first to finish at 2012 Ontario Summer Games. Canoe and kayak sprint were the first events to be completed at the 2012 Ontario Summer Games. The finals had already wrapped up by mid-afternoon on Aug. 16, even before the ...
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Rally supports horse, agricultural industries
NorthernLife.ca
Former PC candidate Paula Peroni and the Sudbury Provincial PC Riding Association, the Northern Ontario Horsemen Association and Robertson's Training Centre will stage a rally Aug. 27 in support of the horse and agricultural industries in the Sudbury ...
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Wednesday

Whitby Lake Shore Trail

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
7:00 PM  The Town of Whitby is fortunate to have the light house for the marina and a park that borders along the shores of Lake Ontario. It's a beautiful walk going east from the parking area.  The walk will be from 7 to 8 p.m...
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Sherbourne won't be complete until 2014, but that won't save the Jarvis bike lane
Open File
"Sherbourne is being reconstructed and that's fantastic," says Jared Kolb of Cycle Toronto. But Kolb notes that the bargain that City Council worked out in July 2011 was the removal of the Jarvis bike lane after the Sherbourne Bike Lane was complete.
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Extra, Extra: Celebrating Yonge, Swimming Lake Ontario, Cycling Jarvis
Torontoist
Extra, Extra: Celebrating Yonge, Swimming Lake Ontario, Cycling Jarvis. By Hamutal Dotan • Photos by Christopher Drost. Every weekday's end, Extra, Extra collects just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss. 20120817xx1 ...
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Naval Historian Participates in the Celebration for War of 1812 Bicentennial
US Navy SEALs Blog & Information (blog)
A naval historian for the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) on Aug. 13 provides unique and inspiring insights into the life of U. S. Navy Sailors during the tumultuous time of the War of 1812. Christine Hughes was helping the Naval Support ...
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