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Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Monday, December 23, 2013
Ontario Trails News - news about Ontario's 2500+ trails from the Ontario Trails Council
We Welcome Returning Members:
Eskakwa Eco-Tours
Simcoe County
Conservation Halton
Brant Waterways Foundation
OTC Attends Ontario Trails Coordinating Committee Meeting
Eskakwa Eco-Tours
Simcoe County
Conservation Halton
Brant Waterways Foundation
OTC Attends Ontario Trails Coordinating Committee Meeting
Weather
Trail Conditions
OPP AND OFSC WARN SNOWMOBILERS TO STAY OFF EARLY ICE:
“Be Very Cautious Because No Ice is 100 per cent Safe”
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) are reminding snowmobilers that no ice can be considered 100 per cent safe to ride on with a snowmobile. This is especially true this winter when ice is forming earlier than usual in many areas and may look safe, but is not yet thick or strong enough. This ice warning also applies during any prolonged period of thaw or rain, and late in the season after ice begins to deteriorate from milder temperatures.
Trail Conditions
OPP AND OFSC WARN SNOWMOBILERS TO STAY OFF EARLY ICE:
“Be Very Cautious Because No Ice is 100 per cent Safe”
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) are reminding snowmobilers that no ice can be considered 100 per cent safe to ride on with a snowmobile. This is especially true this winter when ice is forming earlier than usual in many areas and may look safe, but is not yet thick or strong enough. This ice warning also applies during any prolonged period of thaw or rain, and late in the season after ice begins to deteriorate from milder temperatures.
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Ontario Trails news - time to renew your Ontario Trails Membership! We appreciate your support!
Trail News
Ontario Ministry Tourism, Culture and Sport Announces Grant FundingThe Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport is pleased to announce the launch of the2014-15 Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund. The OSRCF is a grant program that supports a vision of getting and keeping Ontarians active in community sport, recreation and physical activity. The fund:
· Aider les gens à acquérir un savoir-faire physique qui favorisera leur activité physique tout au long de leur vie et leur permettra de faire des choix plus sains en ce qui concerne leur activité physique
· Renforcer le secteur des sports et des loisirs communautaires, en donnant une formation dans les domaines comme l'entraînement, le développement des jeunes et la formation des bénévoles, afin d'offrir des services améliorés et des programmes de haute qualité
Ontario Ministry Announces Grant Funding - Enabling Change Program
· increases opportunities for participation in sport and recreation by developing new programs or increasing access to existing programs to encourage individuals to become more active and keep those who are, engaged throughout their lives
· supports implementation of physical literacy as a foundation for lifelong physical activity among individuals enabling them to make healthier activity choices
· strengthens the community sport and recreation sector by providing training in areas such as coaching, youth development, and volunteer development to provide enhanced service and quality programming
Le ministère du Tourisme, de la Culture et du Sport est heureux d’annoncer le lancement du programme de subvention du Fond ontarien d'action communautaire pour les sports et les loisirs 2014-15. Le FOACSL est un programme de subvention qui soutient l'objectif de faire participer les Ontariens et Ontariennes à des activités physiques et à des sports et des loisirs communautaires. Il permet :
· Accroître les possibilités de participer à des sports et à des loisirs, en concevant de nouveaux programmes ou en améliorant l'accès aux programmes qui existent déjà, afin d'encourager les gens à devenir plus actifs et d'encourager les gens qui sont déjà actifs à le rester toute leur vie· Aider les gens à acquérir un savoir-faire physique qui favorisera leur activité physique tout au long de leur vie et leur permettra de faire des choix plus sains en ce qui concerne leur activité physique
· Renforcer le secteur des sports et des loisirs communautaires, en donnant une formation dans les domaines comme l'entraînement, le développement des jeunes et la formation des bénévoles, afin d'offrir des services améliorés et des programmes de haute qualité
Ontario Ministry Announces Grant Funding - Enabling Change Program
The Accessibility Directorate of Ontario (ADO) is pleased to announce the call for expressions of interest for this year’s round of EnAbling Change Projects. Each year the ADO sets different strategic funding priorities based on upcoming Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) requirements and the compliance needs of targeted sectors.
This year’s funding priorities are:
- Accessible Websites and Web Content: The web accessibility requirements will transform how Ontarians with disabilities find and use information. Accessible websites and web content are critical to reaching our goal of an accessible Ontario by 2025. This year, EnAbling Change will support projects that promote understanding and compliance with accessible website requirements.
- Support compliance and reporting in 2014: All across Ontario, organizations are making changes to make their business practices accessible. A key element of meeting AODA requirements is filing compliance reports with the Government of Ontario. This year, EnAbling Change will support projects to increase compliance reporting in private and not-for-profit sectors.
Application period opens: November 29, 2013
Application period closes: January 31, 2014
Ontario Trails Council Membership Drive on NowApplication period closes: January 31, 2014
Over the past year membership got: new relationships with The City of Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara. Trail committees in each of those areas, saved trail in Welland, further trail development on the North Shore of Lake Superior, commentary to the Ontario trails Strategy, with sub-committees being set up to look at outstanding issues, on-Line Trails Education through Algonquin College and the Trailhead Ontario Conference. We do this with your support!
A Friend of Trails
| Student
$20.60 + $2.67 = $23.27(includes 13% HST) |
Organizational Members
Benefits to Organization
- Access to Trail Insurance package
- OTC Web page representation
- Option on registration in Trillium Trail Network
- Access to Professional Development sessions, i.e. Trails Tourism Practices, Trails Tort Reform, Trail Design Build Workshops
- User conflict resolution
- Representation on OTC trails maps
- Regional Trail Management Committee development
- Knowledge exchange
- Office services and networking support
- Advocacy benefits - provincially and nationally
- Savings on conference/seminar registration
PRICING - Buy fax, credit card or mail (all include 13% HST)
| Yearly Rates | Base | HST | Total | |
| Small <200 td="" trail="" users=""> | $103.00 | $13.39 | $116.39 | |
| Medium 200:5000 users | $257.50 | $33.47 | $290.97 | |
| Large >5000 users | $772.50 | $100.42 | $872.92 |
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Ontario Trails News - our daily blog of news and events from Ontario's 2500+ recreational trails
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 Trail HerosKnow somebody that works hard on trails? If so nominate them to be an Ontario Trails "Trail Hero!" We'd be happy to review your recommendations and acknowledge in a small way their contribution to trails in your community. Trail BlogEvery day trails are news! Every day we blog about trails. In communities all over Ontario trails are big news, for cyclists, runners, canoe or horses, every day we capture in one spot all the trail news - local, provincial or national! Join today! Trail Leaders!Become a trail development leader. Join Ontario's first ever series of 14 trail education courses in the development and management of trails. Designed for both volunteers and professionals. Next On-line Course begins January 14th. Topic - Trail Stewardship. Register today - registration is open 24/7 Join OTCThe Ontario Trails Council is a nonprofit charitable organziation, established in 1988, that promotes the development, preservation, management and use of recreational trails. With over 130 organizational members and 25 individual supporters the OTC continues to grow! Support trails in Ontario - join the OTC Learn an ActivityOur website contains information on over 2,600 trails, and a description for nearly 2,000. Learn about the places where you can bike, cross country ski, climb or any of another 15 activities. We are linked to over 130 organizations and a variety of provincial groups that can help you learn an activity or become better at one you already love! Add Your EventWe post trail or outdoor events on trail specific facebook pages, the main OTC facebook page, and the event section of the OTC website. You can send us your event and we'll post it to these extensive networks. Each week we reach over 20,000 people, so if you want your event known, a bit better, send us the information. Be a Friend of TrailsWe invite all trail users to support the work of the Ontario Trails Council. As a registered charity we do our community work based on the support of member organziations, individuals and some government grants. We do the work, in the end for the individual families and folks that use the trails every day. Please consider supporting us as your thanks for your trails. Thank you. |
Friday, December 20, 2013
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Ontario Trails News - information from Ontario's 2500+ trails in Ontario's Outdoors!
Weather
Trail Conidtions
Activity News - Click the pic for more on each Activity!
Trail Conidtions
Activity News - Click the pic for more on each Activity!
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Ontario Trail News - all the best information shared by community trails in Ontario!
The Ontario Trails Council is a charitable organization, established in 1988, that promotes the creation, development, preservation, management and use of recreational trails.
Over past years membership got: a working Ontario Trails Strategy, new Regional Trail Committees, $25 Million in federal funding for communities, 84 trail projects in Ontario equaling 16.4M, new funding to complete the Trans Canada and Waterfront Trails, Toronto Trails, Lake Erie Coastal Trail, Trans Canada Trail and 2,000 other trails in Ontario. We do this with your support!
Friends of Trails
- Savings on conference/seminar registration
- Monthly e-bulletins
- Access to OTC trails database
- Great gift price!
- Savings on trail literature/maps
Student
- 4 editions of the OTC newsletter Greenways
- Access to OTC trails information
- Conference and selected literature savings
$20.60 + $2.67 = $23.27(includes 13% HST)
Organizational Members
Our members include municipalities, conservation authorities, parks, trail management groups, trail clubs, trail user groups, health units and other trail-related supporting organizations.
Benefits to Organization
- Access to Trail Insurance package
- OTC Web page representation
- Option on registration in Trillium Trail Network
- Access to Professional Development sessions, i.e. Trails Tourism Practices, Trails Tort Reform, Trail Design Build Workshops
- User conflict resolution
- Representation on OTC trails maps
- Regional Trail Management Committee development
- Knowledge exchange
- Office services and networking support
- Advocacy benefits - provincially and nationally
- Savings on conference/seminar registration
PRICING - Buy fax, credit card or mail (all include 13% HST)
| Yearly Rates | Base | HST | Total | |
| Small <200 td="" trail="" users=""> | $103.00 | $13.39 | $116.39 | |
| Medium 200:5000 users | $257.50 | $33.47 | $290.97 | |
| Large >5000 users | $772.50 | $100.42 | $872.92 |
You can support the OTC in a number of ways. One way is to add one of the badges below to your website or blog. Or become a member! Options below.
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We Welcome 4 NEW Members:
Burlington Parks and Recreation
City of Windsor
Ganaraska Forest Centre
Friends of Glengarry Trails
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