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Tories promise open trails for northerners
The Sudbury Star
France Gelinas, the Nickel Belt's NDP MPP, has heard complaints about access to trails and lakes, as well. "The minister of Natural Resources (Linda Jeffrey) lives in Toronto and, in her view, the North should be a great big park that people from the ...
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                                           Image via WikipediaFall a busy time for Upper Canada Village visitors
Standard Freeholder
... the Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario during their fall Quilt Show on Sept. ... from chair and canoe builders to lacrosse and snowshoe makers. ..

JoeBiker.ca Message Board - ATV Ontario versus OFATV
Ontario also has ATV Ontario which is a not for profit alliance of the Ontario Tourisn Marketing Partnership Corporation and various ATV clubs and associations ...
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Association to host information sessions
CottageCountryNow.ca
MUSKOKA - The Ontario Senior Games Association is inviting Muskoka residents to ... hockey, Nordic skiing, prediction skating, table tennis and volleyball. ...

A dream comes true for Norman Bethune fans
CottageCountryNow.ca
Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership representative Chris Hughes, who was part of the event, said the whirlwind tour involved stops in Niagara Falls, ...

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Local riders make the Centurion podium
The Barrie Advance
I found I liked mountain biking a lot better, so I stayed on the road. ... "I like to race in Ontario, because I like to support racing here, but my winning ...

Mountain bikers seek access to Rouge Park trails
insideTORONTO.com
Cycling on any trail is not allowed, and a proposal for a mountain bike course on the former Baere Road landfill was removed from the plan. Murray, whose IMBA Canada represents off-road clubs in Toronto and Durham Region claiming combined memberships ...
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Toronto: So Much More Than The International Film Festival
Huffington Post
Put on your walking shoes and the fun begins. The Royal Ontario Museum, at 100 Queen's Park, founded in 1912 and one of the world's leading museums of world culture and natural history, exhibits more than six million treasures in forty galleries, ...
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Scope of Asbestos Walk continues to grow
Sarnia Observer
Nielsen said others are planning to attend walk from Windsor, Kincardine, Elmira, Toronto and Ajax. The California-based founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is also scheduled to attend. "We would love to get hundreds and hundreds ...
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Ontario Nature's Rally for Nature

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ECO/Huff Strategy (press release)
September 21, 2011 - Today, Ontario Nature, one of the province's most prominent conservation organizations, held a Rally for Nature at Queen's Park where the organization announced its Charter for Biodiversity. More than 6000 people across Ontario ...
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Hudak replies to Conservation Ontario – but fails to address ...
16 to Conservation Ontario, does not deal with the Conservation Authority issue. Instead, Hudak talks of working with environmental advocares “for a more ...
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Tory candidate denies Boreal's future in jeopardy if Tories win
The Sudbury Star
... that the Tories will put Ontario's only francophone college under review ... between the Community Future Advisory Board and the Greenbelt Council. ...

Recovered from 2009 accident, local climber returns to Matterhorn
Bethel Citizen
For the last two and a half he was above the tree line, on a trail with ... Six months after the accident, he went ice climbing in Grafton Notch with Chris ..

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Six hot spots for Kingston trail runners
Our Kingston
I should have mentioned that a park pass is required at Little Cat (daily or annual), but it also gets you into Gould Lake too. A park pass is also required at Frontenac Park. The annual or seasonal pass is good at any Ontario Provincial Park. ...
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 City of Toronto presents urban design awards
Daily Commercial News
Two awards of excellence were given: One to The Fort York Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge at Strachan Avenue and the other to the city's Avenue and Mid-Rise Buildings study. Honourable mentions went to the OCAD Univeristy Capital Master Plan and the ...
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Merritt building a wake of success in adaptive rowing
NorthernLife.ca
Thomas Merritt, an adaptive rowing coach with the Sudbury Canoe Club, ... He arrived in northern Ontario with an established background in rowing, ...

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Download a royalty-free stock photo of Kayaks on Lake Ontario by Gord Horne( copyright) from iStockphoto.com.
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Protecting the Great Lakes The Ontario Way | The Ontario Way ...
Ontario now has the toughest standards in North America for water quality ... waterfront bike rides in Toronto or cross-country skiing with my mom over the ice on ...
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Liberals cutting off access to the North: PCs  
The Sudbury Star - Rita Poliakov - 1 hour ago "Dalton McGuinty has made it harder for people to enjoy the trails. We'll introduce Ontario to the Yours to Discover Act. We will allow local government to ...

Hike Ontario Summit - Coureurs de Bois Voyageur Trail Outdoors ...
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Upcoming Community Events

1.   Call for Artists - Juried Exhibition - Brockville - Entry Deadline 14 Oct. NEW!

2.   The Frontenac Challenge! - Frontenac Provincial Park - Sep & Oct. NEW!

3.   Alchemy in Colour Exhibition - Brockville - 15 Sep. through 26 Oct. NEW!

4.   Paddle the Arch Rideau Tour - Upper Brewers to Jones Falls - 24 Sep. NEW!

5.   Paddle the Arch Fall Tour Series - Frontenac Arch Region - NEW!

6.   Pedal for Paws Bike Ride - Brockville - Saturday 24 Sep. NEW!

7.   Family Fish Fry - Gananoque - Saturday 24 Sep. NEW!

8.   TIFAA Arts Show and Sale - Malloytown Landing - 16-25 Sep. NEW!

Helmets or squashed pumpkins
Northumberland News
All winter long snowmobiles travelled down Burnbrae Road at far greater speeds then any ATV I've seen going. Burnbrae Road is part of the E-108 Ontario ...

Hike Haliburton, Ontario – September 23, 24 & 25 2011
TravelVideo.tv
Join the folks in the Haliburton Highlands for the 9th Annual Hike Haliburton Festival. Explore the natural and cultural heritage of the Highlands or just ... 

Watson betters the beast
Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin
An Outdoor Concert in the afternoon featured the award winning Sam Roberts Band ... While the majority of riders in this event came from across Ontario, ... 

Contest winners spend 'fantastic' days on local cycling routes
Northumberland Today
The routes, provided through Northumberland Tourism, included cycling past Lake Ontario, or along its shores, past orchards and with views of grand old homes, she said. The pair, who live in the High Park area of Toronto where Thorsten bikes to work ...
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Boy bikes to help battle cancer
The Sudbury Star
Levesque made the trip on a 20-speed, seven-gear Brodie mountain bike. ... Fairburn had to travel to Toronto to get a PET Scan during his treatment regimen. ...

Horse riding helps stroke survivor
YorkRegion.com
... when she won two silver medals at the Ontario ParaSport Games in Sarnia. ... "I think horse riding is very beneficial for her and not only in getting ...

Lucas Point Park - Cobourg Ontario

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Lucas Point Park is a naturalized area with 2km of hiking trails. The park is located on Willmott St. and overlooks Lake Ontario in ...
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Group Walks in Canada for Somalia Famine
Voice of America
September 19, 2011 Group Walks in Canada for Somalia Famine Ige Egal, media coordinator for "Walk for Somalia" says in addition to raising awareness, the group hopes to raise $1000000 James Butty A group of Canadian citizens is walking from Toronto to ... See all stories on this topic »

Dailymotion - Walking with papa toronto waterfront - a People ...

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Your life, everyday in video. Watch and share parenting tips and home movies. How-to and DIY for the home and office. Celebrations, community events and ...
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Toronto Trails Festival 2010 - Frequently Asked Questions
The official website of the 2010 Toronto Trails Festival - the annual free fall series of guided Walks in Toronto - now in our 7th great year!
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Big Bear ATV stolen in Sundridge
Bay Today
... Performance shop located in Sundridge, ON. The ATV is described as a 1989 Yamaha Big Bear with Ontario licence 49HS7 and was last seen some time in August.

Hiking Trail at the Dorset Tower | Trails Ontario
One of Muskoka's popular attractions also has a scenic trail for you to explore.
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Hike Ontario Summit - Coureurs de Bois Voyageur Trail Outdoors ...
Arrangements for the Hike Ontario Summit MeetingSept 30-Oct 2, are progressing well and we anticipate a successful meeting will ensue. ...coureursdeboiselliotlake.blogspot.com/.../hike-ontario-summit...     

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10 easy autumn getaways near Ottawa
Edmonton Journal
Hiking trails and rafting and horseback riding are nearby, ... Inn is one of the best examples of southern US-inspired ante-bellum architecture in Ontario. ...

Image by Henry_Lo via FlickrVideo: Lake Ontario's Shoreline is Under Stress | Credit Valley ...
Credit Valley Conservation. Watershed ... Artist and naturalist Robert Bateman discusses the eminent threats to the health of Lake Ontario's shoreline. This video ...
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Students will be seeing the stars
Owen Sound Sun Times
... Astronomical Society at the Outdoor Education Centre west of Wiarton . ... Astronomy is part of the Ontario science curriculum in both Grade 6 and 9. ...

This Toolbox includes resources that trail and open space managers can use to develop and improve their local trail program to better serve their users and the community at large. Do you know of other resources that would benefit California's trail professionals? We want to hear from you! Email your suggestions to: trails@parks.ca.gov.

Guelph Sports Hall of Fame names latest inductees
Guelph Mercury
She competed in the X Games in Colorado in 1998 in ice climbing. She also won on the balance beam as a member of the Ontario junior gymnastics team at the ...  

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Cyclists Riding Across Canada in The Sears National Kids Cancer Ride Arrive in ...
Canada NewsWire (press release)
Among the 15 national cyclists is 17-year-old cancer survivor Josh Nelson of Cambridge, Ontario, who will be riding a tandem bike across Canada with partner Mark Burger of Georgetown, Ontario. Hundreds of other community cyclists are expected to join ...
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Toronto sightseeing
blogTO
... Olivier Langevin ever heard of a little Vancouver band called "Black Mountain"? ... Inside the BIXI bike warehouse in Toronto Most probably it does if ...

Raise a glass in Ontario wine country
Toronto Sun
There are more than 100 events including the Grande Parade next Saturday (Sept. ... mountain climb challenge, bungee run, nine-hole mini-golf, climbing rock ...

There's a lot going on but the lack of response from Ontario to the Survey on National Trail Roundtable Issues is, well, only 10 of 240?! The online link is https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NTRsurvey

Come on Ontario!Please if you do nothing else today - please take a few minutes and give some answers to this survey!Forward it to your Board, your users, your supporters!If you answered it please re-connect to the survey and indicate you are from Ontario!

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Arrangements for the Hike Ontario Summit MeetingSept 30-Oct 2, are progressing well and we anticipate a successful meeting will ensue. ...coureursdeboiselliotlake.blogspot.com/.../hike-ontario-summit...

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Marching Forward: Scotiabank Extends Sponsorship Through 2014 for AIDS Walk ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... NS Truro, NS The Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life is a project of the Canadian AIDS Society in partnership with the Positive Living Society of British Columbia, the AIDS Committee of Toronto, and community-based AIDS organizations across Canada. ...
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Storegazing: A Kensington cycling institution opens a second location
Toronto Star
Road and mountain bikes have always been around but there is a trend toward ... “Toronto is a pretty easy city to ride your bike year round because the snow ...

Parties vague on natural lands
London Free Press
... instead on Liberal environmental accomplishments such as the Greenbelt Plan. ... Ontario Land Trust Alliance and Ducks Unlimited Canada to help them ...

Stationary bike event
The Kingston Whig-Standard
The National Inside Ride Tour stops in Kingston today, from noon to 1:30 pm at St. Lawrence Place, 178 Ontario St. The ride is a stationary cycling event in which teams of six cyclists spin for spirit, fundraising, costume and mileage awards. ...
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Newby from Ontario - Suzuki ATV Forum
I have 23 years experience as an auto tech and just inherited my first quad that was a basket case. Hoping to get it ready for this upcoming Ice.
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Adult lifestyle community proposed for Hastings
Northumberland News
... an outdoor swimming pool, bocce and tennis courts, and hiking trails. Sept. ... in Ontario to determine what works and to choose their best practices. ...

ontario | MEC blog
Where: Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario What: Canoe tripping, camping, hiking, fishing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing When: Thankfully Killarney is open ...
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Ontario Trails News - Develop, Manage, Use and Preserve Ontario's Trails

Endurance championships "a camping trip with your horse"
EMC Frontenac
EMC News One thing that seems to set the Ontario Competitive Trail Riding Association's events apart is that unlike many equestrian events, the competition aspect often takes a back seat to camaraderie and fellowship, said Rick Steele, ...
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Sunset Trail Riders proposes cross-town corridor to benefit Kenora winter tourism
Daily Miner and News
Sunset Trail Riders maintain 700 kilometres of snowmobile trails north and south of Kenora as part of the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Club network but access into the city is currently limited to unmarked local trails that aren't groomed which ...
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Walking Trails in Stouffville, Ontario | Travel Tips - USAToday.com
A former municipality by itself, Stouffville is now the primary urban area of the greater town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, a suburb of Toronto in Ontario, Canada.
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The walk of a life comes to an ending
Ottawa Citizen
It was a little mill town in Northern Ontario where almost nobody lived and not much ever happened. ... The Kiwanis Club of Kirkland Lake arranged a speech. ...

Whicher wins Spider Riders' first Junior Export title
Cambridge Times
All three riders are members of one of Ontario's largest downhill bike teams, ... His technical skills won him the race, his entire team is so proud of him. ...

Lots of walking - Review of Toronto Zoo, Scarborough, Canada ...
Toronto Zoo: Lots of walking - See traveler reviews, 126 candid photos, and great deals for Scarborough, Canada, at TripAdvisor.
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Cyclists take to the shoreline
Dunnville Chronicle
It will take cyclists down roads along the shoreline through Port Rowan, Port Dover, Nanticoke, Selkirk and Dunnville. "We want to see if we can create a cycling brand in the province, to turn Ontario into a cycling destination," said Marlaine Koehler, ...

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Cop injured in ATV rollover
The Barrie Advance
The officer, a member of the Ontario Provincial Police Central Region emergency response team, was on general patrol when his ATV rolled over on the Tay ...

 

Dutton/Dunwich man injured in ATV rollover - The Chronicle ...
A 65-year-old Dutton/Dunwich man is in hospital in serious condition after an ATV rollover accident Sept. 11. The sixty-five year old ... Sep. 17, 2011 · 2011 Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life · Ontario Association of Medical Radiation Technologists ...
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Let the good times roll
CottageCountryNow.ca
Roberts noted that the Muskoka venue is the perfect place to cap the summer kayaking season in Central Ontario. “It's a great way to finish off the end of ...

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