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Bigger and better rally results

Bancroft This Week
... 2011 Rally of the Tall Pines as well as a cheque for the Bancroft Sled Dog Races. ...Competitors came from all over Ontario, five competitors were from ...

Fitness and Outdoor Contest | Green Living
Fitness and Outdoor Contest ... Mountain Equipment Co-op Outdoor Camping Kit ... 1 (one) bus pass to Algonquin Park and an Ontario Parks souvenir bag ...
www.greenlivingonline.com/fitness-and-outdoor-contest

First time is a definite charm

Haliburton County Echo
Jillian Mayhew, the top Red Hawks Nordic ski finisher at the Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics championship, which were held at Glebe Park last ...

Ontario horsemen fight to keep share of slots money Globe and Mail Busloads of horsemen will arrive at Queen's Park in Toronto Wednesday afternoon to challenge an Ontario government review of what it calls a $345-million “subsidy” of thehorse racing industry. The buses will file in from around the province to meet on ... See all stories on this topic » Adventure Cycling director visits Detroit area to promote ... The Republic The new 518-mile Detroit Alternate takes cyclists through communities and landmarks from Oberlin, Ohio, to Owen Sound in Ontario, Canada. Lake salmon project earns award Mississauga The Lake Ontario Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program has been recognized with the Spring Fishing & Boat Show's Conservation Project of the Year Award. File photo The efforts of a number of organizations to help replenish Lake Ontario's salmon ... See all stories on this topic » Learn to Share the Road with Bikes Tonight at Rec Centre I on Stratford The Share the Road Cycling Coalition is a provincial cycling advocacy organization created to unitecycling organizations from across Ontario and work with ... Finally got my new kayak! - Ontario Fishing Community Home Finally got my new kayak!: now its time to set it up for fishing. ontariofishingcommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic... Stolen ATV from St. Clair Parkway  Chatham Daily News

An ATV has gone missing from a residence on St. Clair Parkway. ... The vehicle had Ontariolicense plates 24XC5 and is valued at approximately $5000.

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Hamilton, Ontario: A City That Overflows

Business Review Canada
Hamilton, Ontario has the tranquil phenomenon that will take you far away from the mundane board room. Known as the “Waterfall Capital of Canada,” the City features a culture that encourages trendy art and music offering business travelers more to see ...
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Jeep trails ontario - JeepForum.com
Hey I'm new to the whole jeep trails stuff and I love the sound and can imagine how fun it would be to do some actual jeep off-roading and going on.
www.jeepforum.com/forum/f58/jeep-trails-ontario-1331666/

Anti-Contraband Spokesperson Visits Ontario's "Contraband Trail"
NorthumberlandView.ca
Gary Grant, National Spokesperson for the National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco was visiting communities along the 401, Ontario's “Contraband Trail”, to meet with affected businesses and community decision makers to discuss the challenges of ...
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Fleming hosts natural outdoor day
Peterborough Examiner
Staff from the Indian River Reptile Zoo began the day with a presentation entitled Snakes and Turtles of Ontario. Shortly after, Jeff Wiltshire and Artimus the Harris Hawk spoke about raptors and the art of Falconry. In the afternoon, the group was ...
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All in the family
London Free Press
The Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society took two retired racehorses to the fair for families to meet. The organization takes horses donated from racetracks and owners and they're retrained to compete in different types of riding competitions, ...
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Report Affects Ontario Conservation | Trailhead Ontario
NEWMARKET (February 15, 2012) The Drummond Report released today offers recommendations that have the potential to improve and enhance ...
trailheadontario.com/.../report-affects-ontario-conservation/

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Wood ducks get new homes thanks to conservation program at AMA Sportsmen's Club

Amherstburg Echo
By Ron Giofu/The Amherstburg Echo AMHERSTBURG — In an effort to preserve southwesternOntario's wood duck population, the AMA Sportsmen's Club stepped up with its conservationprogram Saturday morning. For approximately the sixth straight year, ...
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Conservation Ontario News Byte
Conservation Authorities work with Trees Ontario to plant more than 1.5 million trees annually in partnership with Trees. Ontario and the Ministry of Natural ...
www.conservation-ontario.on.ca/.../ForestsHelpKeepUsHealth...

News & Events Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority
Conservation Ontario, representing the province's 36 Conservation Authorities specifically referenced in the Report, encourages a thorough discussion on the ...
www.grca.on.ca/.../drummondreportimpactsconservationautho...

Welcome to the Hamilton Conservation Areas - Hamilton ...
Fifty Point is a spectacular conservation area, with the warmest and cleanest beach on western Lake Ontario. It's home to one of the most picturesque marinas ...
www.conservationhamilton.ca/welcome-to-the...areas/item

conservation | Ontario Nature Blog
Ontario Nature Blog. Protecting wild species and wild spaces through conservation, education and public engagement. Skip to content. Home ...
www.ontarionature.org/connect/blog/?tag=conservation

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Canal Closed, Snowflake Kingdom And Crystal Gardens Open At Final ...

Ottawa Citizen
The Ice Hog Family, Winterlude's famous mascots, will be on-hand all weekend, including OntarioFamily Day, to meet young and young at heart.

Family Day in Ontario
About - News & Issues
The Uxbridge Legion is hosting free events, including snow golf, karaoke and cross-country skiing. Snowfest Caledon activities include snowshoeing, dog sledding, skating, sleigh rides, ice sculptures and snow castle competitions, plus a special winter ...
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Take a jog … in snowshoes
Globe and Mail
“The snowshoes are 22 inches in length and they weigh about a pound, so you don't really notice them, especially if you're on a packed trail.


Tightrope walking Niagara Falls - News Hour - Videos | Global Toronto
In a surprise reversal, a green light has been given to a stunt that was last attempted over a century ago - tightrope walking over Niagara Falls. Ryan Sang ...
www.globaltoronto.com/video/tightrope.../video.html?v...

Long run in Toronto - trails/paths? | MyFitnessPal.com
Does anyone happen to be from the Toronto area? I grew up there, but haven't lived there for 20 years... I'm going home for a visit in a few weeks and need to ...
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Ontario Heritage Trust launches Heritage Week 2012 with opening of ...

Canada NewsWire
17, 2012 /CNW/ - Today, the Ontario Heritage Trust hosted a special event at its ... and to launch the commemoration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812.


Travel: New cycling route follows north end of Underground Railway into Ontario
Waterloo Record
The 830-kilometre “Detroit Alternate” route provides an optional tour — and historic sites to see — for cyclists travelling between Oberlin, Ohio (150 kilometres east of Toledo) and Owen Sound in southwestern Ontario. The new route guides cyclists ...
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Mountain Equipment Co-op store to receive 10000 square feet expansion
World Interior Design Network
The Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) store in Westboro, Ottawa, Ontario, ... The new addition will feature an expanded bike shop and a more spacious children ...


TO cyclists to MEC: you don't get to use "ghost bikes"—that's our word
Open File
But Mountain Equipment Co-op has got itself in a bit of hot water by introducing the Ghost brand ofbikes to its Toronto store. Torontoist has the story: We ...

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Dismayed at Council tourism plan

Orangeville Citizen
First and foremost, the Hills of Headwaters Tourism guide which has a wide and successful distribution throughout Ontario 2. Weddings, most of which are ...


MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY : 64 Projects Across Canada Still In ...
4-traders
CLARINGTON - A River Runs Through Us: Further development of the hiking trails and the outdoor living activity area within Bowmanville Creek Valley.


Tandem Kayak Rentals Ontario | Grand River Rafting | Canoeing ...
Above is a photo of our new 2012 Tomcat Tandem Kayaks for paddling the Grand River. Tandemkayak rentals in Ontario are available on the Grand River.
www.grandriverrafting.ca/tandem-kayak-rentals-ontario

Drummond Report Impacts Conservation Authorities

NorthumberlandView.ca
NEWMARKET (February 15, 2012) The Drummond Report released today offers recommendations that have the potential to improve and enhance environmental management in Ontario.Conservation Ontario, representing the province's 36 Conservation Authorities ...
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Spirit of skiing celebrated at 40th annual Silver Spoon
North Renfrew Times
The annual Silver Spoon is a time to recognize people who contribute to cross country skiing in ways other than racing. The Tony Hinds Family award (for a local family who participates in the Silver Spoon Ski Fest and cross-country skiing in general) ...
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Rails to Trails Active Transportation Report - http://www.railstotrails.org/resources/flipbooks/2012_bucreport/files/assets/downloads/Beyond%20Urban%20Centers.pdf

Earlybird Tickets on sale Now!

FAMILY DAY

Midland Free Press
If the snow is deep, bring snowshoes and ski poles for a great workout. .... associated with theOntario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

February features flurry of fishing activities
Northumberland Today
How about the Ontario Family Fishing Weekend from Feb. ... Dave said he heard no sounds of a snowmobile or ATV in the area and in the stillness and quiet of ...


Is bicycle-friendly in city's future?
The Beacon Herald
Among participants at the event will be representatives from Cycle Ontario, the Avon Trail Association, Stratford Runners and Walkers, and the Perth District Health Unit. Local bicycle retailers Totally Spok'd and Ross' Bike Works will also have ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Conservation Ontario

have the potential to improve and enhance environmental management in Ontario. Conservation Ontario, representing the province's 36 Conservation ...
www.conservationontario.ca/.../Drummond_Report_CO_React...

GRCA lobbying Queen's Park to protect funding
Cambridge Times
Given the coming cuts in provincial spending, Schultz said the GRCA and Conservation Ontario(the association for Ontario's conservation authorities) are concerned about future funding for vital projects and programs. GRCA officials will be reminding ...
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Gutsy Walk - Devynn Brooks - Toronto
Gutsy Walk for Crohn's and Colitis - Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada ... Walk with Us - It Takes Guts to Find a Cure ... Devynn Brooks -- Toronto ...
https://secure.ccfcfindthecure.ca/ParticipantPage.aspx?...

Deadly weekend in Muskoka

CottageCountryNow.ca
11, OPP reports that two snowmobiles carrying four people were travelling the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) D102 trail near Milford Bay when, at approximately 11:30 am, one of the sleds left the trail and crashed.
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Holloway coaching era at Hillcrest drawing to a victorious end
Ottawa Citizen
Joy, who is returning to cross-country skiing after focusing on kayaking last ... it assures me it's possible,” said Joy, an Ontario Ski Team member in 2010 ...


Regional Round-Up
EMC Kemptville
Ontario Early Years Centre workshops. Pre-registration is necessary. .... Rideau Cup Sled Dog and Skijoring Races in Newboro. Feb. 25 (weather permitting) ...

Public Transport | Trailhead Ontario

Multi-use trails, bicycle lanes and sidewalk improvements are among several measures outlined in Peel's Active Transportation strategy endorsed today by ...
trailheadontario.com/tag/public-transport/

Trailhead Ontario | Ontario Trails Council
Our Annual Conference is called Trailhead Ontario Join us for our annual gathering of trail leaders, planners, trail enthusiasts, managers, funders and ...
www.ontariotrails.on.ca/become-a-member/trailheadontario

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Highland Wilderness Tours Horse Camps in Maynooth, Ontario ...

Highland Wilderness Tours Horse Camps in Maynooth, Ontario. Horse Stable for boarding, breeding, riding, equestrian lessons, training and more. Features ...
horse-stables.findthebest.com/.../Highland-Wilderness-Tours-...

Councillors may walk out on Premier
The Barrie Advance
... from Bruce County municipality Arran-Elderslie that calls on rural representatives to walk out on the Premier when he ascends the stage to address the annual Good Roads Conference at the end of February at the Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto.
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Courting the granola - and gun - crowds
CTV.ca
Now Sail has Ontario in its sights. It has declared war on the province's outdoors specialty retail market, launching a full-out assault to grab market share in a growing but increasingly competitive market that features such giants as US-based Bass ...
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Action Alert: E-mail your support for safe cycling on John Street and Front Street today!

Toronto - This Thursday, the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee (PWIC) will review two street redesign projects which currently do not offer any provisions for safe cycling. The report recommendations forJohn Street and Front Street fall short of offering Complete Streets to Torontonians by excluding cyclists.Please e-mail your support for better cycling provisions on John Street and Front Street by Thursday, February 16!

How 1-Minute Intervals Can Improve Your Health
New York Times
... in Hamilton, Ontario, recently gathered several groups of volunteers. ... But they gamely agreed to undertake a newly devised program of cycling ...


Toronto Bike Show - What to expect? - Mountain Bike Review
I'm interested in going to the Toronto Bike Show and I'm trying to talk a couple guys I work with into going, but being my first time what can I.
forums.mtbr.com/.../toronto-bike-show-what-expect-768548.h...

Conserving our wetlands | Ontario Nature Blog
I was heartened to hear about some successful conservation actions happening right now inOntario. Dave Reid gave a great talk on the ALUS project in Norfolk ...
www.ontarionature.org/connect/blog/?p=275

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Sledders urged to 'take it easy' on the trails

The Barrie Examiner
By Robin MacLennan - Special to QMI Agency It has been a frustrating winter for snowmobile enthusiasts with the riding season stalled across most of southern and central Ontario. That frustration might be causing people to take unsafe chances, ...

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The List: 10 things award-winning theatre director Weyni Mengesha ...
Toronto Life
Riding my bike in Toronto makes me fall in love with the city. ... I grew up in Vancouver, and whenever I step into a Mountain Equipment Co-op, ...


Skiing is good for the heart
Guelph Mercury
But it is a passion that is hard to keep burning given southern Ontario's increasingly mild winters. Janet Brenchley-Krug and Tom Krug met on the trails that cross the rugged terrain in the Outaouais region just north of Ottawa while at university ...
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Spring brings septic inspections
CottageCountryNow.ca
“We're getting ready to ramp things up for the spring,” said North Bay-Mattawa ConservationAuthority (NBMCA) CAO Brian Tayler. Changes to Ontario's Building Code made in 2011 include mandatory maintenance inspection requirements for on-site sewage ...
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I Want Your Outdoor Job: Fiona Westner-Ramsay and Mike Ramsay, Canoe Paddle Makers

Paddling Instructor News (press release) (blog)
First out of the gate are friends of the site, Fiona Westner-Ramsay and Mike Ramsay, owners of Badger Paddles based out of Huntsville, Ontario. When not working on their canoe paddles, Fiona and Mike are the primary caregivers for their autistic son, ...
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Roseneath, Cobourg considered for visits from Musical Ride
Northumberland Today
... seen here on his horse Dare, is a member of the RCMP Musical Ride. ... This year it is in southern Ontario, so Constable James Marsden, a member of the ...


Underground Railroad cycling route expanded
Bicycle Retailer
... years after unveiling its 2000-mile Underground Railroad Bicycle Route, ... for cyclists traveling between Oberlin, Ohio, and Owen Sound, Ontario.


New Ontario Masters eRace Cancer Cycling Team & Club ...
February 08, 2012 (Toronto, ON) – Lori and Peter Kofman are pleased to announce the creation of a new Ontario-based masters' cycling racing team and club.
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