Tuesday, January 28, 2014

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We Welcome Our New Members!Port Colborne

Two trails terminate in Port Colborne, both of which form part of the Greater Niagara Circle Route. These are excellent, paved, multi-used trails passing by some of the best scenery in southern Niagara, including the historic Welland Canal. Great for walking, cycling, skating, or wheeling. Click on the name of each trail to view their respective web-pages. More trails on website.

Greater Niagara Circle RouteThe Greater Niagara Circle Route
The Greater Niagara Circle Route is a paved, multi-use trail that connects Port Colborne, Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, Niagara on the Lake, St. Catharines, Thorold, and Welland in a 140 km circuit. It is made up of several different trails. In Port Colborne, the Welland Canals Parkway, which runs on a north/south axis from Welland, and the Friendship Trail, which runs on an east/west axis from Fort Erie, both meet at Seaway Park. A spur of the trail runs along the Port Promenade, parallel to Historic West Street, and terminates at scenic HH Knoll Park. 
 
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Georgian Bay Coast Trail
 


Haldimand County
Trail/PathwayLocationDescription
Thistlemoor Park Pathway CaledoniaWithin the limits of Thistlemoor Park in the south end of Caledonia.
Kinsmen Park Walkway CaledoniaPaved and lit throughout Kinsmen Park on the north side of the Grand River.
Patterson Walkway CaledoniaPaved and lit on the east side of Argyle Street between the Grand River and Forfar Street.
Ramsay Walkway CaledoniaPaved and lit trail on the west side of Argyle Street between the Grand River and Forfar Street destined for the Caledonia Old Mill.
Rotary Riverside Trail Caledonia to YorkDesignated as part of the Trans Canada Trail System, this trail is approximately six kilometres of scenic Grand River country, which is suitable for nature walks, hiking and cycling.
Rail Park Pathway DunnvilleA short scenic pathway between Cedar Street and George Street.
Thompson Creek Restoration DunnvilleNatural regenerated area reforested with Carolinian trees and frequented by various wildlife.
Townsend Recreation Trail TownsendThirteen kilometres of paved and lit walkway winding through beautiful Townsend over the Nanticoke Creek. Available for walking, biking and roller-blading.

Township of Cavan-Monaghan

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Cedar Valley Park
Located on the Cedar Valley Rd., Cedar Valley Park is a community green-space with play equipment and a half court basketball court for children to enjoy.
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Edgewood Park
Located near the Hamlet of Mount Pleasant, Edgewood Park is a small green-space with a swing set and playground that serves the residents of the Edgewood Park subdivision.
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Monday, January 27, 2014

Ontario Trail News - Trail News from all around Ontario's Trails

Development News - Renfrew and EBC



EBC has received a generous grant from the Terra Tundra Foundation for $15,000 to go towards our land conservation work. One of our members found that they could donate effectively using Terra Tundra's "flow through" process. We thank both the donor and Terra Tundra for this grant which will help us conserve 780,000 square metres (192 acres) of land worth $284,000.
Education News - Second Program starts Feb 4th!


Trail News
Update to Ontario Ministry Tourism, Culture and Sport OSRCF FundingPlease note that due to the busy holiday season and recent weather challenges in the province, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport has extended the deadline for Provincial project ‘Letter of Intent’ (LOI) applications by one week to Thursday January 23, 2014 at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). This revised LOI deadline does not affect the deadline of February 20, 2014 for Full Provincial applications (by invitation) or for Local/Regional applications.

The grant is designed to facilitate:
·         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
·         strengthening of 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

For more information on the 2014-15 Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund, please visit Grants Ontario.

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. English link      En Francais Link
This year’s funding priorities are:
  1. 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.
  2. 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
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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Ontario Trails News - News from all around Ontario's trails

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Get Out There Magazine Announces Winners of 2013 Readers' Choice Awards

January 20, 2013 (Toronto, Ontario) Today Get Out There Magazine announced the winners of its 8 annual Readers’ Choice Awards, which recognizes the people, places, events and organizations that support active living in Canada.
The coveted RCAs are awarded in over thirty different categories – spanning everything from best marathon to favourite adventure race, and are broken down into Eastern Canada, Western Canada and National awards. Winners are determined by the highest number of reader votes cast in each category.
In 2013 over 1,900 readers cast votes.
Notable winners this year include the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (Eastern Canada) and the Manitoba Marathon (Western Canada) as “Best Marathons”, the Around the Bay 30K Road Race (Eastern Canada) and the new Vancouver Eastside 10K (Western Canada) as “Best Running Event”. The RBC GranFondo Whistler and Cycle 4 Sight took top honours as Western Canada’s “Best Cycling Event”.
Complete results of the 2013 Readers’ Choice Awards have been published in the February issue of Get Out There Magazine, which hits the streets February 1. Results are also available at the bottom of this document.
Voting will open for the 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards next month and will be open through December 1, 2014. Organizations are invited to let their supporters know about the Awards and encourage them to vote.
About Get Out There Communications Inc.
Get Out There Communications Inc. is the publisher of Get Out There Magazine, Canada’s leading network of endurance sport and outdoor recreation publications. Serving 160,000 readers through the print magazine and thousands more online, Get Out There is the leading resource for active Canadians. Annually 200,000 copies of Get Out There are distributed at events and in race kits, in addition to retail and resort distribution across the country. Online Get Out There boasts a website featuring Canada’s largest searchable calendar of sports and outdoor recreation events, bi-weekly e-newsletters, an iPhone App and social networking forums. Get Out There also hosts events, including NordicFest and the Race & Event Expo.
For more information please contact:
Marissa Schroder
Get Out There Communications Inc.
416-904-1590
2013 RCA Winners
Best Adventure Race
East: Storm the Trent
West: Swamp Donkey Adventure Race
Best Charity Training Program
East: Anne’s Team
National: Team in Training
Best Cross Country Ski Event or Race
East: Canadian Ski Marathon
West: Canadian Birkebeiner
Best Cross Country Ski Facility
Best Cycling Club
East: ShortHills Cycling Club
West: United Riders of Crowsnest
Best Event T-Shirt
East: Ultra-Trail Harricana de Charlevoix
West: Squamish 50
National: Spartan Race
Best Health/Fitness Club
East: Omega Health and Fitness
West: Aspire Fitness
National: GoodLife Fitness
Best Lap Swimming Pool
East: University of Toronto Athletic Centre
West: Kitsilano Pool
Best Marathon
East: Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
West: Manitoba Marathon
Best Masters Swim Club
East: North Toronto Masters Swim Club
Best Mountain Biking Event or Race
East: Six in the Hood
Best Mountain Biking Facility
East: Hardwood Ski and Bike
West: Whistler Mountain Bike Park
Best Obstacle/Mud Racing Event
East: Spartan Race*
West: Dirty Donkey Mud Run
National: Mud Hero
*In Canada, Spartan Race has different operators in our Eastern Canada and Western Canada award regions. To this end, Spartan votes were tallied on a regional basis.
Best Colour Run
National: Color Me Rad
Best Off-Road Triathlon
East: Mine Over Matter
West: XTERRA Canmore*
*While an XTERRA event will take place in our Eastern Canada award region in 2014, this category was awarded based on XTERRA’s Western Canada-only presence in 2013.
Best Orienteering Event/Race
East: Raid the Hammer
West: Manitoba Orienteering Provincials
Best Outdoors Store
East: SAIL
West: Wilderness Supply
National: Mountain Equipment Co-op
Best Personal Trainer
East: Darren Wedlrick, The Urban Athlete
West: Kim Ogren - Kim's Kickin' Fit
Best Piece of Sports Clothing
lululemon athletica Speed Shorts
Best Place to Buy a Bike
East: Gears Bike Shop
West: Bikes and Beyond
National: Mountain Equipment Co-op
Best Place to Buy Running Shoes
East: The Runners Shop
West: Fast Trax Run & Ski Shop
National: Running Room
Best Place to Buy Tri Gear
East: Running Free
West: Element Sports
Best Place to do a Spin Class
East: Quad Spinning
West: Servus Place
National: YMCA
Best Place to go with a Sports Injury
East: The Urban Athlete
West: Pan Am Clinic
Best Post-Event Party
East: Ultra-Trail Harricana de Charlevoix
West: Dirty Donkey Mud Run
Best Race Kit
East: Furry Friends 5K
West: SeaWheeze Half Marathon
Best Road Biking Event/Race
East: Cycle for Sight
West: RBC GranFondo Whistler
Best Road Triathlon
East: Toronto Triathlon Festival
West: Kenora Borealis Triathlon
National: Ironman 70.3
Best Running Club
East: Guelph Victors
West: Fast Trax Run & Ski Shop Club
National: Running Room
Best Road Running Event (non-marathon)
East: Around the Bay
West: Vancouver Eastside 10K
Best Ski Hill
East: Blue Mountain
West: Whistler-Blackcomb
Best Snowshoe Race/Event
East: Snowshoe Raid
West: Blitz Snowshoe Fun Run
National: The Yeti Snowshoe Series*
*At press time the Yeti does not have any Eastern Canada events scheduled for 2014. However, their standing as a national series is based on their 2013 series, which included a race in Ontario.
Best Sports Drink
Gatorade
Best Sports Nutrition Food
Clif Bar
Best SUP Event/Race
East: Muskoka River X
West: Kalamalka Classic Stand Up Paddle Festival
Best Trail/Ultra Running Event
East: Ultra-Trail Harricana de Charlevoix
West: Sinister 7 Ultra
National: 5 Peaks Trail Running Series
Best Winter Event
East: Robbie Burns 8K
West: Ice Donkey Winter Adventure
Best Indoor Rock Climbing Gym
East: Climber’s Rock
West: Vertical Adventures
Best Urban Race
West:Pain in the ASSiniboine
National: City Chase
Best Race Photography Company
Kelly Morton Photography
Best Outdoor Festival
East: Winterlude
West: Fire & Water Music Festival
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Saturday, January 25, 2014

Ontario Trails News - News from all around Ontario's Trails

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Fat Bike Photos – AKA: The Frozen Tundra Mountain Biking ...
jpd - Well, as it turns out, a fat bike is a type of mountain bike that has frickin' huge ... winter mountain biking extreme sports fat bike photos jp danko toronto ...
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A multi-sport sensation
Orillia Packet & Times - She also cycled to top spot at the Tremblant Cup, the Sudbury Canada Cup, theOntario Mountain Bike Provincial Championship and was first at all ...
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Some new ideas for Toronto
Toronto Star - Here's a different approach: make Toronto smaller, or at least no bigger. .... Robert Zaichkowski, Cycle Toronto Ward 14 Advocacy Group, Toronto.
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Friday, January 24, 2014

Ontario Trail News - Trail news from all around Ontario's trails!

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Cycling safety at core of Kitchener bylaw reviewWaterloo Record
In reviewing 126 cycling deaths that occurred in Ontario between 2006 and 2009, a coroner's report called for a one-metre law and recommended that ...

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Simcoe.com
... in cross-country skiing, as a member of the Lakehead University Nordic ski team. Competing at the Ontario University Association (OUA) Championships, ... also won major honours in mountain biking, as well as Nordic skiing.
See all stories on this topic »

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Five in running for Orillia's top athletic awardSimcoe.com
... in cross-country skiing, as a member of the Lakehead University Nordic ski team. Competing at the Ontario University Association (OUA) Championships, ... also won major honours in mountain biking, as well as Nordic skiing.
See all stories on this topic »

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570 News
A great winter so far for snowmobiling
570 News - Spokesperson for the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs, Craig Nicholson says snowmobile trails in Ontario opened December 4th, which was ...
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Ontario Trails News - Trail News from all around Ontario's trails

Trail Heros

Know 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.

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Every 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!
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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  
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Join OTC

The 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 Activity

Our 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!

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Add Your Event

We 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 Trails

We 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.


 

Member Requests

1) Algonquin College program on-line

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2) OTC Mobile App - for iProducts and Windows

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3) Post Photos to Pinterest

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4) OTC on Foursquare

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5) Safe Trails Manual


6) OTC Youtube Channel
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7) Ontario Trails Maps
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8) Enabling Change Program
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9) OTC Board 2012-13
Jack De Wit - PRESIDENT
Ontario Equestrian Federation
905-655-4666
cndhrsman@bellnet.ca


Dan Andrews - Secretary/Treasurer     
TrailADE Consulting
705-927-8648
trailadecanada@gmail.com
Paul Ronan
Ontario Parks Association
647-991-9444
paulronan@rogers.com

Frieda Baldwin
Huronia Trails and Greenways
705-245-1005
frieda.baldwin@rogers.com

Wayne Daub
Ontario Federation of All Terrain Vehicle Clubs
519-500-3715
w-daub@rogers.com

Igor Hoogendoorn
International Mountain Biking Association
855-255-4094 ext.108
igor.hoogendoorn@imba.com

Tim West
Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs
705-739-7669
twest@ofsc.on.ca

K
irsten Spence
Northern Ontario Representative
807-889-0602
trailsgirl@gmail.com
Jeff Muzzi
Manager, Forestry Services, Renfrew County
613-633-9683
JMuzzi@countyofrenfrew.on.ca


Patrick Connor
Ex-officio - Executive Director
Kingston
613-396-3226
execdir@ontariotrails.ca


We currently have 2 vacancies on the OTC Board. If you are interested please e-mail Jack De Wit to discuss.
cndhrsman@bell.net


Disclaimer
The ideas, opinions, re-posting of news, editorials and content contained in this newsletter are not necessarily the ideas or opinions of the OTC Board or staff. This news is intended for informational purposes only.


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Ontario Trails Membership

On behalf of OTC we thank you for your support. If there is a group you know that is not a member contact us and we'll send them a note on membership benefits. This past week we received a renewal from Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority and Sault Ste. Marie Thank you very much for your support!

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WINTER HIKES!



Goderich council is hoping to meet with representatives from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh council next month to discuss sponsoring a bike and hiking trail from Goderich to Point Farms Provincial Park.
Members of the Port to Point Trail Association are only asking for support at this point – and not funding – that will then allow them to pursue government grants.
Goderich Mayor Deb Shewfelt says they are hoping to attract a sponsor similar to the arrangement between the Rotary Club and Grand Bend with their trail.
Shewfelt also points out that although the trail is actually in A-C-W, a lot of people visit Point Farms every summer and the trail could attract some of then to visit Goderich.

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