Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Ontario Trails News Summer 2014 - Archive Record


Sudbury Canada Cup/Ontario Cup #4

This weekend the City of Greater Sudbury and the Walden MTB club host the Sudbury Canada Cup/Ontario Cup #4 presented by Adventure Ski & Cycle.
The Walden MTB club and specifically Rob “The Saint” have been working furiously over the last few weeks to create an amazing fast and fun course with true Northern Ontario feel. Expect lots of amazing open rock sections, and super fun fast downhill’s, on a totally reworked course with much smoother lines and buffed singletrack.  Don’t miss this chance to ride and race a totally different kind of course and event.
Note of Final entry deadlines:
Sudbury Canada Cup/Ontario Cup #4 – July 13

CVC employee wins Ontario Nature award

Mississauga News
MISSISSAUGA — Mark Eastman, a stewardship coordinator with Credit Valley Conservation, is the recipient of a J.R. Dymond Public Service Award from Ontario Nature.
Eastman was one of six individuals and two groups recognized by the conservation organization during its recent annual general meeting.
Eastman has led numerous private land stewardship initiatives that help landowners understand the importance of pasture and manure management, invasive species control, wetland fencing and wildlife habitat protection.
Under Healthy Lands for Healthy Horses, he connects landowners to funding and service providers for the implementation of best management practices.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Trail News archive for Ontario Trails Summer 2014

DH O-Cup #1 – Horseshoe Valley Report

It was a busy weekend of cycling June 21/22 with Horseshoe Valley playing host to both the Centurion and the first Downhill MTB race of the year!  All the downhillers were ready to go after a long winter, and the season started off perfectly with all riders  putting up some great times.
Saturday served as a great day for the downhillers to become acquainted with the course, the sun was out and the track was dry.  Sunday was just as good as Saturday, if not better, with a fast and dry track.
Taylor Rowlands placed first in the Elite Men category with a time of 1:08:30, and Kristen Courtney was the top female rider with a time of 1:19:92.  Special mention goes to Adam Robbins, a Cadet, who had the fastest time of the day at 1:08:04!
Full race results can be found here:
http://www.ontariocycling.org/race-schedule/race-results/
Downhill O-Cup #2 is at Camp Fortune July 26/27 and is shaping up to be another great weekend of racing!

Local News

Local News: Stop The Spread!

Contributed by admin on Jul 07, 2014 - 04:53 PM
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Lower Trent Conservation (LTC), in partnership with the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH), is asking the public to help stop the spread of an extremely invasive plant in the Trent River. Water solder, an invasive aquatic perennial, was first discovered in 2008 in the Trent River near the hamlet of Trent River.
Recent monitoring has identified that water soldier is spreading from County Road 30 to County Road 50 along the Trent River. This is the only known population in all of North America and must be prevented from establishing in new locations. Water solider can impact the environment by decreasing biodiversity in local waterways and interfering with recreational activities. It forms dense mats which out-compete native aquatic plants and constrict their survival, and can limit areas for swimming, boating and fishing. The plant’s bright green serrated leaves can also harm swimmers.


Tillsonburg News

Many theories behind mill's survival
The mill miraculously survived the War of 1812. ... at least some truth in them, says Robin DeCloet, curator of the Backus Heritage Conservation Area.
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Monday, July 14, 2014

Ontario Trail News - information from around Ontario's 2600 trails, today a lot of cycling news!


All road users share safety responsibility
Just like cars, bikes are considered vehicles under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act, which means cyclistshave the right to ride on public roadways, ...
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Sightseeing by pedal power: Toronto touts ever-expanding cycle tourism options
Led by a guide from Toronto Bicycle Tours, Kampmann and her family covered significant territory in the span of a few hours, crossing well-known ...
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Local Youth on 2000 km Metis Canoe Trek
Marie as part of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Canoe Expedition. This group started from Ottawa onMay 26 on an over 2,000 km canoe trek that ...
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Raisin River Conservation Authority reels them in for 2014 Family Fishing week
These are family fishing days in Ontario, from July 5-13, with anglers able to sampleOntario's fishing opportunities licence-free. On Friday, families ...
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The Sudbury Star
Plenty of choices for cyclists, including riders ed
... this move creates the potential for more cyclists on the not-yet-connected, debris-filled cycling corridors around Ontario's largest-by-geography city.
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Dooring dangers: Cyclists, drivers need to be alert as peak cycle season arrives
In Toronto, for example, Toronto Police Services stopped recording dooring incidents in 2012; they're now lumped in with all cycling collisions.
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Volunteers Needed for the Pan Am Games – Road Cycling | Ontario CyclingAssociation
With almost one year to go for the viagra 150 mg Pan-Am Games, its time to start building the base of volunteers that will make the events great.
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Sunday, July 13, 2014

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