Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Ontario Trails News - kayaking for a cure, and find your favourite Ontario Trails!

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Kayaking for a cure

Alison Langley
Scott Robinson plans to kayak across Lake Ontario from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Toronto this summer to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society.

"I've been kayaking since I was 9 and would kayak every morning," the 18-year-old said.
"It has always been a dream of mine to go across the lake to Toronto."
The McMaster University business student plans make his dream a reality this summer.
While it will be personal challenge for the Laura Secord Secondary School graduate, the 52 kilometre trek will also be in support of the Canadian Cancer Society.
Robinson hopes to raise $10,000 for the non-profit agency from his Kayak for the Cure Niagara.
He hopes to take to the water sometime between Aug. 12 and 16, depending on weather conditions.
"It's going to be pretty rough - those waves can reach eight feet - but I'm already training so I'll be ready by the time it comes."
He plans to leave from Queen's Royal Park in Niagara-on-the-Lake at sunset and end at the mouth of the Humber River in Toronto.
He expects his journey will take between 12 and 16 hours.
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Monday, March 30, 2015

Ontario Trails News - Greenbelt Consultations on now, find your favorite Ontario Trails!

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Opinion / Commentary

Greenbelt makes GTA more, not less, livable

As Ontario revisits legislation protecting 1.8-million acres of land around the region, it should dismiss critics who argue that the Greenbelt makes homes less affordable in the GTA.

The rich bracken and foliage of the Greenbelt can be seen in a Pickering woodlot. Queen's Park is set to review legislation that protects this area.
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The rich bracken and foliage of the Greenbelt can be seen in a Pickering woodlot. Queen's Park is set to review legislation that protects this area.
A 10-year anniversary is usually cause for celebration. That should certainly be the case with Ontario’s Greenbelt, the 1.8 million acres of protected farmland, wetlands, watersheds and green spaces that surround our region. The Greenbelt has helped to reduce sprawl, protect our natural environment and provide food for our growing urban region.
Now that we have a decade of experience to consider, the province is formally reviewing its two marquee planning policies: the Greenbelt Act and the Places to Grow Act. Some critics are using this opportunity to suggest that the Greenbelt and provincial land-use rules are making homes less affordable in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). However, that argument doesn’t hold water.
(OTC Members Say - It also displaced a lot of farmers, and we hope they will support our work in trails)
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Friday, March 27, 2015

Ontario Trail News - OEF and Horse Country Campground partnership and find your favorite Ontario Trail!

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BY JULIA HASKINS / MAR 17, 2015(Digital Vision./ThinkStock)

A new partnership between the Ontario Equestrian Federation and Horse Country Campground offers horse enthusiasts the perfect excuse to get out and ride.What’s the benefit? After a long, frigid winter, horse lovers are itching to get back in the saddle and enjoy the outdoors once again. The Ontario Equestrian Federation is helping its members—competitive and recreational riders—do that via a new partnership with Horse Country Campground, an equestrian-focused recreation destination in the Ottawa Valley. To get equestrians ready for summertime fun, the program will offer OEF members 10 percent off regular camping rates. And members who complete a short survey about trail riding can enter a contest to win a free weekend at the campground.

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Ontario Trails News - fatbike championships? and find your favorite Ontario Trail!

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Is Canada ready for a national fat bike championships?

by Peter Hein

The 2015 Milky Way Intergalactic Fat Bike Championships in Barrie, Ont. Photo credit: Peter Hein
The 2015 Milky Way Intergalactic Fat Bike Championships in Barrie, Ont. Photo credit: Peter Hein
Jack Sasseville, race director of the Milky Way Intergalactic Fat Bike Championships and former cross-country ski national coach, was thrilled with the the turn out for this first fat tire championship on March 8. It is his goal to make this event a national championship event sanctioned by Cycling Canada and the Ontario Cycling Association.
Fat bike racing is the new kid on the block gaining recognition and a dedicated following. Fat bikes have been around for about a decade and, in the last two years, have captured the imagination of the cycling mainstream because of their versatility in winter snow conditions.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Ontario Trails News - adventurer making Minnesota/Ontario trek, and find your favorite Ontario Trail!

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Will Steger will make canoe-sledding trek along the Canadian border

By Sam Cook on Mar 14, 2015 at 9:24 p.m.
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This time, Will Steger won’t have to go to the North Pole, Antarctica, the Northwest Territories or the Arctic Ocean to mount an expedition.
 
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The Ely explorer, now 70, has found a formidable challenge right in his backyard. On Wednesday, Steger plans to embark on a monthlong, 200-mile solo trek by canoe-sled through spring break-up along the Minnesota-Ontario border.
“I feel so fortunate I found something where I could stretch my skills,” Steger said in a telephone interview last week. “The learning curve is really high.”
He will make the journey hauling a reinforced canoe-sled behind him over the ice, paddling open rivers where he can. He has made similar ice-out trips, often solo, several times over the past 20 years, he said.
Steger will leave from Saganaga Lake at the tip of the Gunflint Trail, travel through the heart of Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park, then down the Maligne River to Lac La Croix on the border. From there, he’ll travel west to Namakan Lake in Voyageurs National Park, finishing either by continuing west to International Falls or traveling east along the border to his homestead north of Ely.
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