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The MRTA/Trans Canada Trail Group held a meeting last weekend in Beausejour. The "Borders to Beaches" group is pursuing to add the Northstar trail to their trail system. Anyone who is familiar with the TCT knows that they are anti-ATV. We need to make sure that this does not happen!

Town council backs up ATV ban
Similkameen Spotlight
... council has something to say to people complaining about their decision to ban ATVs on theTrans Canada trail in Princeton: the ban is here to stay.


No snow doesn't have to mean no fun
Halifax News Net
Rhonda Lemire, executive director of Recreation Nova Scotia says that despite ... use of our trails, and getting to and from places without using your car.


Waterton Lakes National Park: Where the Mountains Meet the Prairie
Snowshoe Magazine (blog)
As a big fan of Canada's National Park system, I'm pretty pumped about knocking another one off my bucket list. My husband Jack and I have spent time in Alberta's more well-known mountain parks, Banff and Jasper, and have even enjoyed the more subtle ...
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Trials on the trails

The Sudbury Star
... which will be in Quebec the last weekend of March. ... The trails were good," she said. "I was a little more tired than I (normally) am in it (the race) ...

Olympian calls Winnipeg's Northwest 'a good club to come from'
Winnipeg Free Press
Desiree Scott, Manitoba's newest Olympic athlete, made a final stop in Winnipeg on Tuesday night to visit her former youth soccer club before she begins her Olympic adventure. Scott, a striker-turned-midfielder with Canada's national women's soccer ...
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On track for Games
St. Albert Gazette
The head coach of the Alberta cross-country ski team is busy doing the snow dance with the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games only two weeks away.

We'll all benefi t from more PE at school

North Shore News
WITH the admonition to keep it fun, ParticipAction urges parents to enrol their children in sports and teams at the earliest opportunity to get them started ...


Walking track fee waiver rejected by UPEI
CBC.ca
I mean, we're always talking about health and wellness and participaction, and why not have the facilities free of charge?" said Redmond.


Washed-out trail sections a concern
Western Star
Donnie O'Keefe of the Newfoundland and Labrador Snowmobile Federation said he believes riders have tried to skim across the wet areas on the trails.

1000-mile sled race decided by 26 seconds

Chicago Tribune
Near the end of a 1000-mile dog sled race, in the middle of the night in the middle ofCanada's Great White North, a 44-year-old man who grew up in Evanston hitched his hopes to an indomitable 7-year-old Alaskan husky named for the running back who had...
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Poll favors US in War of 1812 celebrations
Niagara Gazette
At a cursory glance of the budgets on both sides of the border to mark the bicentennial, it's hard toimagine the Americans can match the Canadians in observing the milestone. While the majority of those surveyed agreed the war significantly affected ...
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Hike the Bruce for MS
The Barrie Advance
WASAGA BEACH – Scott Toles is inviting people to hike for a cause in the fall as he takes on the Bruce Trail for MS. The Wasaga Beach resident is looking for people to participate in the MS Climb event in Tobermory on Sept. 6-9 to benefit the Simcoe ...
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Kawartha Trans Canada Trail | Podcast

WHY IS THERE A Ws IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAIL? To enjoy the trail even more the KawarthaTrans Canada Trail Association in partnership with the ...
www.kawarthatranscanadatrail.ca/template.asp?pagename...

Former mayor hot on the trail of history
The Barrie Examiner
“We were the first place north of the settlements of Upper Canada. ... lesson about the Underground Railroad, the Trans-Canada Trail and first settlements.

Imagine Canada Loves Five Good Ideas | Coach House Books
Imagine Canada. February 7 2012. The Imagine Canada website has posted a glowing review of Five Good Ideas: Practical Strategies for Non-Profit Success.
www.chbooks.com/.../imagine-canada-loves-five-good-ideas

Kershaw deserves to be honoured for his accomplishments - column by Laura Young
The Sudbury Star
Along with Alex Harvey, son of Pierre, and the rest of the Canadian team, Kershaw has created the expectation of excellence for Canada in Nordic skiing. He is consistently the top Canadian. We expect Canada to place in the top 20.
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Friday Night Dinner & Jam Session - Travel to Nova Scotia

Find hiking news on Twitter. Follow updates, reports, event news and more from the Nova Scotia Trails Federation. How else would you find out about alerts from ...
www.novascotia.com/en/home/planyourtrip/...aspx/.../7300

Public offers vision for regional park
Canada.com
The RDN purchased the picturesque 34-hectare waterfront property a year ago from the United Church of Canada for $4.8 million. Formerly known as Camp Moorecroft, the park property was first identified by the RDN in 1995 as a priority site for regional ...
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Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on Black History Month
thebahamasweekly.com
By Government of Canada "Every February, Canadians celebrate Black History Month by learning about and reflecting upon the legacy and accomplishments of black Canadians. “In conjunction with the 200 th anniversary of the War of 1812, we are taking a ...
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Surrey land purchase gives traction to waterfront park plan
Vancouver Sun
... recreation trail from Hope to the Strait of Georgia is taking shape, ... a route connected with theTrans-Canada and Sea to Sky trails that would be ...

Grants Awarded to Canadian Therapeutic Riding Centres

Horse-Canada.com
Through an ongoing partnership with Sport Canada, Para-Equestrian Canada is pleased to announce that four grants have been awarded to Canadian therapeutic riding centres. As part of this project, therapeutic riding centres that offer new competitive ...
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Skiing is good for the heart
Guelph Mercury
MONTEBELLO, QUEBEC —First there was cross-country skiing, then love blossomed on the trails. And now there's a love of skiing that goes into a fourth ...

Americans less likely than Canadians to Believe War of 1812 had ...
The study reveals telling national trends about how Canadians and Americans view and value the War of 1812 and other history. While 77% of Canadians ...
www.historica-dominion.ca/.../americans-less-likely-canadians...

Fuelling students' dreams and desire to succeed - Pneus Bélisle ...
Canada NewsWire
"According to the ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec (2010), approximately 30% of male students and 22% of female students under the ...

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better left unsaid · Hike Nova Scotia Hiking And Snowshoeing ...

First up after the introductions from Hike Nova Scotia President Deb Ryan was a dual presentation on long-distance hiking trails. Jim Vance talked about the ...
betterleftunsaid.ca/hike-nova-scotia-hiking-and-snowshoeing-s...

Family & Community
Edmonton Journal
Information: Register at cometryringette.com Waskahegan Trail Association -Free guided hike from opposite Riverside golf course along the North Saskatchewan ...


Yukon Quest 300 amps up its style
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The 300-mile race traverses some of the most difficult elements on the Yukon Quest trail, including 3000-foot plus Rosebud and Eagle Summits and the extreme ...

Equestrian coach rides away with award
Nanaimo News Bulletin
Receiving her coaching certification from Equine Canada in 1994, Pellizzari finds many rewards in teaching, including watching the growth of confidence and self-esteem in her students. But the best part of her work is participating in a profession she ...
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Snowmobile club wants trails maintained near town wellfield - Local ...

Several trails link up with the New Brunswick trail system, while Trail 366 provides access to New Brunswick and Tidnish via the Chignecto Ship Railway and ...
www.cumberlandnewsnow.com/News/Local/2012.../1

Deadly equine herpes strain reported in southwestern Ontario
Toronto Star
While Neurotropic Equine Herpes Virus-1 is not a reportable disease in Canada, Ontario has a new Animal Health Act and it is one of the diseases under consideration for mandatory reporting in the province. In the past years there have been EHV-1 ...
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Hut to hut at Tremblant park
Montreal Gazette
The Diable sector has a 50-kilometre loop trail, with two huts along the trail ... click on the ParcsQuébec link, then on Mont Tremblant and cross-country ...


Cross Country Skiing in the Canadian Rockies | CRMR
Trail and location information about cross country skiing in the Canadian Rocky ... Learn more about Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts Ski and Stay Packages.
www.crmr.com/cross-country-skiing-rockies/

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Parks Canada hires firm to boost brand awareness

Globe and Mail
“The specific objective is to increase awareness of Parks Canada and to create general interest in visiting Parks Canada and specifically national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas,” the document says. ...
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Take only pictures, leave only snow angels
Ottawa Citizen
The winter snow has arrived and surely more will continue to fall. And when our beautiful regional parks and trails sparkle on a blanket of snow, we'll want to exercise and play all the more in the great outdoors. Participating in the winter out-door ...
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Snowmobile drag racers prepare to fly next weekend in Medway
Bangor Daily News
... which already has world-renowned snowmobile trails. ... “We have racers from New York to Nova Scotia calling and saying they are going to come.”

Winter wonderland: Quebec carnival celebrates all things cold

Tbo.com
Transportation: Several airlines fly to Jean Lesage -- Quebec City Airport .... Mont Sainte Anne, with 2000 feet of vertical, 66 trails (a third of those ...


Subdivision will save trees
CBC.ca
... developed as a subdivision in Stratford, PEI will be saved under a sustainable plan. ... ForestTrail is one of the last forested parcels of land up for ...


Snowmobile Group could Face $$ Crisis
VOCM
The Newfoundland and Labrador Snowmobile Association could be facing a funding ... passes for use of the groomed snowmobile trails in the province sold, ...

Mount Washington and the Comox Valley: Snowshoeing and Beyond

Snowshoe Magazine
According to its license plates, British Columbia is the most beautiful place on earth. A very big claim, but spend a couple days snowshoeing on Vancouver Island's Mount Washington, and you may come to agree. On a bright, sunny day it is sheer ...
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Booking Form - Paddle Canada
Raising your organizations profile within your community and the paddling community across Canada. • Be seen as a supporter of your national Paddle Canada ...
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Snowmobile Safety Week runs from January 15-21

Sask News Now
Saskatchewan has over 10000 kilometers of groomed and well maintained snowmobile trails for riders to enjoy. Utilizing the trails is 66 percent safer than ...

War of 1812
“The war of 1812 was a seminal event in the making of our great country. On the occasion of its 200th anniversary, he invites all Canadians to share in our ...
www.miltonhistoricalsociety.ca/Research/.../index.html

Canadian Trails Federation - Sled, Hike, Ski, Ride or Paddle Canadian Trails

MADD Canada & Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations Joint Release: Keep ...

MarketWatch (press release)
If you're out on the trails impaired, you're risking your life and the lives of those sharing the trailswith you." The CCSO mobilizes its provincial and territorial associations to enlist participation fromCanada's 673 snowmobile clubs in the safety ...
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Yukon's winter magic is beckoning
Edmonton Journal
One of his favourite things about winter in the Yukon, says northern native ... Those keen on venturing a bit farther afield can explore more trails at ...


Edmonton Makes Its Winter Attractions Big
MarketWatch
... the 22 kilometres of bike trails that wind their way through Edmonton's ... figure skating demonstrations, horse-drawn sleigh rides, a multi-media ...

Jay Hoots' Dreaded 2011 Update
Norco Bikes
Australia is an amazing place to visit and their trails are world class, .... we headed to Bike Town,Alberta where we started Phase 1 of their bike park. ...


Trans Canada Trail Penticton
At the time I lived there, the Trans Canada Trail was just getting under way, as was the wine industry in both Penticton and Naramata. It was actually a bitter ...
poddiocaster.vericorder.org/story/trans-canada-trail-penticton/

Nova Scotia Trails Federation - NS Trails Strategic Plan

Nova Scotia Trails Federation - NS Trails Strategic Plan.
www.novascotiatrails.com/page.cfm?pid=1806&tid=6...

Equine Canada's CEO Akaash Maharaj quits
Horsetalk
Equine Canada's charismatic CEO Akaash Maharaj is standing down from the post after four years leading the federation. Maharaj accepted the position of CEO ...


Region begins 1812 commemorations
Brock Press
"In typical Canadian fashion we'll apologize to the Americans for beating them and try to be kind." According to Hill, a great deal of attention has been paid to the contributions made by Aboriginal groups to the Canadian war effort. ...
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Update on Espanola Light Industrial Park expansion
Midnorth Monitor
In July 2011, FedNor announced a government of Canada investment to assist with ... ATV trailwhich runs from McCulloch drive, north to Panache Lake Road. ...


Acts lined up for Dog Sled Races
Kawartha Media Group
Since the finale of Cover Me Canada back on November 13, ... kickoff the eighth annual CanningtonDog Sled Races and Winter Festival," said Alison Bennie, ...

Canadian Trails Federation - Sled, Hike, Ski, Ride or Paddle Canadian Trails

Explore Canada's Yukon Telegraph.co.uk Canada's Yukon is a captivating place, view vast landscapes from Dempster Highway or hike in Kluane National Park then reward yourself with a refreshing Yukon Gold beer. By Polly Evans When people used to ask me which was my favourite place on Earth, ... See all stories on this topic »

news - Get Out There - Canada's source for sports, recreation and ...
endurance sports, outdoor recreation and adventure ... January 4, 2012 - Vancouver, BC:Canada's premier gran fondo cycling event, the RBC GranFondo ...
www.getouttheremag.com/GOTnews.php?media_id=1353

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Owen Sound Sun Times
There are no snowmobile trails open yet and while downhill ski trails are surviving thanks to man-made snow, cross country trails for the most part remain closed. Snow removal contractors are sitting at home and it's been quieter than usual at motels ...
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Winter proving fickle

Owen Sound Sun Times
According to Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips, not much is going ... Hiking, cycling and even kayaking are all possible this winter, ...

Coyote study launched in NS national park
CTV.ca
Ten months later, an unidentified 16-year-old Nova Scotia girl was ... Trails were closed following a coyote attack at a Cape Breton park in October 2009 .

Mt. Waddington: Snowshoeing British Columbia's Mystery Mountain

Snowshoe Magazine (blog)
Mount Waddington, the highest peak in British Columbia's Coast Mountains, was once known as the “mystery mountain”. Resembling a jagged tooth, its very existence was challenged until it was first climbed in 1936. Standing amongst its sister peaks at...
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Jan 9, 2012 - Canadian Climbs to Victory at Ouray Ice Fest

Jan 9, 2012 - Canadian Climbs to Victory at Ouray Ice Fest. January 9, 2012. Southern Ontario climber Nathan Kutcher surprised a strong international field of ...
gripped.com/.../jan-9-2012-canadian-climbs-to-victory-at-our...

War of 1812 bicentennial offers a wealth of historic sites to visit this year Truro Daily News A line of British soldiers marches into battle during a War of 1812 re-enactment at Fanshawe Pioneer Village in London, Ontario, in October 2011. It's no understatement to say that the War of 1812 is every bit as important in Canada's history as the. ... See all stories on this topic »

Vote for the Equine Canada Director-at-Large
Horse-Canada.com
Voting is now underway for the 2012 Equine Canada Director-at-Large election. Members of Equine Canada in good standing are eligible to vote for the ...

Take a Powder Trip Toronto Star Don't forget to explore all of the surrounding trails, then enjoy an aprèsski snack at the chalet in front of the fire. The 35th annual Sleeping Giant Provincial Park event is one of the largestcross-country skiing events in Ontario, and includes an 8 ... See all stories on this topic »