A Question of Trail Signs, and other news about Canadian Trails

Renfrew County ATV Club needs a sign supplier.

They have asked Ontario trails to make a request through its national groups for any leads on signage.


Renfrew County ATV Club a besoin d'un fournisseur d'enseignes.


Ils ont demandé aux pistes de l'Ontario de faire une demande auprès de ses groupes nationaux pour toute piste sur la signalisation.


Renfrew County ATV Club

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

ATV ban doesn't mean losing funding

Similkameen Spotlight
Trans Canada Trail has eliminated funding in other provinces where the law is ... reported that a child being slapped for riding an ATV on the trail.

Get outdoors and enjoy winter Truro Daily News He said with both adult and youth obesity rates so high across Canada it is vitally important for people to seek physical fitness opportunities. "There is a desperate need for people to stay active," he said. "Winter is a blah time and people need to ... See all stories on this topic »

National Tree Seed Centre : Ash conservation - Canadian Forest ...
Conservation of ash genetic resources. Emerald ash borer (EAB), an exotic insect, poses an economic and environmental threat to ash trees in Canada. Since it ...
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Loosing Battle
Niagara Gazette
By Don Glynn Niagara Gazette Most historians agree that the War of 1812 — involving the British, the Americans, their Indian allies, and countless innocent civilians — helped to forge the destiny of a continent. Now 200 years later, ...
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Parks Canada Approves Glacier Discovery Walk Project

DigitalJournal.com (press release)
9, 2012 /CNW/ - Parks Canada officially announced today that the Glacier Discovery Walk project has met all required environment assessment guidelines and is a project that is acceptable withinParks Canada's policy framework governing the management ...
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Beauty Creek to Stanley Falls | Hiking in Jasper | Jasper National ...
As with most hiking trails in the Canadian Rockies, Beauty Creek to Stanley Falls contains some natural features that may be dangerous. Hikers along this trail ...
www.jaspernationalpark.com/hiking-beauty-creek-stanley-falls...

Nanaimo paddling group has coach boat stolen
Canada.com
Thieves broke into the compound of the Go Rowing Paddling Association of Canada's Nanaimo chapter and stole the group's coaching boat sometime between Thursday night and Sunday morning. The association locks up the 14-foot skiff and its 15-horsepower ...
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Waterton Winterfest set for Family Day long weekend
Pincher Creek Echo
... cross-country ski, or even hop on a horse-drawn carriage ride, ... Akamina Parkway will once again offer folks a warm drink before hitting the trails.

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Week-long search for Kimmirut mayor continues
CBC.ca
... the 67-year-old mayor of Kimmirut, Nunavut, failed to return from a caribou hunt. ... Earlier this week searchers found a trail of snowmobile tracks, ...

British Columbia Trails

Don Ross has dedicated 40 years to conservation efforts
Brockville Recorder and Times
Whether it was Keeper of the Islands or awards from Parks Canada for being a pioneer inconservation, they are really quite humbling when people single you out in what you think is a group effort. There's a lot of unsung heroes down on the landscape. ...
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Nova Scotia Trails

Canadian reindeer receive US rescue help just in time for Christmas
Vancouver Sun
So if there's analogous habitat protection on each side of that line, that's just good for caribouconservation.” Susan Burch, a US Fish and Wildlife Service specialist in species recovery, said the agency “actually looked at what Canada had secured ...
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Alberta Trails

Parks Canada - Centennial - December – Protection and ...
Parks Canada Centenial monthly themes: December – Protection and Conservation at Parks Canada.
www.pc.gc.ca/progs/celebrations/.../decembre-december.aspx

Canadian Rockies Vacations Guide – Banff National Park ...
Book Banff, Canadian Rockies guided tours, mountaineering, trekking with Yamnuska Hiking Tours of Banff, Canada. Golf Canada's West. Book advanced tee ...
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Canada News Centre - LABRADOR HERITAGE SOCIETY ...
The Labrador Heritage Society is upgrading the popular waterfront area in North West River, NL, thanks in part to a $61065 investment by the Government of ...
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Public input will be sought in development of Rideau Corridor Landscape Strategy
EMC Almonte/Carleton Place
EMC News - Throughout the course of next year Parks Canada along with Dillon Consulting want to know what the communities along the Rideau Canal see as important elements of this historic asset. A public engagement process launch is being planned for ...
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Grade 4's and 5's (and nine and ten year olds) Ski and Snowboard ...
Exchange Morning Post
... Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba), and 92 ski areas on the Canada East ... ski area operatorassociations; the Canada West Ski Areas Association, ...

Parks Canada freezes fees for 2012
Southwest Booster
Canada's largest provider of natural and historic tourism products will continue to keep most Parks Canada fees frozen at 2008 levels for an additional year, to March 31, 2013, including park entry and site fees, camping fees and mooring fees for boats ...
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Peace Valley Snow Riders receive approval in principle for trail
Fairview Post
Memberships include a Trail Pass which is recognized on any associated Alberta Snowmobile Association club trail in Alberta.

Mt. Cartier Lookout restoration commemorates Forest Service 100th ...
BCLocalNews
“In 1880, the Dominion Government granted the Canadian Pacific Railway a ... All the lookouts had high quality standard trails and telephone lines into them ...

Canadian Canoe Routes • View topic - The most unlikely places your ...
Suffice it to say that it wasn't pine trees and rock of the Canadian Shield! It got me to thinking about the amazing and unexpected places my canoe has taken me. ...
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Remembering Terry Croteau
Elliot Lake Standard
... for 15 years; instrumental in getting the Trans-Canada Trail pavilion erected at Westview Park (one of the largest such pavilions); involved in the ...

Moore shifts money from bureaucracy to the arts
CBC.ca (blog)
Moore stressed the importance of commemorating landmark events in Canada's history, particularly the War of 1812, which he described as historically vital to the "French fact in Canada" and a precursor to Confederation. The event is so important, ...
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Harper Government Supports the Canadian Plains Research Center ...
Skip to main content; Skip to footer. Canadian Heritage / Patrimoine canadien. Symbol of the Government of Canada. Canadian Heritage. pch.gc.ca ...
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Heritage Canada presents $96620 to Joel Stone Heritage Park ... News Heritage Canada presents $96620 to Joel Stone Heritage Park by Lorraine Payette. www.emcstlawrence.ca/.../Heritage+Canada+presents+$96,620...

Praying for powder
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... as their counterparts from Maine and Nova Scotia will flock to the hill; ... the rest of the trails will open the next weekend depending on weather. ..

Five things to do this week: Dec. 3-9 National Post (blog) OUTDOORS: As the city's ice pads and outdoor rinks prep for the first real freeze of the season, the Natrel Rink at Harbourfront is already in action. And this weekend, to pump things up a notch, DJ Skate Night returns with skate series regulars David ... See all stories on this topic »

East Coast Trail in jeopardy: president
CBC.ca
CBC The East Coast Trail Association wants the Newfoundland and Labrador government to change the law that determines how much walkable land the trail ...

Trail shut for bridge work
Banff Crag & Canyon
By Larissa Barlow Parks Canada is asking cross-country skiers to avoid the west side of the Spray River trail while they complete construction of a new bridge. The trail has been officially closed, as snow has been plowed from the trail to allow ...
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Cycling hordes descending on Fort
Langley AdvanceNews
"Cycling is more than just riding a bike," said Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson, the president of theCanadian Velo Event Management Society. ..

PHOTOS: Conservation On Canadian Islands
PHOTOS: Conservation On Canadian Islands: From Andrew Wright ext : Something marvelous is happening in Gwaii Hanaas, Haida Gwaii. It.. World on One ...
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Replacement groomer to renew faith, bring better trails: NLSF Northern Pen In a bid to renew faith in the Newfoundland and Labrador Snowmobile Federation (NLSF) and their commitment to the Northern Peninsula's trail network, ...

Holiday Stroll to highlight shared heritage with Canadian town
Berkshire Eagle
A contingent of dignitaries from Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, will visit on Dec. 10 not only to celebrate Great Barrington's history but also to learn more about their own heritage. That's because Ingersoll, a town of roughly 12000 residents located in ...
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Parks Canada: High Avalanche Hazard
660 News
Lisa Paulson with Parks Canada says a high rating means natural avalanches are likely, and human triggered avalanches are probable. "Significant snowfall essentially doubled or even tripled our snow pack in some areas, and that's all sitting on a very ...
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Santa arrives in Metro
Times and Transcript
Members of the Albert County Trail Blazers ATV club came along every couple of floats and members of the Oulton Cadets walked up and down the parade route ...

Spring 2011 – Tennessee and Paddle Canada Westwood Outdoors
Westwood Outdoors was created by Andrew and Carole Westwood in order to provide a site where people can find information on paddling techniques, tips and ...
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500 to attend National Summit for the Charitable and Nonprofit Sector
Canada NewsWire (press release)
The National Summit is hosted by Imagine Canada, Community Foundations of Canada, Philanthropic Foundations Canada, and United Way Centraide Canada and will take place in Ottawa from November 28 to 30, 2011. It will be an inter-generational event with ...
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Labrador: Go on an epic snowmobile adventure
Ottawa Citizen
Labrador has 1500 kilometres of groomed trails and several trails connect with the Quebec snowmobile trail network. For information on snowmobiling in ...

Let the dogs out on a Yukon vacation
Victoria Times Colonist
We spent an hour or so on the trails and then headed back to the rustic ... What to do: Sky High Wilderness Ranch offers a large variety of dogsled and ...

trip report canadian GDR - Mountain Bike Review
Although I had to bail on my second day, I wrote up my recent fatbike attempt at the Canadian section of the GDR. mountain bike roosville to fernie -
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Calgary Zoo hosting breeding program to revive mountain park ...
Calgary Herald
Carolyn Campbell, conservation specialist with the Alberta Wilderness Association, ... of wolves entering caribou habitat on trails left behind by humans. ...

Thompson helps Guelph run away with CIS gold
Hamilton Spectator
By Cecelia Carter Smith They gathered on a cold, blustery November day at Battlefields Park (Plains of Abraham) — considered one of Canada's most important historical sites — to compete for Canadian university cross-country supremacy. ...
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Mountain caribou captive breeding program unveiled
BCLocalNews
The Parks Canada Conservation Strategy for Southern Mountain Caribou in Canada's National Parks will guide conservation actions in Banff, Jasper, Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks. Through the strategy, Parks Canada is exploring methods to ...
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BC and ParticipACTION partner to get Canada moving
Canada NewsWire
ParticipACTION CEO Kelly Murumets (left) and BC Health Minister Michael de Jong (right) sign a statement of intent to become partners in the promotion of ... 
 

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 Column: Canada is losing its soul
Ottawa Citizen
That might explain the current government's War of 1812 anniversary plans, $30 million earmarked to celebrate "the fight for Canada" that was never really Canadian. It might also ex-plain why flag pins are now de rigueur on our leaders' lapels, ...
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Winter puts on quite a show at Niagara Falls
Plain Dealer
Canada's natural heritage is the theme of illuminations here. One of my favorite displays is a flickering representation of Noah's Ark. The clever twist in the biblical story is all the animals exiting the boat are Canadian, with a polar bear leading a ...
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Canada News Centre - Report shows Parks Canada's significant ...
The Honourable Peter Kent, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today released a report, entitled The Economic Impact ...
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Exotic New Brunswick: The Medium Trip
National Post
If New Brunswick is unfairly overshadowed by Nova Scotia, ... or drive back to St. Andrews to tool around its less challenging trails in the afternoon. ...

Industry News - December 2011 | Gaitpost.com - Equestrian Articles
Equine Canada is pleased to announce a new partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. Through this new multi-year sponsorship, Boehringer ...
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Rapid Media First in Apple's Newsstand App
Canoeroots Magazine
Rapid Media launched its first iPad app in August 2010 making it the first paddling and fishing magazine (and first Canadian magazine, period) in Apple's App Store. In June of this year, Rapid Media launched three new branded apps and rebranded the ...
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50Plus : Travel : Canada's top cross-country ski spots
Groomed trails, beautiful scenery and a good workout -- what more could you ask for? We check out some top spots to cross-country ski in Canada. ...
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Report Shows Parks Canada's Significant Contribution to Canadian Economy
MarketWatch (press release)
The report reveals that the annual expenditures made by Parks Canada and the millions of visitors to Canada's national parks, national historic sites, and national marine conservation areas make a substantial and widespread contribution to the Canadian ...
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Lectures and other events of interest
Montreal Gazette
Les amis de la montagne hold a snowshoeing outing in Mont-Royal Park. ... Catherine Rd. Presented by Canadian Friends of Peace Now and the Labour Zionist ...

The seeds have been planted, now we're looking to grow: Trees of Knowledge is ...
Canada NewsWire (press release)
The program was created last year by MAJESTA, the soft and green choice for household paper products, in partnership with Tree Canada and Focus on Forests to help teachers and students experience the benefits of being outdoors. All Canadian schools can ...
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Gallery: A year through the lens of Rob Jones
Cyclingnews.com
Canadian Rob Jones is one of the hardest working photographers in the sport. Circumnavigating the globe to bring us images of road, mountain biking, ...

outdoor adventure canada - forums - Nov 29 Advanced Classic Solo ...
Becky Mason has just returned from her wildly successful six week European dvd tour and is really excited to be home for her Canadian launch. The evening's ...
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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Nature Hike – Waterfall ...
Event: Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Nature Hike – Waterfall Trail, Gatineau -- from the Environmental Events Calendar: ...
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Try these winter wanders near Vancouver, BC
The Seattle Times
The park is home to old-growth forest, and its 5 miles of trails lead to great views of downtown Vancouver. For information about BC's provincial parks, including Cypress, Mount Seymour and Skookumchuck Narrows, see www.bcparks.ca. ...
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Mountain biking's a passion for Creswell's Al Bennett
Creswell Chronicle
... that trail from the vantage point of his mountain bike, but bikes are not allowed on the trail. And when he turns 50 next year, what does Bennett want for his birthday? Not a party, but a week-long mountain bike trip in Idaho or British Columbia. ...
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Kinsol Trestle triumph worth visiting
Victoria Times Colonist
Led by Macdonald and Lawrence Timber Framing, the trestle has been restored to its former glory and will become an integral part of the Trans Canada Trail. ...

Tar ponds redesign draws Central Park comparison
TheChronicleHerald.ca
SYDNEY — When an engineering design contract for trails, bridges and walkways ... Nova Scotia's lone federal cabinet minister, said in the news release. ...

Regional Round-Up
EMC Smiths Falls
24th, canoe/kayaking presentationon trips to Nahanni and Barron R. Ticket ... The Royal Canadian Legion, 177 George St., 9 am-2 pm Mississippi Mudds perform ...

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Coffee With...Christine Reid and Jean-Ann Thompson
Gander Beacon
... the cross-country ski trails will get groomed, the ice will be flooded at ... providing recreational opportunities in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. ...


Some ski trails already open in Riding Mountain
Brandon Sun
"These are probably the only set trails in the park but there are others that are packed." The Cross Country Ski Association of Manitoba has just updated ...

West Coast Paddler - Sea kayak forum • View topic - Kanawa
After 33 years, Paddle Canada is pulling the plug on Kanawa Magazine. Instead Paddle Canada is going with an insert in Rapid Media, which also represents ...
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Sign up for Twitter to follow Paddle Canada (@paddlecanada). Paddle Canada is a non-profit national recreational canoeing, sea & river kayaking and SUP ...
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Nonprofit Executives' Professional ... - Blog @ Imagine Canada
The Nonprofit Library at Imagine Canada recently ran a short survey to find out more about how Executive Directors (EDs) and their training needs (and a big ...
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