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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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Put on the skis, hit the golf course

Winnipeg Free Press
The cross-country ski track in the Wildwood Trails system is a ... bill (the Cross Country SkiAssociation of Manitoba cuts the trail for the group).

Protect Trails with a Long-Lasting Gate
Owen Sound Sun Times
I think that Danny Williams, the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador should give himself a shake and ask: “have I drank to much Newfie screech? “[.


Signature Experiences Collection® members make international debut ...
PR Newswire
... back at an outdoor jazz festival, navigating whitewater rapids in a kayak or pulling up your own lobster for a cook-out: it must be a Canadian summer!


East Coast cruises offer varied trips ashore
MetroNews Canada
From there, cruise passengers have an opportunity to explore the Cabot Trail, ... offered on PEI, including a visit to Holland College's Culinary Institute.


Paddler trekked from Winnipeg to Amazon
Winnipeg Free Press
To legions of admirers, Don Starkell was one of Canada's last great adventurers -- a determined distance paddler who embarked on epic voyages purely for the sake of the challenge. To a handful of detractors, Winnipeg's most famous canoeist and kayaker ...
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Kearney Dog Sled Races Good for North Muskoka Resorts

PR Web (press release)
The 18th Annual Kearney Dog Sled Races will take place in the Almaguin Highlands in North Muskoka. Drawings crowds from across Canada and from the US, this annual winter event is important to the area's tourist-based economy and especially welcomed by ...
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No Law Against Motors On KVR : New Coalmont Courier
The very mention of motorized vehicles using the Trans Canada Trail can stir a heated variety of emotions both for and against it. The fact is, at present, there is ...
www.coco.coalmont.net/?p=138

The Bay of Fundy
Easier
It sits between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, ... Coastal hiking trailstake you across dramatic cliffs that rise above Fundy's ...


Deer Lake RCMP hopes to begin trail patrols soon
Western Star
The Newfoundland and Labrador Snowmobile Federation hopes to see more patrolling among members when it comes to trail passes.

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CPR Holiday Train visit raises cash and food donations for Heritage City
The Nelson Daily
Bruce Fuhr photo The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train was back in the Heritage City Monday night to fill local food banks with money and raise awareness to fight hunger. Hundreds of Nelsonites flocked to Lakeside Park to hear Valdy give a live ...
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Canadian Heritage Moment party : canada
I recently got a dvd with all the Canadian Heritage minute commercials, so I hosted a heritageparty where we all came in costume. From left to right, we had ...
www.reddit.com/r/canada/.../canadian_heritage_moment_part...

Mayes throws council off course
Winnipeg Free Press
One is a request from the Cross-Country Ski Association of Manitoba to ... with eight kilometres oftrails used by just under 1000 season-pass holders. ...


'Grand old man' Hyacinth Colomb dies at age 95
Winnipeg Free Press
"He was a chief for awhile (of Pukatawagan) , a councillor, a president of the Manitoba TrappersAssociation." Colomb also worked for Manitoba Conservation ...


Muttart Foundation gives Imagine Canada financial ... - CNW Group
The grant, initiated by Muttart's Board of Directors, is intended as support for Imagine Canada'sgeneral operations. "Our Foundation has long been a strong ...
www.newswire.ca/.../muttart-foundation-gives-imagine-canada...

Riding the trails of Taiwan
The Province
If there is such a thing as the perfect bike trail, the Guanshan Bike Park in eastern Taiwan must be it. Municipal officials in Canada attempting to persuade people to ride bicycles should take note; if you want to encourage people to ride bicycles, ...
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Banff to ban overnight traffic on scenic road
Calgary Herald
The announcement comes as Parks Canada prepares to address several proposed commercial developments in Banff and Jasper national parks. Conservation groups, including the Canadianwilderness society, have criticized several of the projects, ...
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Province invests in smoother trails
The Guardian Charlottetown
There are between 1500 and 1700 members of the PEI Snowmobilers Association and the money to groom the trails comes out of their pockets. ...


Tory minister brightens our infrastructure hopes
Winnipeg Free Press
... water systems, rec centres and bike trails all over the province. ... The Association of ManitobaMunicipalities estimates there is an $11-billion ...


newfoundlandmotorsports.com - View topic - Trails and more trails ...
this is my question i see trails everywhere i turn my head but got no idea were they end upnewfoundland needs a recorded trail guide. Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:59 ...
www.newfoundlandmotorsports.com/.../viewtopic.php?f=11...

Disclosure of Grant and Contribution Awards Over $25000: 2011 ...
Recipient Name: Equine Canada. Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Date: 2011 -06-20. Value: $142498.00. Type: Contribution. Purpose: Under the ...
www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id...lang...

NEWS RELEASE: BC and ParticipACTION partner to get Canada ...
NEWS RELEASE: BC and ParticipACTION partner to get Canada Moving! “This partnership will further strengthen British Columbia's leadership in public health ...
www.physicalactivityline.com/index.php?...

Mississauga to draft waterfront development plan
Globe and Mail
“It's become the most-visited tourist destination in Nova Scotia. It wasn't intended as one, but we created great public space and it drew tourists,” he ...

RDOS Regional Trails Master Plan process recognizing summer ...
"Membership of the Regional Trails Master Plan Working Group includes a variety of trail user groups including the BCORMA, ATV BC, and representatives from ...
bcorma.geovisionenvironmental.com/node/249

Canadian Canoe Routes • View topic - Forward strokes vs. Back ...
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Splitboarding in Canada
The Guardian
The idea is to leave the busy lifts behind, hiking up pristine faces of untouched snow using manpower alone. At the top the "skis" slot back together to form a normal board for the run down. And as any snowboarder can tell you, nothing beats the ...
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Hmm . . . what if the U.S. invaded Canada?
Chatham Daily News
He also cites news about the upcoming War of 1812 Bicentennial celebrations as factoring into the dream. St. Peter's Roman Catholic Parish, on Riverview Line, north of Tilbury, is featured as a place of refuge for some escaped Canadians being tracked ...
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Canadian Canoe Routes • View topic - Central Ontario, Near North
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'War of 1812' documentary hopes to set the record straight
Winnipeg Free Press
British soldiers in firing formation let loose the “fog of war,” in a re-enactment from the documentary "The War of 1812." Producer Lawrence Hott admits he was no expert when he began work on the documentary "The War of 1812." THE CANADIAN ...
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Royal Canadian Mint celebrates nature and Canada's great outdoors with new ...
Canada NewsWire (press release)
"The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to help Canadians celebrate their country's legendary natural heritage with five new commemorative circulation coins honouring our great outdoors and a century of nature conservation by Parks Canada," said Ian E. ...
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Equipment program bringing options to the disabled
Nova News Now
They also have a ski kit for it as well, to use on groomed snow trails. ... Called “Everybody gets to play,” it was developed by the Canadian Parks and ..

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Ottawa ramps up efforts to lure tourists to Canada
Toronto Star
“It's a new beginning for the federal government,” Bernier said Thursday after he unveiled the policy at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. “All the departments that have an influence on tourism, like transport department, Parks Canada . ...
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Trans Canada Trail: Ceilidh Coastal Trail - Outdoors - Walking and ...
22-km multi-use trail (incl horseback riding) on former railbed; mixed forest; vistas of St George's Bay; a number of beaver ponds.
www.novascotia.com/en/home/thingstoseeanddo/.../O2941?...
   

Adventures in Heritage » Heritage Canada Conference
This month there are two heritage conferences taking place. The first is the Heritage Canada Conference October 12-15 in Victoria, BC. This year it is not only ...
www.adventuresinheritage.com/.../heritage-canada-conference...

Cougar spotted on Valley Trail
Whistler Question
A person walking on the Valley Trail Thursday night (Oct. 6) had an encounter with a cougar like the one pictured. The BC Conservation Officer service is urging caution when traveling on foot and bike after a cougar sighting on the Valley Trail ...
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