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

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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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Big turnout for Bragg Creek meeting

CTV.ca I grew up in a Canadian National Park, and I have never seen fire safeing ... with a cigarette or match, or an ATV user with mud and grass on the muffler.

Toronto turning purple and green Saturday for celebration of War of 1812 ...
Globe and Mail
“We are the country that we are today because the War of 1812 was fought,” Darrell Bricker, Honorary Colonel of the Queen's York Rangers, said. “They described taking over Canada, at the time, as being a mere matter of marching and it turned out not to ...
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Bike lanes in Kanata to connect to Trans Canada Trail - Topix
Bike lanes in Kanata to connect to Trans Canada Trail. Full story: Richmond Hill Liberal. Bike lanes in Kanata to connect to Trans Canada Trail. Cyclists use the ...
www.topix.com/.../bike-lanes-in-kanata-to-connect-to-trans-ca...

Cross-country ski trails near Drummondville offer ... - Montreal Gazette
canada.com network .... The ski club is a non-profit organization that runs cross- country trails on the outskirts of Drummondville, about 120 kilometres northeast ...
www.montrealgazette.com/life/Cross...trails.../story.html

The War Without a Loser Wall Street Journal The War of 1812 used to be called the forgotten war. The bicentenary of the three-year conflict between the United States and Britain, now upon us, has finally begun to inspire historians to shed more light on it. For even after 200 years it is not ... See all stories on this topic » Swiss canton of Bern proposes banning mountain-biking Pinkbike.com Bern, a Swiss canton, has actually proposed banning mountain-biking on singletrack trails and restricting riding only to fire roads and restricted singletrack trails. The law (the Forest Act) has yet to been changed and there is a public comment period ... See all stories on this topic »

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Gripped.com » Nov 1, 2011 - Ice Climbing Tips for the Coming Season
Canadian ice climbing master Will Gadd offers some helpful ice climbing tips. Worthwhile reading for anyone venturing into the frozen world this winter. ...
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District Recreation Officer ... - BC Public Service - Job Opportunities
Ministry Branch / Division: Recreation Sites & Trails\IROD ... access on Crown Land, and develop, maintain and market BC's “Spirit of 2010 trail” in collaboration ...
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Cycling Magazine Canada, Bicycles & Bicycling Info for Cyclists ...
Newfoundland is crisscrossed by hundreds of kilometres of doubletrack and quad trails. We swooped and carved between a few sweet singletrack trails and the ...
cyclingmagazine.ca/.../exploring-beautiful-newfoundland/

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BC man takes bears, skunks in stride on 22000-km Trans Canada trek
Arriving in Winnipeg November 2, 2011, Dana Meise, who has trekked solo on the Trans Canada Trail from Newfoundland arrives at The Forks to meet...more ...www.theprovince.com/touch/takes+bears.../story.html?...

Equine Canada: Input to New Equine Code of Practice ...
Source: News Release/Julie Cull Input to Canada's New Equine Code of Practice — Stakeholders Urged to Complete Second Survey Ottawa, ON – The ...
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Coastal Trails Hiking Tours - Outdoors ... - Travel to Nova Scotia
Explore beautiful beaches in parks and sanctuaries in Queens County with local licensed guide. Birds, seals, historic sites, edible plants and spectacular ...
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Vroom vroom - Fire dept. goes off road
Cramahe Now
There's money in the department's equipment fund because Industry Canada refused to ... Both rail lines, some ATV trails, and creeks are also difficult for ...

Ancient Chinese Coin Brought Good Luck in Yukon
Discovery News
A Ming Dynasty coin unearthed in 1993 in a travel corridor near a Yukon gold trail, may have also been a good luck charm, according to Ashkenazy. ...

Consultant holds bike, walking lanes meetings
CBC.ca
... and educators Wednesday night in Stratford, PEI to discuss their needs. ... and bike trail on the Hillsborough Bridge that will make it safer to cross, ...

Leave it to beavers, get back to real issues: BEING BLUNT column
The Barrie Examiner
Many a time during my Northern Ontario canoe trips I have cursed those furry bucktoothed, flat-tailed rodents. There you are, floating down a meandering stream on a pristine August afternoon, possibly sipping a cold beverage, when you run out of river. ...
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