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Canmore has everything Banff has, except crowds

TheChronicleHerald.ca
Now the big draw is tourism and more particularly skiing in the winter and golf, mountain biking and hiking in the summer. "What we offer that is different from Banff is a low-key atmosphere. It's not quite so touristy and busy.
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Club to vote on future of mountain biking in Nanaimo
Nanaimo News Bulletin
The Nanaimo Mountain Bike Club is meeting this weekend to discuss the possibility of formal land-use agreements with property owners. By Toby Gorman - Nanaimo News Bulletin Concerned about the destruction of popular riding trails through logging and ...
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Ice canoe race new extreme
Canada.com
But for some the high point of Quebec's winter festival is a canoe race pushing a path through icy floes - an old aboriginal tradition that is now an extreme sport. Teams of four rowers and a helmsman launch from the shores of Canada's Quebec City into ...
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On Yukon Quest trail, young Brent Sass takes aim at leaders Alaska Dispatch As the sun set in the Canadian Yukon Saturday night, frontrunning Two Rivers musher Allen Moore pressed on into the twilight, aiming to forge a gap between him and his pursuers in the 1000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. See all stories on this topic »

Canadian Ski Marathon a tradition: 'I see the same friends every year'

Ottawa Citizen
Last year, the 24th time Robert Saunders skied the 160-kilometre Canadian Ski Marathon, he had the most miserable night of his life. Somewhere along the trail he lost the tent that he was planning to sleep in on the Saturday night of the two-day event, ...
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Snowmobile tourism hit hard by lack of early snow
Kennebec Journal
Scott Newton, left, of North Country Rivers in Bingham, leads snowmobilers down Interconnected Trail System ITS 87 recently. Low snow amounts are beginning to pick up, and the company is counting on improving snow conditions for the rest of February ...
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Wolves stealing Yukon Quest trail markers
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
by Suzanna Caldwell / scaldwell@newsminer.com DAWSON CITY, Yukon - There are a lot of problems that can befall trail markers — treacherous conditions, ...

Checking on groundhogs' predictions
ThisWeekNews
... I set out along the trails of Hogback Ridge Preserve to see if anything was ... Georgia, Michigan, New York, Ontario and Nova Scotia — emerged to cloudy ...

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In Saturday's paper:
Vancouver Sun
Dozens toil behind the scenes to keep the trails in mint hiking condition — no mean task, given that the BC trail system runs approximately 6900 kilometres, longer than the Canada-US border (excluding Alaska). Also look for a feature by columnist ...
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Paddling poets taking over the Grand
Paris Star
The boat is comprised of a number of accomplished and emerging Canadian ... for lunch and a free poetry reading at Canoeing on the Grand's picnic area, ...

Brothers take canoe on unique journey for ALS awareness
www.kamloopsnews.ca
“We settled on the canoe idea because the canoe is very Canadian; it's iconic,” said Jeff. “But, also, our dad loved canoeing. He loved the outdoors. ...

Outdoor gear outfitter reshaping its iconic brand to stay competitive
Vancouver Sun
"It's Canada's best kept secret - all of the design, the testing, the specifications, it's all done here." Labistour guided MEC's recent foray into bicycle sales - a move that prompted outcries of alarm from some bike shops that feared they'd lose ...
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Man dies after quad plunges off cliff west of Rocky Mountain House
Edmonton Journal
... plummeting over a mountainous cliff on a quad in west-centralw Alberta. The man was riding in a pack of four quads along trails at night early Friday ...

Alberta woman, 70, dead after driving ATV into a barn wall, no helmet
Winnipeg Free Press
Four individuals were riding their quads on trails at night when one of the quads plummeted over a mountainous cliff. The driver was found dead at the ...

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About Us · Connect with Nature · Endangered Species · Bird Conservation ... To protect and conserve wildlife and habitats in Canada by engaging people and ...
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A natural treasure in La Mauricie
Montreal Gazette
Like the park's official website, the map is confusing and features little in the way of useful information. (Compared to Quebec provincial parks, Parks Canada seems to be in the information Dark Ages, a reason perhaps for the fact that Quebec ...
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Rock slide closes part of Kettle Valley Railway trail
Hope Standard
Part of the Kettle Valley Railway trail south of Othello Tunnels in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park has been closed due a rock slide on May 25. By Kerrie-Ann Schoenit - Hope Standard BC Parks has no immediate plan to reopen part of the Kettle Valley ...
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The Trans Canada Trail is a national vision that has captured the imagination of Canadians of all ages and from all walks of life. When completed in 2017 it ...
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Tourism top 10 list: Readers make the choices
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Getting a look at Nova Scotia through the eyes of someone who came here by choice ... Create and maintain a uniform series of hiking and bicycle trails, ...

Paddlers hit water for cause
The Kingston Whig-Standard
For the voyage the men will be paddling five-metre long kayaks and camp at locks along the way. The trip took about a year to plan, Belanger said. The Canadian Forces Personnel and Family Support Service's Soldier On fund is close to both men, ...
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Paddle Canada - Introduction to Kayaking Skills - PEI - Summerside ...
paddle canada - introduction to kayaking skills committed 2 the core sea kayak coaching is holding their next course on the morell river, pei on august 20, ...
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Garden delight in Quebec -- A tourist trail covers 20 of the province's most ...
Brandon Sun
The Quebec Gardens' Association, which helps promote the development of the public gardens of Quebec, has formed a tourist trail that includes 20 of the province's most beautiful gardens. These gardens extend from the Gatineau region just outside ...
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Calgary Heritage Day celebrations
CTV.ca
Heritage Park is Canada's largest living history museum and there are a number of period games and activities for visitors to take part in. Heritage Day kicks off at the park with a pancake breakfast. "We have old fashion family games with potato sack ...
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