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ONTARIO'S SUPERIOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURES - Parks Canada

Parks Canada is excited about collaborating with the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation at two upcoming tradeshows in Toronto, Ontario, and ...
www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/on/pukaskwa/plan/.../03.aspx

Canadian Ski Marathon a tradition: 'I see the same friends every year'
Ottawa Citizen
By Tom Spears, The Ottawa Citizen February 11, 2012 Cross-country skiers sprint out of the start gates at the annual Canadian Ski Marathon in Buckingham, Que., on a very chilly Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. BUCKINGHAM, Que. — Last year, the 24th time ...
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Jasper Hiking & Trail Guide | Alberta, Canada | Jasper National Park ...
JASPER, ALBERTA—Canada—The Cavell Meadows hike is one of vacationers' most preferredtrails in Jasper National Park. Featuring floral meadows, huge ...
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Sudbury Star outdoors photo contest
The Sudbury Star
Randy Moratz is this week's winner of the Sudbury Star Outdoors Photo Contest. "This male pine grosbeak was part of a flock that showed up at my feeders," Moratz wrote with his submission. He wins four passes to Rainbow Cinemas.
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ATV club reaches out to develop trails and tourism

The Boundary Sentinel
Concerns were expressed about problems in trails use in the West Boundary. Land owners that live adjacent to the Trans Canada Trail had allegedly ...

'Incredibly difficult' but addictive, snowshoe racing is taking off Globe and Mail “Snowshoe running is not a far animal from road running or trail running,” says Dan ...Three years ago, Raquette Quebec, a snowshoeing organization, ...

Fun Run a no-go
Grand Falls-Windsor Advertiser
Groomers throughout the province are all funded on the sale of trail passes through theNewfoundland and Labrador Snowmobile Federation.

Information sessions aimed at protecting lighthouses
Western Star
The session will focus on the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act to enable the designation and protection of federally owned lighthouses with heritage value. The act, according to a news release, depends on Canadians supporting the structures by ...
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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 ...
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Snowshoeing: A foray into the white pale of winter

Vancouver Sun
When French fur traders settled in what is now Quebec in the early 1600s, ... And with acres of trails available, Whistler, BC is the ideal destination to ...

Two hundred years later, we're still here
Ottawa Citizen
By Tom Taylor, Ottawa Citizen January 2, 2012 This year marks the 200th anniversary of the War of1812, a war that many consider Canada's war of independence, not from Britain but from the United States. Historians often take the beginning of the war ...
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Looking for a free place to ride near toronto, canada - Polaris ...
i just lost my favourite atv trail located in north pickering and i am quite depressed but still desprite to find a place to ride my quad. i can not.
www.polarisatvforums.com/.../24090-looking-free-place-ride-...

The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader
National Parks Traveler
Stories to delight the imagination of everyone who has hiked, will hike or who dreams about the world s most beautiful walk in the woods. Exploring the people, places, and history of the Pacific Crest Trail as it ranges 2600 miles from Mexico to Canada ...
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Editorial: Parks Canada looking to be financial trailblazer
Calgary Herald
It has also mused about promoting non-motorized hang-gliding, kite surfing, community gardens, ziplines and mountain biking. These ideas - along with the enduring understanding that the parks must be preserved for future generations of Canadians and ...
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Cliff Edge Bike Trail Video | Adventure Canada, Outdoor Adventure ...
Cliff Edge Bike Trail Video. I don't normally get vertigo but this video kept me very uneasy and on the edge of my seat. Three riders bike a very narrow cliff side ...
www.somegoodadventure.com/bike/cliff-edge-bike-trail-video/

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Season's Eatings: Nearly Two-Thirds of Canadians Will Overindulge This Holiday ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
"Canadians are looking to proactively treat and manage their overall health and there are a number of natural health products they can use to help them be at their best." Nearly half (47%) of allCanadians will be spending less time outdoors this ...
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If you wax them, it will come (the snow, that is)
Ottawa Citizen
It's sad to imagine all the readers who'll find a soot-covered bow around their new Nordic skis and no snow on which to ski. But what we can do is prepare our skis for the trails when the snow inevitably falls. Here's how: Firstly, there are two types ...
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Biking | British Columbia | Tourism BC - Official Site
Mountain bikers of all skill levels are drawn to BC for its abundance of flowy single-track trails, lift-accessed bike parks, and riding opportunities featured ...
www.hellobc.com/british-columbia/things-to.../biking.aspx

Southwest Nordic Ski Club Blog: Trail Update and Upcoming Events!
Jan 7th (Sat) SWNSC Skiathlon on our nordic (Canada Bonita) trails. More info on that coming soon. Jan 14-16 (Martin Luther King weekend) Chama Chile Ski ...
swnordicski.blogspot.com/.../trail-update-and-upcoming-event...

Chief Tecumseh to get commemorative stamp, says Canada Post
Windsor Star (blog)
“(A stamp) is in the works and should be realeased in June as one of two stamps commemorating the war of 1812,” Canada Post spokesperson Anick Losier told the Star on Tuesday morning. Avid stamp collector and former Tecumseh resident Dr. Chris ...
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Whitehorse trails closed due to flooding
CBC.ca
The City of Whitehorse has closed a section of riverfront trail because of flooding. Water levels on the Yukon River have been fluctuating with freeze and ...

Snowshoeing British Columbia's Mt. Robson Provincial Park
Snowshoe Magazine
The park is a World Heritage Site and for the keen outdoor enthusiast, ... named Valley of a Thousand Falls – the biggest concentration of falls in Canada. ...


10 gifts for fitness fans
Ottawa Citizen
Available at: Most outdoors and sporting goods stores, including large chains like Sports Experts and Mountain Equipment Co-op. 2. Canada Goose down mitts: If cold hands ruin a perfectly good day spent on the rink or toboggan hill, consider investing ...
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Review of Caledonia Nordic Ski Club, Prince George, Canada
Caledonia Nordic Ski Club: Beautiful groomed trails, something for everyone - See traveler reviews, 5 candid photos, and great deals for Prince George, Canada ...
www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g154938-d1985618-...

War of 1812 Parks Canada 200 Years of Peace - War of 1812 ...
Scouts Canada is celebrating 200 years of Peace! The War of 1812 at Fort George, Niagara on the Lake was re-enacted by over 2300 Scouts from Canada and ...
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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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Canadian Trails News - April 30, 2011

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 CM Magazine: Canada on Fire: The War of 1812. (Canadians at War).
Canada on Fire is a new account of the War of 1812-14 between the United States of America and the British colonies of Upper and Lower Canada. ... umanitoba.ca/cm/vol17/no33/canadaonfire.html
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Hiking gear to be Canada's gift to the royal couple
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers a statement in the foyer of the ... and Kate Middleton is something that is truly Canadian -hiking gear. ...
www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id...


A 7000-km Canadian voyage Ottawa Citizen
Only one of the group is considered an excellent canoeist, with whitewater level credentials, but Giroux-Bougard said the entire group has backcountry canoeing experience and is "at ease" in an outdoor setting. "Everyone has been in even more remote ... See all stories on this topic »


Canoe Certification | SOEEA
Welcome to Paddle Canada Lake Canoe Skills Tandem/Solo (Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced). These courses were designed by Paddle Canada (formerly ...
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Physiotherapy: Don't discount damage of a bruise Kelowna Capital News
For many passionate mountain bikers, the start of the mountain bike season was months ago, but for many of us mere mortal riders the season doesn't really get under way until the snow level ascends past the top of Kelowna's East Bench. ... See all stories on this topic »


Gearing Up at the Island Cup Mountain Bike Race — AOL Travel Canada
Vancouver Island's Island Cup Mountain Bike Race Series is to mountain biking what spring training is to baseball. Many of Canada's top riders warm up. travel.aol.ca/.../island-cup-mountain-bike-races-where-champs...


Image via WikipediaCanadian Cyclist - Mountain Biking Season Opening at Hardwood Ski ...
Canadian Cyclist Online. The source for Canadian cycling news and information includingmountain bike and road bike tours, adventure biking features, ... www.canadiancyclist.com/dailynews.php?id=21443


CBC.ca Sports - Canadian Pendrel 4th in World Cup mountain biking
(Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press). Catharine Pendrel of Kamloops, B.C., finished fourth Saturday in the opening World Cup mountain bike event in ... www.cbc.ca/m/rich/sports/.../story/.../sp-cycling-pendrel.html 

events - Get Out There - Canada's source for sports, recreation ...
Canada's source for endurance sports, outdoor recreation and adventure ... North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada more information ... www.getouttheremag.com/searcheventsGOT.php?page=210... 


Former Endurance Running Canadian Champion Brings Expertise To Trinity Western
Boxscore News
“Having an individual associated with the Spartans who has been the CanadianChampion in the 10000 metre race on the track, the half marathon competition on the road, and the cross country event on the trails is a rare triple crown that is sure to ... See all stories on this topic »


Parks Canada :: Explore the Bruce Passport
Parks Canada. Bruce Peninsula National Park is situated at the northern end of the Bruce Peninsula. This national treasure is full of adventure. ... passport.explorethebruce.com/sponsors/parks-canada/


Park committee wants to make sure its message gets out Bowen Island Undercurrent
The report was included in a package that went to Parks Canada in preparation of the preliminary feasibility study. At the special council meeting on Monday, April 26, council went through a list of recommendations from the report. ... See all stories on this topic »


Trees Across Toronto Volunteers Help Grow the Urban Forest istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Several generous sponsors, including Toronto Hydro, Toronto Parking Authority, Enbridge, CNE, HSBC Bank Canada, and the Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation helped make the event a success. Landscaping sponsor LOMCO prepared the planting sites as an ... See all stories on this topic »


Newest regional park opens Tuesday Canada.com
The 161-acre nature park was acquired late last year in partnership with Ducks Unlimited Canadaand was made possible, in part, from an ecological gift made by the previous owner under the Government of Canada's ecological gift program. ... See all stories on this topic »


Canadian Canoe Routes • View topic - Nith River
There is trail along the river for scouting a head of time. We had no problem with rocks or scraping and the only thing you really have to watch out for are ... www.myccr.com/SectionForums/viewtopic.php?f=108&t...

Burns Lake and Smithers trails and bike associations receive ... It's no secret that British Columbia has some of the best trails in the world. ... Recreation Sites and Trails BC: Partnerships with Burns Lake and Smithers ... leelau.pinkbike.com/.../Burns-Lake-and-Smithers-trails-and-bi... www.Explorenovascotia.com Some of the pages are titled as "Explore Nova Scotia Trails Scenic Roadside Tours Walking Trails", "Explore Nova Scotia Outdoor Adventures Adventures Tours ... webinformation.co/www.explorenovascotia.com PARTICIPACTION | From desk to couch: Canadian children and youth ... Active Healthy Kids Canada releases 2011 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth TORONTO, April 26 /CNW/ - School's out. www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/26/c6706.html Heritage Park opens kids' education centre Calgary Herald The centre is in the Burns' Barn, which belonged to Senator Patrick Burns and was relocated toHeritage Park in 1977. The opening touched on the impacts that Albertans like Burns had on Western Canada and how the centre will serve to connect youths to ... See all stories on this topic » Historica Fair a hit Dunnville Chronicle Canada's rich, treasured heritage – as seen through the eyes of local youth – was celebrated among visitors, who had the opportunity to learn about the life of Tim Horton – before he became associated with coffee. Tyson Wagter's exhibit of Canada's ... See all stories on this topic » Heritage canada grants Heritage canada grants, Credit card interest rates. Home buyers grant. Internet credit card theft statistics. dpowi.ce.vg/Lzgdru/ IMBA Trail Workshop in Winnipeg, MB | International Mountain Bike ... Chad and Deanne Lazaruk of the IMBA Canada Trail Care Crew will be in ... free IMBA Trail Building School with the Manitoba Recreational Trails Association. ... www.imbacanada.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=124 YouTube - CONFEDERATION TRAIL at East Baltic, P.E.I., Canada Waldron H. Leard camera: Waldron H. Leard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9giylBwk5w Cambridge-Narrows native to receive award Daily Gleaner By DOUG WATLING Cambridge-Narrows native Robena Weatherley will receive a lifetime achievement award in Fredericton tonight when the Conservation Council of New Brunswickpresents the annual Milton F. Gregg Conservation Awards. ... See all stories on this topic » Imagine Canada - Library "A PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Foundation discussion paper on strengthening the dialogue between the not-for-profit and corporate sectors" ... ic.andornot.com/ViewResults.aspx?...