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Birds roosting in school chimneys
Times and Transcript
Now, BSC has created a new conservation project to get students of the schools involved this spring. Students for Swifts is designed to connect children with the chimney swifts inhabiting their school chimneys. The project is part of Shell Canada's ...
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Mushing through the snow
Calgary Herald
The duo began their dog mushing career on the sprint racing circuit in Western Canada. Since 1989, they have participated in many competitive events, including races up to 300 kilometres long. But it's the dogs that are the real stars. All 200 of them. ...
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Commemorating 1812 at Winterlude | Canada's Capital Region
http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/celebrate/winterlude/news/2011-12-21/ commemorating-1812-winterlude. Skip to Main Content Area. Canada's Capital Region ...
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It's going to be an active holiday season for the ParticipACTION ...
I'm not the only member of the ParticipACTION team that lives an active lifestyle! Like many of you, my colleagues and I juggle work, family, volunteer and ...
blog.participaction.com/participaction/en/?p=1389

Kudos & Applause
Ottawa Citizen
$8000 to The East Coast Trail Association, for the restoration of ... $20000 conservation grant to Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Saskatchewan, ...

The Confederation Trail - Prince Edward Island (PEI) - Island Trails ...
The Confedration Trail. The Confederation Trail was developed on abandoned railway beds, and takes you across the Island, past wetlands and through ...
www.islandtrails.ca/en/confederation-trail.php

Go Calendar
Victoria Times Colonist
Boxing Day hike - Mount Douglas trails. Alice in Wonderland. ... singles and couples welcome at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, 7: 45-10 pm Tel. ...

Try cross-country skiing throughout Canada
Official Ottawa Travel website guide to Canada's Capital region with Ottawa Ontario ... One of the best places to either hit the trails or take a cross-country skiing ...
www.ottawatourism.ca/.../474-Try-crosscountry-skiing-throug...

Nova Scotia's ski slopes set to open
CBC.ca
"We prepare the Sundance trail first, that's the one beneath the chair lift, and then we can go out onto the other trails where we can point our guns higher ...

Freerunning Meets Gymnastics | Adventure Canada, Outdoor ...
Freerunning Meets Gymnastics. A recent Freerunning video showcases the sport at a completely different level of tricks and production value. The gymnastic ...
www.somegoodadventure.com/.../freerunning-meets-gymnasti...

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Shoestring strategies for ski trips
Canada.com
... British Columbia allows children younger than 5 to ski, tube and skate for free all season. Complimentary mountain tours with experienced snow hosts are also offered every morning and afternoon to familiarize skiers with the resort's trails. ... See all stories on this topic »

British Columbia Trail Running Series - 5 Peaks Trail Running Series
The 5 Peaks Trail Running Series put on a triple header on the weekend with races in Buntzen Lake in British Columbia, Devon in Northern Alberta and ARK in ...
www.fivepeaks.com/schedule.asp?p=bc&raceid=252

Keep Terra Nova National Park Motor Free | Newfoundland and ...
Environmental groups Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society, Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland & Labrador and Nature Newfoundland & Labrador ... www.nlen.ca/issues/.../keep-terra-nova-national-park-motor-fr...

Trans Canada Trail: On My Other Bike « Get Out In Guysborough ...
Trans Canada Trail: On My Other Bike. December 4, 2011 by Derek Hendsbee. TCT. I recently checked a section of the TCT where heavy equipment was used ... getoutinguysborough.wordpress.com/.../trans-canada-trail-on-...

Island Trails Partners - Prince Edward Island (PEI)

Welcome to Island Trails PEI, where you can learn all about Prince Edward Island's hiking, cycling, and other trails. www.islandtrails.ca/partners.php

Canadian Canoe Routes • View topic - Two 17'6" wood/canvas canoes ...
Your Last visit was: Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:17 pm. It is currently Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:17 pm. Guest, Welcome to Canadian Canoe Routes Click here to Register ...
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PROVINCIAL INVESTMENT TO IMPROVE SNOWMOBILE TRAILS ... CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI New provincial funding will help the Prince Edward Island Snowmobile Association provide safe snowmobiling trails to its members ... www.peisa.ca/front_news.php?id=94

No time to exercise? Are you sure? | Participaction-en

Yesterday I read a feature on CBC titled Canadians have no time for healthy living. In it, the Heart and Stroke Foundation shares results of a recent online survey ... blog.participaction.com/participaction/en/?p=1274

Let's get physical The Telegram ... of Newfoundland and Labrador sports a grimace as she faces her opposition. ... and dangerous due to slippery roads and snow-covered walking trails. ...

Auberge Baker is the quintessential Quebec experience Ottawa Citizen Olivier, who worked at Quebec's City's famed Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, ... commandeering 28 kilometres of downhill trails and more than 130 kilometres ...

Top 5 Canadian Hiking Destinations | Last Minute Vacations The most common hiking regions in western Canada are in the Rocky Mountains while the best in eastern Canada are in the Appalachians. If the adventure of ... www.lastminutevacations.ca/blog/?p=211

Plan details upgrades at popular Brunswick park StarNewsOnline.com The plan includes an addition to the community building, new restrooms and new soccer, ... a large picnic shelter, tennis courts and walking trails. ...

Warm temperature sets new record for Dec. 5 Riverview ThisWeek Some snowmobilers are so keen to get out on the trails, he said, ... Historically, he said, the New Brunswick capital has had snow on the ground on ...

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Free dessert! - Packages - Cuisine - Nova Scotia Find hiking news on Twitter. Follow updates, reports, event news and more from the Nova Scotia Trails Federation. How else would you find out about alerts from ...

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'It looks like Armageddon' Vancouver Sun "If all the logging outfits followed this guy's example, there would be no conflict because he cleaned up, retained the aspen and spruce, and kept my trails accessible and ready to use for the start of my season." Freed worked for the BC Forests ... See all stories on this topic »

Conservationists Ask Christy Clark to Ban Coalbed Methane Drilling ...
SYS-CON Media The Sacred Headwaters are located in northwest British Columbia, ... The headwaters have been listed on the Outdoor Recreation Council's Most Endangered ...

Equine Canada: Ariel MacLeod to Represent Canada at the FEI ... December 3, 2011— Ariel MacLeod of Montney, BC, will represent Canada at the FEI World Endurance Junior & Young Rider Championship, which will take p... www.equinetourismcommunity.com/index.php?/...

Cross Quetico Lake Tour makes The Cool List Atikokan Progress Explore is a Canadian magazine that has been delivering “the information and ... Over the past decade, the Beaten Path Nordic Trails ski club has expanded ...

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Image via WikipediaCBA - Charity and Not-for-Profit Law: AMS/John Hodgson Award Dinner
Marcel Lauzière, President and CEO of IMAGINE Canada, will speak about increased ... Marcel will talk about the Imagine Canada Standards Initiative, ...
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 Prince Edward Island | Canada | North America | TravelAlerts.ca
Another amazing option is to take The Confederation Trail drive. Prince Edward Island's tip-to-tip trail was developed on abandoned railway lines and takes ...
www.travelalerts.ca/edmonton/.../189926-prince-edward-islan...

Halfway there
Charlottetown Guardian
Helen McQuaid, left, walks along the Confederation Trail in Charlottetown with Grant Curtis, Ann McRae and Leah Michaud. Dozens of Islanders have joined a ...

Canadian Citizenship Test - The Confederation Trail Coalition - Zimbio
Here are some of the best questions for the Canadian Citizenship Test.
www.zimbio.com/The...Trail.../Canadian+Citizenship+Test

Heritage Minister James Moore approved 8.7 million dollars to a group called ...
Canada Free Press
That has nothing to do with conservatism and a lot to do with the collectivist class the people of Canada has been lied into for the many decades it has been in power. Enough is enough, we need our freedom back and for the government to stop offending ...
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Participaction Don't Just Think About It
Participaction Don't Just Think About It on WN Network delivers the latest Videos and Editable pages for News & Events, including Entertainment, Music, ...
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Thousand Islands more than salad dressing
London Free Press
And that is why the Canadian and US governments work together to promote tourism ... a variety of outdoor activities such as swimming, kayaking and cycling. ...

Marsh trail opening for walking and wheeling
100 Mile House Free Press
By Heather Nelson - 100 Mile House Free Press Awareness Day is a campaign across British Columbia that promotes and ensures communities are as accessible and inclusive as possible. "Everyone is invited to walk, stroll, bike or wheel around the trail," ...
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Seniors' Corner
Calgary Herald
Westwinds Outdoor Club: If you are 55+ and like to keep active by hiking in the mountains, we have weekly hikes from May until October, to Kananaskis or the National Parks. We carpool (shared cost) on Wednesdays and have two different levels of ...
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Nastawgan: The Canadian North by ... - Google Books
Declared by the Canadian Historical Association to be the best book published of ... Nastawgan: The Canadian North by Canoe & Snowshoe. By Bruce W. Hodgins, ...
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National Canoe Day Is June 25th-26th - Canadian Canoe Museum
Help the Canadian Canoe Museum and make a donation! ... To celebrate National Canoe Day on June 26th at the Canadian Canoe Museum will offer free admission ...
www.canoemuseum.ca/.../national-canoe-day-is-june-25th-26t...

Guthrie back on track
Kelowna Capital News
By Warren Henderson - Kelowna Capital News A bout of mononucleosis deprived Evan Guthrie of the entire 2010 competitive mountain biking season. Now the 20-year-old former Canadian junior champion is making up for lost time. A recuperated Guthrie is in ...
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Windy Point to Indian Oils via Dyson Creek | Turner Valley Alberta ...
General Hiking information, features, and statistics for Windy Point to Indian Oils via Dyson Creek in Turner Valley, Alberta.
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Image by Kid Cowboy via FlickrUxbridge Trans Canada Rail Trail - Blackwater, ON - Rails to ...
The trail crosses numerous wetlands as well on some rather rickety bridges. Country: Canada State/Province/etc.: Ontario Trail Start (town): Uxbridge ...
www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMBKCB

CVC launches new Web site
Caledon Citizen
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) has launched a Web site to gather information about the Credit River's remarkable legacy, and to facilitate community awareness about why it deserves recognition as a Canadian Heritage River. ...
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New digs for old fort
Kingston This Week
The St. Lawrence Parks Commission and Parks Canada have also both been instrumental in getting the project off the ground. Kingston Mayor Mark Gerretsen is delighted to see the development. "It is going to have elements of tourism that people are ...
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OPP urge safe driving
EMC St. Lawrence
EMC News - A total of six people were killed during the Victoria Day long weekend on Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patrolled roadways, waterways and trails. Four died in three separate vehicle collisions across the province while one fatality ...See all stories on this topic »  
 

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Image via WikipediaOfficials see increased use of recreational trail systems
Appleton Post Crescent
... water trail, including new canoe and kayak launches and portage facilities. ... 2010 trail progress: Negotiations continued with Canadian National ...

Promoting our city, urban walks, a festival and...
CanadaEast.com
... Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland/Labrador, well represented by .... You can celebrate "Active Living" and the "St. Martins Tides and Trails Walking ...

Linus Gillis Memorial Walk resumes today in O'Leary
Journal Pioneer
He and Alan MacKenzie were part of a group that completed Prince Edward Island's Confederation Trail in 2003. MacKenzie is one of the five hikers who plans ...

Shred the slopes on Grouse Mountain this Canada Day
The Province
The Snowshoe Grind will also remain open indefinitely. ... With the warmer weather, the Canadian Avalanche Centre is warning backcountry skiers to watch for ...

Image by renedrivers via FlickrSnobelen: Parks are Canada's legacy
Toronto Sun
That thought crossed my mind Wednesday evening as I ran (make that plodded) along the bike trail in Banff. The warmth of the late day sun mixed with the spectacular mountain vistas and the surging streams of clear spring water flowing through the ...
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Parks Canada centennial celebrations
canadianimmigrant.ca
An all day outdoor street fest and concert will also showcase Parks Canada's many treasures from across the country. As part of its year-long Centennial Celebrations, Parks Canada has planned a launch event on May 21 in downtown Toronto, ...
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River Run Centre site held CPR freight depot
Waterloo Record
By Jon Fear, Record staff The River Run Centre for the performing arts has a pleasing location in downtown Guelph, above the west bank of the Speed River and beside a small park with a walkway that's part of the Trans Canada Trail. ...
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Leaving town lock, stock and black walnut trees
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Thomas Trans Canada Trail committee, warned the trail may have to be moved outside the city if council doesn't "grab the bull by the horns" and do something to save it. Turvey had been in discussion with TBR Developments, which purchased the CASO lands ...
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Pippy Park third in great public place contest
St. John's Telegram
Glenn Smith rides the short-track mountain biking trail in Pippy Park. — Telegam file photo Pippy Park in St. John's has placed third in a ranking of great public spaces. According to a news release, there were more than 6000 nominations and four ...
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ERCA cleanup yields junk
Windsor Star
The Essex Region Conservation Authority, Windsor Port Authority, the Detroit River Canadian Cleanup and the City of Windsor and members from the New Canadian Centre gave Windsor's Brock Street Dock a much needed cleansing. "The Detroit River is such an ...
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Kayaking Safety - New Report on Boating Deaths in Canada (Ebb &amp ...
Now let's look more closely at kayaking accidents. Between 1991 and 2006, 77 fatalities were linked to kayaks in Canada. Of these deaths, 76 were due to ...
www.paddlingcanada.com/.../401-kayaking-safety-new-report...