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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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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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2011 Equine Canada Sponsor of the Year: Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Horse-Canada.com
Tina Bodfield accepted the Equine Canada Sponsor of the Year Award on behalf of Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals Inc. Photo by Robert Young Equine Canada proudly announces that the 2011 recipient of the Equine Canada Sponsor of the Year is Omega Alpha ...
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Trails in Canada - how do I know where they are? - The Horse Forum
Hello, numpty question here from a soon-to-be-Brit-in-Canada. We are moving to Alberta, to commutable-distance outside of Edmonton. How do I look on.
www.horseforum.com/.../trails-canada-how-do-i-know-11159...

Quebec boosts protected northern areas to 20 per cent
Canada.com
``We're in a celebratory mood,'' said Patrick Nadeau, executive director of the Quebec chapter of theCanadian Parks and Wilderness Society. ``Moving from 12 to 20 per cent protected areas in northern Quebec might not sound like a huge increase, ...
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Black pioneers helped shape Nanaimo's history
Canada.com
Gantt, who is also the president of the Nanaimo African Heritage Society, plays the role of event promoter and anthropologist each February. "What really inspires me is the stories and discovering that a lot of people do not know about the history that ...
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Ice climbing in St Boniface

Winnipeg Sun
Winnipegger Ian Givens reaches the top of the ice climbing tower of Le Club d�escalade de Saint-Boniface on Sun., Feb. 5, 2012. JASON HALSTEAD/WINNIPEG SUN QMI AGENCY Stand alone Winnipegger Ian Givens reaches the top of the ice climbing tower of Le ...
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Canucks win world cup ski cross
The Barrie Advance
Crowds clapped, hollered, and waved as team Canada raced over rollers and flew across jumps to take gold in both men's and women's ski cross at the World Cup at Blue Mountain. From February 1 to 8, Blue Mountain hosted the World Cup Ski and Snowboard ...
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Winnipeg Basks in Unseasonably Warm February Weather
ChrisD.ca (blog)
The weekend brought an onslaught of outdoor activities, including the 11th Annual Ironman Outdoor Curling Bonspiel, the always popular cross-country ski trails at the Wildewood Club golf course, and the third annual Mid-Winter Festival.
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200 Years since 1812
Norwich Bulletin (blog)
President Madison asked for the first declaration of war by Congress even though the Federalists all opposed it (June 1812.) America lost Fort Mackinac to British invasion in August 1812. The US failed three times to invade Canada.
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Non-profit takes over sled dog company 24 Hours Vancouver Outdoor Adventures vice-president Kirby Brown said the new company's first priority is to create the best sled dog operations in Canada. “After a lot of consultation and conversation, we believe this is absolutely the direction that will create the ... See all stories on this topic » Where to spa after a day on the slopes in Quebec's Eastern Townships Globe and Mail When I feel more like dancing with trees than cruising groomed trails, ... gets you the Scandinavian spa experience. spabolton.com Mont Sutton in Quebec . ... Winter Vacation Ideas About - News & Issues Newfoundland is a gorgeous province; the people have a hospitality and friendliness ... are home to some of Canada's best groomed, marked snowmobile trails. ... Baffin Island: A Skier's Journey | Adventure Canada, Outdoor ... Baffin Island: A Skier's Journey. Posted on 14 December 2011 by SomeGood. Baffin Island: A Skier's Journey. Images of Baffin Island's ridiculously long couloirs ... www.somegoodadventure.com/.../baffin-island-a-skiers-journe... Niagara's 1812 bicentennial will commence with New Year's Day ... Parks Canada staff will bring the fort to life and allow visitors to step back in time to experience Fort George as it was in 1812. Onley will be joined by Niagara ... www.wnypapers.com/.../niagaras-1812-bicentennial-will-com... Trail Builders: Hundreds of local trail building organizations are ... New Brunswick. New Brunswick Trails Council Inc. Poul Jorgensen, Executive Director Toll free:(800) 526-7070. Email: pjorgensen@sentiernbtrail.com ... tctrail.ca/about-the-trail/become-a-trail-builders/

Black Jack to host NorAms this weekend The Nelson Daily This is the top level of Cross Country skiing in North America and attracts skiers from the US andCanadian National teams including several 2010 Olympians.” Deanne Steven from Tourism Rossland said that “This event has proven to be a major economic ... See all stories on this topic » Cross Country Canada - 2012 Alberta Youth Cross Country Ski ... Cross Country Canada / Ski du Fond Canada ... enough adults and vehicles present to transport kids to and from the event site at West Bragg Creek Ski Trails. ... cccski.com/.../2012-Alberta-Youth-Cross-Country-Ski-Champi... 24-hour world championships return to Canmore Cyclingnews.com The 24-hour Mountain Bike World Championships will return to Canmore, Alberta in Canada in 2012. Solo, two-person and three-person teams will battle it out to claim the title of 24-hour world champ on September 13-17. The championships are re-visiting ... See all stories on this topic » Best Little-Known Spots for Cross-Country Skiing Trails: The Northern Hardwoods Cross Country Ski Area includes more than 9 miles of ... migratory waterfowl such as black ducks, mallards and Canada geese ... www.fws.gov/.../BestLittleKnownSpotsCross-CountrySkiing_1... 10 last-minute gifts Montreal Gazette At a smidgen under $100, these mitts don't come cheap, but it's a small price to pay for enjoying theoutdoors during a Canadian winter. Available at: Most outdoors and sporting goods stores, including large chains like Sports Experts and Mountain ... See all stories on this topic »