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Federal government approves Jasper glacier walkway

Vancouver Sun
Kent's decision prompted a barrage of reactions from conservation, activist and tourism groups. The Yellow-stone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, Alberta Wilderness Association, and CanadianParks and Wilderness Society all panned the walkway.
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Conservation Results in Canada's Mountain ... - Parks Canada
Parks Canada Conservation Results in Canada's Mountain National Parks.
www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/mtn/conservation.aspx

Midwinter marvel: Climbers make first ascent of Helmcken Falls wall
www.kamloopsnews.ca
By Mike Youds HELMCKEN FALLS — An ice-climbing team using advanced equipment has made the first ascent of the Helmcken Falls grotto. The UK's Tim Emmett and Slovenian Klem Preml, accompanied by a party of climbers from the US and Canmore, Alta., ...
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GTA braces for winter's return CBC.ca Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning of snow and a steep drop in temperatures starting Friday afternoon. And in advance of the deep freeze the City of Toronto said it is issuing an extreme cold weather alert, ... See all stories on this topic »

Campbell River trails to be diverted for dam construction

Campbell River Mirror
By Kristen Douglas - Campbell River Mirror BC Hydro has been deliberating the best option for the aging generating station and now it's up to the BC Utilities Commission. The board will give its verdict on the project – that comes with a $1.35 billion ...
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Parks & Trails - City of Coquitlam
Coquitlam's trail system totals over 90 km and includes a portion of the Trans Canada Trail. There are trail surfaces suited to all types of activity within a relatively ...
www.coquitlam.ca/parks-recreation-and.../overview.aspx

Make it a year for life-altering adventure
Edmonton Journal
This 17-day excursion from Adventure Canada includes Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Greenland in a single sailing, including a stop at the Ilulissat, where North America's icebergs calve from the Greenland ice cap. The operational word here is ...
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KingRidge Stables Named as 2011 Equine Canada Breeder of the ...
Ottawa, ON— Equine Canada has named KingRidge Stables, located in King, ON, as the winner of the inaugural Equine Canada Canadian Breeder of the Year ...
www.c-s-h-a.org/.../kingridge-stables-named-as-2011-equine-...

Yukon Arctic Ultra 100 mile – Race Report
Breathe Magazine
The day flew by with a pre-race trail briefing, gear check and pasta dinner. ... to be very hospitable and proud of their city and the Yukon in general.

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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 ...
cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/pages/331/4

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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Setting her sights on success

NorthernLife.ca
... on the Olympic stage in cross-country skiing. While she may not be able to see the track on which she cycles, nor the groomed trails on which she skis, ...


Family & Community
Edmonton Journal
Sports & Recreation Walk Alberta Join the St. Albert Trekkers Volkssport Club for a guided walk along trails and paths in St. Albert.


Edmonton Brings You the "Perfect Date".
MarketWatch (press release)
For starters, experience the many hiking trails of our sprawling river valley on a beautiful blue sky winter day. Enjoy a meal atop the Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe in La Ronde, a slowly- revolving restaurant with stunning vistas of the city. ...
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Sutton inn aims to be a home away from home
Montreal Gazette
If you take a snow lesson at the cut rate of $37, part of the fee – $2 – goes to the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation. With about 50 per cent of its trails ...

Confirmed case of Equine Herpes in Canada

Harnesslink
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has been notified of a confirmed case of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), ...


MMIC/COHV Open Road®Powersport Insurance ... - ATV Trail Rider
The Motorcycle & Moped Industry Council (MMIC) and the Canadian Off-Highway Vehicle Distributors Council (COHV) have announced that on January 1, 2012 ...
www.atvtrailriderweb.com/articles/14412/

Old speedway short-lived, but not forgotten
Hamilton Spectator
This was a short, quarter-mile dirt oval built and used by motorcyclists. The track was built and promoted for flat-tracking by a group of speedway bike ...


The Forks named Canada's Best Public Space
Winnipeg Sun
Officials from The Forks announced Thursday that 1.2 kilometres of trails within Arctic Glacier Winter Park and on the two skating rinks are now open and being groomed daily. Other features including the snowboard park, toboggan run and snowman lane ...
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How do I see the Northern Lights on a budget? Globe and Mail Companies such as Yellowknife Outdoor Adventures (yellowknifeoutdooradventures.com) can offer airfare and hotel packages. Plus, local guides can keep you busy in the daylight with trips to the ice road, aboriginal beading workshops or dogsledding, ... See all stories on this topic » VKC part of Outdoor Recreation Council of BC The Vancouver Kayak Club is now a member of the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC which will give us a voice in one of the larger BC based recreational ... www.vankayak.org/forum/index.php?topic=4890.0

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Ice Climbing World Cup 2012: Angelika Rainer and Maxime Tomilov win in Korea

Planetmountain
The first of five stages of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2012 took place in Cheongsong (Korea) on 14 and 15 January. The Lead event was won by Angelika Rainer and Maxime Tomilov, while the Speed discipline went to the Russians Viktoria Shabalina and Ivan ...
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Dogsledding in the Rockies, a fun family adventure
Vancouver Sun
By Deborah Tetley, for Postmedia News Dogsledding as a family adventure ... A few minutes into the trail, Nathan asked if either of us wanted to drive. ...


Group visits world's polar bear capital in Canada
Bloomington Pantagraph
One day when the Vaughns and Horng took a ride on a dogsled outside Churchill, ... who hailed from the United States, England, Canada and Australia, ...

Slide show presentation Sunday at Canadian Canoe Museum on Arctic Ocean ...

Peterborough Examiner
Pace, who operates Canoe North Adventures with his wife Lin Ward in Orangeville, will be bringing that experience and more to the Canadian Canoe Museum Sunday as part of a slide show presentation featuring the group's 12-day trek through the Yukon, ...
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Inuit storyteller brings his magical tales to the valley
Canada.com
27 where children and families of all ages can discover a sense of wonderment and adventure. The event is free and open to the public Kusugak's wife joins him, bringing a variety of items such as an Inuit drum, try on an amouti, look at and touch tools ...
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Help save the Trans Canada Trail in NS
Help Save the Trans Canada Trail in NS. •. In recent announcements by the “ Annapolis Valley Trails Coalition” people in Kings,. Annapolis and Digby Counties ...
www.nspacts.ca/.../Help%20save%20the%20Trans%20Canada...

Editorial: A waist challenge for all Canada

Victoria Times Colonist
Also, remember Participaction? Cut the Waist will not be the first major campaign ... Participaction might have slowed our rise in weight and inactivity, ...

List of historically significant places in Canada grows CTV.ca Parks Canada manages a nationwide network of national historic sites that reflectCanada's cultural heritage. "I am pleased that we are recognizing the special role these communities have played in Canada's history," Kent said Tuesday in a release.... See all stories on this topic » Horse clinic in Fernie The Free Press He is in Canada speaking at the Horse Council BC Equine Education Conference and will then come to Fernie for the clinic on January 24 and 25. ...

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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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Warming Huts competition honors Gehry and four others

SmartPlanet.com
Warming Huts is an open contest sponsored by the Manitoba Association of Architects, ... The dome-like hut will rest inside the river trail's landscape. ...

Year in Review
Lake of the Woods Enterprise
Kenora skiers make up four of the five competitors in Manitoba's female Nordic ... All four were on the trails for a final relay race, finishing the event ...

Equine Canada Implements New Helmet Rule | The Chronicle of the ...
“I am very proud of our dressage committee for taking this step,” said Equine Canada president Michael Gallagher. “I believe we are the first national federation ...
www.chronofhorse.com/.../equine-canada-implements-new-he...

Room for a lighthouse in PEI Trails of Hats'n Hospitalitea
Before and After bedroom renovated in nautical theme.
besidethetrail.ca/hatsnhospitalitea/bb-pei/before-and-after-bb/

Travel Tip: War of 1812 Events
Peter Greenberg.com Travel News
For a different perspective, Canadians also are celebrating. Next fall, Queenston Heights Park in Ontario hosting hosting the largest battle reenactment in Canada, commemorating the first significant conflict of the War of 1812… a battle that, ...
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Blue Mountain Opens More Trails - Get Out There - Canada's source ...
Canada's source for endurance sports, outdoor recreation and adventure. advertise. General info · Magazines · Online · GOT Report · Coupons · Custom ...
www.getouttheremag.com/GOTnews.php?media_id=1340

Dogsled purse hits record high in 2012

CottageCountryNow.ca
The Kearney dogsled races not only boasts some of the greatest trails in the sport but are now more profitable for winning mushers. KEARNEY – Behind the sled of a team of dogs careening down the trails at the Kearney Dog Sled Races is the place to be ...
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Blazing ski trails in Europe
The Province
By Terry Bell, The Province December 30, 2011 2:30 AM Alex Harvey and Devon Kershaw are two members of the Canadian Cross Country Ski team competing in the Tour de Ski. Some people like to tour Europe on a well organized package holiday. ...
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Hidden Valley Resort: A Huffington Post Travel Ski Resort Guide
Huffington Post
The resort has 22 skiable acres and nine trails, comparatively fewer than other ski parks. Forty percent of trails are set aside for beginners, while an additional 40 percent are designed to cater to intermediate skiers. Experts must content themselves ...
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Skier dead after backcountry avalanche in BC
CTV.ca
"It's a perfect recipe for avalanches," he said. "You really want to be careful anywhere you go in this period." Skiers and snowboarders are urged to stay on marked trails to avoid triggering a slide. avalanche , BC avalanche , pemberton avalanche.
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Canada's Boreal Forest: The Year in Review - Pew Environment ...
Conservation must outpace development if Canada's boreal forest is to remain healthy. Governments, scientists, and conservation groups are taking important ...
www.pewenvironment.org/.../canadas-boreal-forest-the-year-i...