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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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Put on the skis, hit the golf course

Winnipeg Free Press
The cross-country ski track in the Wildwood Trails system is a ... bill (the Cross Country SkiAssociation of Manitoba cuts the trail for the group).

Protect Trails with a Long-Lasting Gate
Owen Sound Sun Times
I think that Danny Williams, the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador should give himself a shake and ask: “have I drank to much Newfie screech? “[.


Signature Experiences Collection® members make international debut ...
PR Newswire
... back at an outdoor jazz festival, navigating whitewater rapids in a kayak or pulling up your own lobster for a cook-out: it must be a Canadian summer!


East Coast cruises offer varied trips ashore
MetroNews Canada
From there, cruise passengers have an opportunity to explore the Cabot Trail, ... offered on PEI, including a visit to Holland College's Culinary Institute.


Paddler trekked from Winnipeg to Amazon
Winnipeg Free Press
To legions of admirers, Don Starkell was one of Canada's last great adventurers -- a determined distance paddler who embarked on epic voyages purely for the sake of the challenge. To a handful of detractors, Winnipeg's most famous canoeist and kayaker ...
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Kearney Dog Sled Races Good for North Muskoka Resorts

PR Web (press release)
The 18th Annual Kearney Dog Sled Races will take place in the Almaguin Highlands in North Muskoka. Drawings crowds from across Canada and from the US, this annual winter event is important to the area's tourist-based economy and especially welcomed by ...
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No Law Against Motors On KVR : New Coalmont Courier
The very mention of motorized vehicles using the Trans Canada Trail can stir a heated variety of emotions both for and against it. The fact is, at present, there is ...
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The Bay of Fundy
Easier
It sits between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, ... Coastal hiking trailstake you across dramatic cliffs that rise above Fundy's ...


Deer Lake RCMP hopes to begin trail patrols soon
Western Star
The Newfoundland and Labrador Snowmobile Federation hopes to see more patrolling among members when it comes to trail passes.

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Injury prevention activity makes its debut at Riverside School
Prince Albert Daily Herald
The Safe Saskatchewan-Saskatchewan Emergency Medical Services Association (SEMSA) Rebecca Trail is a scavenger hunt-like game that provides children with ...

Modern Legislation for ... - Nonprofit Newswire from Imagine Canada
October 20 2011 – The Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (the Act) was proclaimed on October 17, 2011. The federal legislation governing the not-for- profit ...
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Snowshoeing in Gatineau Park | Canada's Capital Region
Snowshoeing in Gatineau Park | Canada's Capital Region http://www. canadascapital.gc.ca/places-to-visit/gatineau-park/things-to-do/snowshoeing- gatineau- ...
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Travel: Tourism commission spreads the word abroad about 'signature ...
Waterloo Record
Rails, Trails & Ales, offered by Northern Edge Algonquin, combines mountain biking in Algonquin Provincial Park with a beer-tasting visit to the Highlander micro-brewery in South River, Ont. There's also “an evening of brews” in a century-old log cabin ...
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The true-life adventure genre
Uptown
"These documentaries are 'outdoor thrillers,'" says Ivan Hughes, of the climbing and adventure films featured in the Oct. 25 Winnipeg stop of the Reel Rock ...

Canadian Pacific - Bear Conservation Initiative
The research will be supported by operational investments by both CP and Parks Canada and supplemented, to the greatest extent possible, by the resources of ...
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Park fence won't stop us: Charlottetown resident
CBC.ca
A Charlottetown resident says a barricade Parks Canada has placed across a controversial trail near his community won't stop snowmobiles this winter. “We're just going to, when the snow comes, we're riding it plain and simple,” said Dion Powell. ...
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Visitors flock to reopened Kinsol Trestle
Victoria Times Colonist
Turn right on Glen Eagles Road, then right on Shelby Road. A small parking lot is on the left. Follow the Trans-Canada Trail north to the trestle.

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Boardwalk talk
NorthernLife.ca
... the development and promotion of active transportation routes in the City of Greater Sudbury and is the local representative for the Trans Canada Trail. ...

Kayaking Across Canada - News & Events - News | Epic Kayaks
Kayaking Across Canada – Terry Bolland. You would think that at 60 years old most people would be taking things easy but not so for West Australian Terry ...
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Children's activity levels decreasing
YorkRegion.com
... Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group and ParticipACTION to complete the report card. “We know there are barriers to getting active, ...         

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Dinosaur Provincial Park is NOT in Drumheller
Canada.com (blog)
Not only is Dinosaur Provincial Park constantly being labelled as a national park, a lot of people think it's in Drumheller, Alberta. It's not and it's not. The park is definitely one of the most famous provincial parks in Canada due to its incredible ...
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Get short, timely messages from Parks Canada. Twitter is a rich source of instantly updated information. It's easy to stay updated on an incredibly wide variety of ...
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Happy Trails For Local Horse Club
Opinion250 News (blog)
By 250 News Prince George, BC - The official opening of the UNBC Connector Trail system has been a long time coming for members of the Prince George Horse Society... The Society's Recreational Director, Bob Bullock, sat on the Trails Task Force for two ...
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Your guide to great fall hikes, nearby and around the world
Edmonton Journal
By Daniel Drolet, The Ottawa Citizen Gatineau Park in Quebec becomes a tapestry ... There are two main hiking options near Ottawa: The Rideau Trail between ...

Get fit for fall
Winnipeg Free Press
For more information on Winnipeg trails, log onto the Winnipeg Trails Association at www.winnipegtrails.ca . Scorching 30 C temperatures graced Winnipeg ...

MANITOBA RECREATIONAL TRAILS ASSOCIATION INC. JOB ...
MANITOBA RECREATIONAL TRAILS ASSOCIATION INC. JOB DESCRIPTION – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. MRTA Job Description – Executive Director ...
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Plan would add 40 km
Regina Leader-Post
A proposal released earlier this month says the MVA will oversee the construction of 39.2 kilometres of new walking, cycling and skiing trail as part of the Trans Canada Trail program. "When you think of how popular the trail is, and how loved it is, ...
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Queen's new prominence not a throwback to colonialism
Bancroft This Week
Most Canadian embassies already have these portraits in place, ... He wants a celebration for the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and there will be a bash ...

Female paddlers are back from 'the perfect trip' to Hudson Bay
Minneapolis Star Tribune
This picture was taken on a trip that summer that ended in Nunavut, in the Canadian Arctic. Ann Raiho had a clever strategy to convince Natalie Warren to join her on a three-month canoe trip from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay. Instead, Raiho sent an e-mail ...
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5 things to 'fall' in love with in Canada this autumn
Skyscanner News
Halifax, Nova Scotia should be top of the leaf peeper's list – hire a car and head ... scenic beauty on one of five new wine trails: KelownaWineTrails.com. ...