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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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better left unsaid · Hike Nova Scotia Hiking And Snowshoeing ...

First up after the introductions from Hike Nova Scotia President Deb Ryan was a dual presentation on long-distance hiking trails. Jim Vance talked about the ...
betterleftunsaid.ca/hike-nova-scotia-hiking-and-snowshoeing-s...

Family & Community
Edmonton Journal
Information: Register at cometryringette.com Waskahegan Trail Association -Free guided hike from opposite Riverside golf course along the North Saskatchewan ...


Yukon Quest 300 amps up its style
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The 300-mile race traverses some of the most difficult elements on the Yukon Quest trail, including 3000-foot plus Rosebud and Eagle Summits and the extreme ...

Equestrian coach rides away with award
Nanaimo News Bulletin
Receiving her coaching certification from Equine Canada in 1994, Pellizzari finds many rewards in teaching, including watching the growth of confidence and self-esteem in her students. But the best part of her work is participating in a profession she ...
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Snowmobile club wants trails maintained near town wellfield - Local ...

Several trails link up with the New Brunswick trail system, while Trail 366 provides access to New Brunswick and Tidnish via the Chignecto Ship Railway and ...
www.cumberlandnewsnow.com/News/Local/2012.../1

Deadly equine herpes strain reported in southwestern Ontario
Toronto Star
While Neurotropic Equine Herpes Virus-1 is not a reportable disease in Canada, Ontario has a new Animal Health Act and it is one of the diseases under consideration for mandatory reporting in the province. In the past years there have been EHV-1 ...
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Hut to hut at Tremblant park
Montreal Gazette
The Diable sector has a 50-kilometre loop trail, with two huts along the trail ... click on the ParcsQuébec link, then on Mont Tremblant and cross-country ...


Cross Country Skiing in the Canadian Rockies | CRMR
Trail and location information about cross country skiing in the Canadian Rocky ... Learn more about Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts Ski and Stay Packages.
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Snow hampered this year's Rail Trail 200 Dog Sled Race

The Boundary Sentinel
Sims said they want to improve the trails and address issues like poor footing. The Rail Trail 200 is a prequalifying race for both the Yukon Quest Sled Dog ...

Tree plan irks trail users
CTV.ca
Alberta's Forest Management Plan contracted Spray Lake Sawmills to clear cut ... The dozens oftrails are used year round by hikers, skiers and bikers.


Take only pictures, leave only snow angels
Calgary Herald
And when our beautiful regional parks and trails sparkle on a blanket of ... and respect for our wildlands, and there's no shortage of those in Alberta.


The sweetest thing you can do in winter
Canada.com
By Lexi Bainas, Citizen January 27, 2012 When most of us think of tapping maple trees, we visualize scenes from eastern Canada. Buckets hanging off trunks in a snowy countryside, or an oldtimer in a woolly muffler boiling a big pot of syrup over an ...
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Canadian Coast Guard Celebrates 50 Years of Service

MarketWatch (press release)
"It is with great pride that I congratulate the Canadian Coast Guard on its 50th anniversary and I invite all Canadians to join me in celebrating this milestone. "Although its heritage can be traced back to a time before Confederation, ...
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Protect your barn from sporadic disease
Harnesslink
... and Canada Research Chair at the University of Guelph. Proof-positive that the time for prevention has now arrived is the January 2012 biosecurity update from Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs confirming cases of Equine Herpes ...
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Warming huts now under construction at The Forks in Winnipeg CBC.ca Once completed they will grace the River Trail along the Assiniboine River. ... Jerald Peters, president of the Manitoba Association of Architects, ... No snow no problem for SSRA Meadow Lake Progress ... year didn't stop the Saskatchewan Snowmobile Racing Association (SSRA) from hosting their ...It's a trail sled that I have running good,” Laird said.

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Canoe museum opens its doors

Peterborough Examiner
By DALE CLIFFORD Examiner It just wasn't another open house offered the Canadian CanoeMuseum on Monaghan Rd. Sunday. It was a little different this year as along with the annual show of model trains and layouts created by the Peterborough Model ...
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Another approach needed for trails
Rocky View Weekly
... Rocky View Weekly reveals that all of us have used the trails in Kananaskis country. ... The onus is on Alberta's Sustainable Resources, the Provincial ...

Baby it's cold and that's OK!

Chatham Daily News
Dogsledding weekends and getaways can be a fun family experience in Ontario's great ... Visitors from Canada were warmly greeted on Christmas Eve when an ...

All-Canada Show a great option for outdoor lovers
Bloomington Pantagraph
The All Canada Show Thursday though Jan. 15 in St. Charles offers a great chance to book anoutdoor adventure in our neighbor to the north. (Courtesy photo/Dan Eidsmoe) BLOOMINGTON -- A trip to Canada can be a journey to paradise for someone who loves ...
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'Don't leave me hanging bro!': high and wet Sydney Morning Herald The instructions about how to paddle effectively and safely went out the window as we pushed off the bank. The clanking of paddles together ample proof that this was amateur hour on the river. No matter. This was a hearty group determined to navigate... See all stories on this topic »

Mushing passion shared by Rail Trail 200 directors
The Nelson Daily
The Rail Trail 200 is a prequalifying race for both the Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race between Whitehorse, Yukon and Fairbanks, Alaska and the Iditarod Trail ...

Trail News and Events - Ontario Trails Council Trakkers is a volunteer-run recreational cross-country ski club based in the High Park/Bloor West neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Date: 2012-01-08. Event: Scarborough Cross Country Ski Club - Trail Events. Type: Cross-Country ... www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trail-news-events

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Money woes plague Yukon Quest

Toronto Star
WHITEHORSE—The Yukon Quest is short on cash for $150000 in prize money before ... the Quest still needs more sponsors before mushers hit the trails on Feb. ...

Trails Guy forges on
Cambridge Times
On his watch, the city's disconnected trails became part of the Trans Canada trails network. The trails committee was also able to wrestle a yearly $50000 ...

Steeves: There's hope for beleaguered rivers
Kelowna Capital News
Although the Kettle topped the Outdoor Recreation Council's ... trip down the Columbia River from BC to the Pacific Ocean at Astoria, Oregon last summer. ...

Bill Mason Memorial Scholarship 2011- 2012 ... - Paddle Canada
On behalf of the BMMSF Committeee and the Board of Directors of Paddle Canada, we are pleased to announce Emma Drudge is the recipient of this years Bill ...
www.paddlecanada.com/.../510-bill-mason-memorial-scholars...

To Begin Ice Climbing | Hiking With Barry – Wilderness Adventure

Ice climbing is big near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Consider taking a course to familiarize yourself with new skills. Fresh air. Exercise. Joyous.
hikingwithbarry.com/2012/01/05/to-begin-ice-climbing/

Paddling down the Yukon River
Your Ottawa Region
It was also an excuse to travel to this part of Canada's north which he describes as some of the best and most beautiful parts of the country. Speaking at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville, Ian explained that it was a grueling ...
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No snow brings both cheers and jeers
Global Regina
The snowmobile association says so far only three hundred kilometers of trails are groomed and in a typical year 10-thousand kilometers would be ready to go ...

Ringing in the New Year
Nipawin Journal
The Saskatchewan Snowmobile Association takes a percentage from every snowmobile ... lunch on the trail ride, an evening banquet followed by a cabaret. ...

There's no shortage of winter activities in Waterton
Prairie Post
“In February, come and participate in Waterton's Winterfest,” adds Christy Gustavison, another Parks Canada employee. “Family contests, horse-driven ...

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Canada's Babikov seventh in cross-country World CupGlobe and Mail

DAVOS, Switzerland— AP Norway's Petter Northug and Marit Bjoergen won cross-country skiingWorld Cup distance races Saturday. Northug won the 30-kilometre freestyle in one hour seven minutes 43.8 seconds, beating Maurice Manificat of France by 51.4 ...See all stories on this topic »

Walkers, cyclists want safety in capital area, consultants told The Guardian Charlottetown IBI says people also want to see the Confederation Trail somehow connect to Victoria ...Connecting Confederation Trail with Victoria Park and the downtown.

Southern Ontario Trail Running Series - 5 Peaks Trail Running Series We have one for each region: British Columbia Central Alberta ...

www.5peaks.com/schedule.asp?p=on&raceid=269


Archeologist discovers Chinese coin from 1600s in Yukon wildernessWinnipeg Free Press Mooney's theory is that the coins were brought to the Northwest by ... of their homeland or used them as gambling tokens on the Gold Rush trail of 1898. ...


Birding in British Columbia | CrazyM Bird & Nature Photography No photos after that, but it was still an enjoyable afternoon to be out answering visitors questions along the trails. Posted in Birding in British Columbia, George ...crazym.ca/?cat=9


Parks Canada - La Mauricie National Park - Cross Country Skiing Cross-Country Skiing in La Mauricie National Park.www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/qc/mauricie/activ/activ.../activ10.aspx


New section of Sea to Sky Trail opensSquamish ChiefOfficials at the regional district, which has partnered with the District of Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, outdoors gear manufacturer Dakine, Trails BC and the Province on the project, anticipate construction will be complete by 2016, Macdonald said. ...See all stories on this topic »

The Friends Of The Great Divide Trail's Profile Not your typical hiking adventure.Share a fun 4 day work weekend keeping one of Canada's greathiking trails in shape for future generations. Location: Calgary ... www.getinvolved.ca/.../the-friends-of-the-great-divide-trail/


A View Like No Other NorthumberlandView.ca Architectural Conservation Award - For a property owner of the subject property and/or the contractor or the individual responsible for preserving and/or restoring a heritage property in Trent Hills. Accessibility Award - For an individual or group ... See all stories on this topic »


2012 Rogue SUP: Sneak Peek | Paddle Surf - Paddle Surf Canada How do you stand out in a crowded market? Be original and stay one step ahead of the pack. That's how Rogue SUP continues to carve out a loyal following. ... www.paddlesurf.ca/2011/12/2012-rogue-sup-sneak-peek/


Mount Horne Trail Guide and photos by Lonny Barr - Hiking Trails ... Guide to Mount Horne Trail by Lonny Barr - Hiking Trails on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. www.surfingvancouverisland.com/hike/mounthornetrail.htm


Ste. Agathe's Hotel Spa Watel gets an extra star Montreal Gazette Agathe des Monts, recently was awarded four stars by Quebec Tourism. ... That's fitting because the cross-country ski trails are almost right outside the ...


Island Trails - Confederation Trail - Hiking & Cycling Trails - Heritage ... Welcome to Island Trails PEI, where you can learn all about Prince Edward Island's hiking, cycling, and other trails. islandtrails.ca/trails.php