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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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Parks Canada (@ParksCanada) on Twitter
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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 ...

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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. ... 

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Canada's World Heritage Sites - Canadian Tourism Commission ...
Tilting totem poles, dinosaur skeletons, ancient Viking settlements, sparkling alpine lakes reflecting snowy peaks and herds of free-roaming bison are just some ...
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Lake Erie bike route proposed
Windsor Star
... to cycle roads and trails along the Detroit River and Lake Erie to Leamington. ... along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, to the Quebec border. ...

Families like good sport
Brampton Guardian
Sports Day in Canada is presented by CBC Sports, ParticipACTION and True Sport and a committee of national sporting organizations and their networks of ...

Provincial economy lacks 'fitness factor'
Regina Leader-Post
While initiatives such as Participaction, In Motion, KidSport and health and fitness expos are all commendable, more has to be done. ...

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'Every Canadian should see this."
Labradorian
Veteran journalist Shelagh Rogers and five Canadian authors spent a week in Torngat Mountains National Park in August as part of a new documentary introducing writers to remote national parks. The partnership between Rogers, Parks Canada and Northwards ...
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Equine Canada thanks NZ-bound sports boss
Horsetalk
Equine Canada has publicly recognised the contribution of Alex Baumann, who is stepping down as the head of the country's high-performance programme, ...


Heritage series spotlights War of 1812
Mississauga
Many Canadians know very little about the War of 1812, yet it can be argued that for Canada, this conflict was the first important step in becoming a nation. On Oct. 6, Ken Weber, Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto and author of more than ...
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Boosting tourism all in a day's work
Calgary Herald
Resorts of the Canadian Rockies provides recreational opportunities that are ... and to test movie equipment and snow scenes for the filming of Inception. ...

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Robert Bateman Opens First Annual Nature Art and Environmental Education ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... internationally-renowned marine artist, Guy Harvey and other prominent Canadian artists such as Kelly Dodge, Mark Hobson, and David Kitler. The Artists for Conservation Festival opens to public with an opening celebration, First Nations welcome and ...
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5200-km trip proves 'anything is possible'
Montreal Gazette
It is believed to be the longest solo canoe trip ever undertaken (although he travelled with his dog). MONTREAL - Mike Ranta's epic solo-canoe journey of 5200 kilometres and four months tracing the routes of furtrading voyageurs from Alberta to Quebec ...
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A natural treasure in La Mauricie
Canada.com
(Compared to Quebec provincial parks, Parks Canada seems to be in the ... Hiking: The park has myriad hiking trails for all skill levels from easy (less ...

The Confederation Trail | Prince Edward Island Travel Tips | Fodor's ...
Try the confederation trail in Prince Edward Island. See the Fodor's reviews.
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Kayaking in Essex, Ontario, Canada | Travel Tips - USAToday.com
Essex County makes up the southernmost tip of Ontario. The area is a peninsula surrounded by Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River and Lake Erie. The coastline is ...
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ParticipACTION encourages you to bring out your sporty side
Bring out your true sporty side by incorporating more physical activities.
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Paddle Canada Sea Kayak Skills Level 2 Course - Victoria Sports ...

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to provide the skills and knowledge for proficient kayaking in moderate conditions , on overnight trips along a moderately exposed shore with frequent easy ...
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GC32MVC Confederation Trail Tip-to-Tip Event (Event Cache) in ...
Come out and celebrate the completion of the Confed Power Trail series, 1000+ caches along the Confederation Trail from Tignish in the West to Elmira in the ...
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Hiking Camping Blog — Canadian Rockies hiking
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Canada: Sea to sky by rail
New Zealand Herald
The Rocky Mountaineer also travels across the Canadian Rocky Mountains to Jasper ... For milder activity, an afternoon of canoeing and biking is open to all ...

Bike helmets and injuries

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Montreal Gazette
While helmets can help protect you from injury (I wear one when I go off-road mountain biking, but certainly not on the quiet streets of the West Island), to go so far as to ask that people pay their own medical bills if they get hurt is ridiculous, ...
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Canada at MTB Worlds 2011 - Mountain Bike Review
After hosting a very successful MTB worlds last year in Mont St. Anne, Canada is back on the road again for 2011 in Champery, Switzerland. Going into.
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7 great things about Saskatchewan
Winnipeg Free Press
... the great big rectangle of empty space between Manitoba and eastern Alberta. ... The park is developing more formal trails in order to boost attendance, ...

Take a trip to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
Calgary Herald
Sold to the Government of Alberta in 2006 by the Harvie family for roughly half of ... From the many high points and lookouts on the trails, the vistas are ...

News At Fleming - Extension of Trans Canada Trail agreement ...
“This extension will allow our Association to maintain its momentum and focus on updating, developing and managing a critical link for the Trans Canada Trail ...
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Top 10 Terry Fox Run Events
Crave Online
Montague runners will keep the Terry Fox tradition alive with a 1K or 5K route that begins at Confederation Train Station-Confederation Trail. ...

Equine Canada Now Accepting Nominations for 2009 Annual ...
Featured as part of the Equine Canada Annual Convention, this prestigious event will be held Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Ottawa. ...
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Caribou Recovery Strategy - A Major Step Forward
CNW Group (press release)
CWF will be encouraging its 300000 supporters to submit comments on the strategy and indicate their support for boreal caribou conservation. The Canadian Wildlife Federation is a national non-profit charitable organization dedicated to ensuring an ...
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Biking on Thornton to Cookstown Trans Canada Trail - Gone ...
The Cookstown to Thornton Trans Canada Trail travels beside a country setting of fields and scenic hills. Sections of the trail pass over streams and between ...
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First Style Canoe Instructor Course Offered This Fall (Sept 23 ...
Patrons of Paddle Canada · Appreciations · Paddling Wall of Honour · Home for Canoeing · Legacy Debt Campaign · Past Presidents · Bill Mason Scholarship ...
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Group sees downtown boost in tax
Edmonton Journal
A promenade giving pedestrians a view over the North Saskatchewan River. One aspect of this would be expanding the Heritage Trail, now primarily on the ...

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Exotic Canada: See the northern sights in Manitoba's Arctic tundra
National Post (blog)
I wander back to the station, where welcoming hugs and goodbye waves form the backdrop to a tour of the excellent Parks Canada Visitor Centre in the 1931 building. A little gem of natural and human history, the centre tells of aboriginal peoples, ...
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ATV Trails: Touring Ontario's Algoma Country [Video]
ATV Trails: Touring Ontario's Algoma Country Video : Working for ATV.com has ... The two-day tour we were on costs $510 (Canadian dollars) and includes ...
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Read More - New Brunswick All Terrain Vehicle Federation
The government is stonewalling the New Brunswick All-Terrain Vehicle Federation's efforts to make new trails, which could help keep more rowdy riders safely ...
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PAWS benefit gets a leg up
Post-Tribune
... when the Griffith resident adopted Rocky, a shepherd/Shar Pei mix, ... participated in a 5K trail run during the Lakeshore PAWS Run for PAWS, held Aug. ..

Volunteers help disabled people enjoy Edmonton's river valley
Edmonton Journal
.The Trail Rider is one component of the Canadian Paraplegic Outdoor Program. ... “I did a backflip from a box horse and had a neck injury. ...

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Canadian pair claims canoeing gold at worlds - thestar.com
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe and Mallorie Nicholson won the C-2 500 a day after Adam van Koeverden won gold in K-1 1000.
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Vinton Boy Scouts paddle for adventure
Vinton Today
By Kirk Johnson · 7:04pm August 20th, 2011 · 13 hours ago Boy Scout Troop 47 of Vinton has a very active outdoor program. We have an overnight campout every month of the year and we go on a week-long "high adventure" each July. ...
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Gilmore stresses 'family plan' trip to Quebec wild
Republican & Herald
Unlike the majority of other people, however, the enjoyment of outdoors pursuits went beyond those to be had in his native state; they dragged him across the Canadian border and into the remote wilderness of northern Quebec - not merely as a sportsman, ...
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 Catharine Pendrel claims third mountain bike victory
Globe and Mail
Canada's Catharine Pendrel won her third UCI World Cup mountain bike race of the season Saturday. The Kamloops, BC, native won the season's final event in one minutes 25:07 seconds for a 29-second lead on Poland's Maja Wloszczowska. ...
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 Parks move to make nature trails accessible
Edmonton Journal
A large part of this is the creation of many paved (shared use) trails, ... On their website you can find a publication called “Explore Alberta Parks — Your ...

Parade helps mark Parks Canada's centennial - Metro ...
The 78th Highlanders paraded around downtown Halifax on Friday to help celebrate Park's Canada's 100th anniversary. A short ceremony at Parade Square was ...
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The perfect weekend getaway
The Province
You can get to Powell River from Vancouver in less than five hours - quicker than driving to the Okanagan, but better because you can sit back and study the Sunshine Coast trail maps (a must have; available online and in many bookstores) on two BC ...
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Tabor Trails Officially Recognized
Opinion250 News (blog)
By 250 News Tabor Mountain, BC - It's a jewelled, labyrinth of trails that outdoor enthusiasts in the region have treasured for years, but now Tabor Mountain is a formally established recreation trail system. Prince George-Mackenzie MLA, Pat Bell, ...
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Prince Albert Park beautiful by nature
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Riding trails through trembling aspen forest, with the prospect of plains bison (or ... all Canadian arts, particularly Saskatchewan talent (nesscreek.com). ...

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Canadian gravity roster set for mountain bike Worlds
Cyclingnews.com
The Canadian Cycling Association completed its national team roster bound for the 2011 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships in Champéry, Switzerland, from August 31-September 4, 2011. Downhill and four cross racers were named to the team ...
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Deadly year for bears in Rocky Mountain parks
Victoria Times Colonist
"These animals are supposed to be safe in the parks and I just ache to think about how many have died this year." Just this past weekend, Parks Canada crews had to pick up a dead black bear that was run over on Highway 93 South in Kootenay National ...
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Calvert Island, for-profit day cares and the Trans Canada ... - CBC.ca

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We'll talk to the CEO of Canada's largest daycare company about their move out west. Traversing the Trans Canada Trail. We'll speak to a Prince George man ...
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ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA
TheChronicleHerald.ca
The park has a concrete boat launch, walking trails and a picnic area. But the main attraction is the ... It's one of 27 sites in Nova Scotia's museum system.

Down River Kayaks | Archive | Local Events
We spent some time today at the kayak races at the Vedder river at Tamihi, which is near Chilliwack BC, Canada. Here are some videos we took while watching ...
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The madness of life at Akwesasne
Ottawa Citizen
During the War of 1812, the Mohawks literally saved Canada by electing to fight the invading Americans and by supplying the British troops garrisoned in Cornwall with food produced in northern New York but sold north of the river at a healthy profit. ...
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Highlight our capital as a unique cycling destination
Ottawa Citizen
Gatineau Park has a 90-km network of trails for both recreational mountain biking and for thrill riders on the extreme trails near Camp Fortune. There is a public bike-rental system, a bike-equipped transit system and dozens of self-guided and ...
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Chasing mountains
BCLocalNews
A longtime member of the Oceanside Running Club, Ross competed for Team BC at the Canadian Cross Country Championships in 2010 and helped the women's team to a silver medal. In April she was the fourth-fastest Canadian woman at the Times Colonist 10K, ...
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Quebec offers gems in culture
Toronto Sun
Just outside old Hull is Gatineau Park, with a network of parkways, 200 kilometres of maintained trails for cross-country skiing, the summer estate of former prime minister Mackenzie King. and some of the most colourful fall foliage in eastern Canada. ...
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A welcome from Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National Parks Superintendent ...
Revelstoke Times Review
Originally referred to as the Dominion Parks Branch, today, Parks Canada is recognized as a leader in conservation and education, and provides inspiring visitor experiences in some of the most magnificent and significant places on the planet. ...
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 Outdoor adventures can be affordable
Montreal Gazette
By MAX HARROLD, The Gazette August 6, 2011 Parks Canada is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and there are special events in many of the 42 national parks, 167 national historic sites and four national marine conservation areas. ...
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Guidebook describes trails on Gulf Islands
MetroNews Canada
VICTORIA - Hikers have plenty of options in the Gulf Islands — everything from "gentle walks through exquisite old-growth forest to rugged (treks) with breathtaking views," writes Charles Kahn in "Hiking the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. ...
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Final pieces of Happy Valley up for grabs
Calgary Herald
Erik DeWiel and Chris Seger have their own little idyllic hideaway right in the heart of Calgary - a piece of land that was the last of the former Happy Valley, the area now just west of Stoney Trail and south of the TransCanada Highway. ...
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Cabin users can still ride ATVs
TheChronicleHerald.ca
All-terrain vehicle use is also forbidden except on corridor trails negotiated between the Department of Environment and the ATV Association of Nova Scotia. ...

Canadian Shield Adventures: Outdoor Kayaking, Biking, Hiking and ...
Guided Outdoor Adventure Trips Designed for Families - Kayaking, Biking, Hiking and Wildlife Sightings in Nestor Falls.
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Equine Canada Reaches Settlement
HORSEJournals.com
By Julie Cull The Joint Steering Committee (JSC), comprised of representatives of Equine Canada, provinces and territories participating in Equine Canada programs, and non-participating provinces and territories, has concluded negotiations and has ...
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City park shining from years of polish
Western Star
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale gets a tour around Margaret ... and running along the trails throughout Corner Brook when she visits. ...

Whose quality of life?
Telegraph-Journal (registration)
Ride a bike on these trails 20 minutes in any direction, and the city sinks away to open fields and hiking trails. Lead singer Bono and bassist Adam Clayton of U2 perform during the U2360 Tour. New Brunswick also offers its residents urban quality of ...
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Runman: Brookvale Ultra Trail Marathon 2011
The Brookvale Ultra Trail Marathon at Brookvale Provincal Park. ... Trail Run - Another Top 10 Finish · This Saturday's Races - PEI Parks Trail Run & Vect. ...
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