by Canadian Trails | Jun 16, 2020 | Canadian Trails Federation
Sonya Richmond and Sean Morton passed through Peterborough and the Kawarthas this weekend during a four-year journey on the 24,000km Great Trail
An epic journey across the country brought a pair of nature adventurists through Peterborough and the Kawarthas this weekend.
“We are hiking the longest trail in the world to encourage people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, races, abilities, genders, orientations, and identities to re-connect with nature through birding and Citizen Science,” says Dr. Sonya Richmond, conservation GIS analyst with Bird Studies Canada, who stopped in Peterborough Saturday (June 13) with partner Sean Morton.
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by Canadian Trails | Jun 15, 2020 | Canadian Trails Federation
OTTAWA, June 15, 2020 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, unveiled the program for Canada Day. On July 1, Canadians from coast to coast to coast are invited to take part in an array of virtual celebrations to express our national pride.
This year more than ever, Canada Day is an important national celebration bringing Canadians together, even if it is done virtually.
It's also time to commemorate some key events in our history, as this year marks the 40th anniversary of the official adoption of our national anthem, "O Canada," and the essential role the Métis Nation played in Manitoba joining Confederation 150 years ago.
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by Canadian Trails | Jun 14, 2020 | Canadian Trails Federation
Women's-only enduros rose up in the Sea to Sky and are now gaining a foothold across B.C.
THOUGH POP CULTURE and sports alike continue to be a man's world of archetypal women, mountain bikers in the Sea to Sky are writing their own narratives.
Even as women continue to make up a larger portion of sport's population, making up a majority of riders in some communities, men continue to be disproportionately represented in co-ed contests. At the 2019 Squamish Enduro, for example, men outnumbered women 199 to 32 across all categories in the full-course event.
However, a surge of new women's-only events has created an opportunity for riders to participate on their own terms as the Sea to Sky serves as the vanguard of a movement that is starting to spread across the province.
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by Canadian Trails | Jun 14, 2020 | Canadian Trails Federation
The series on the best Okanagan trails takes a break this week to catch up on the multitude of outdoor recreation outings by the Sheriff and Constant Companion Carmen, plus reader feedback.
As a result of preparing the trail series this spring, the Sheriff and CCC made an effort to explore new trails as well as to refamiliarize ourselves with long-time favourites, especially in the South Okanagan.
Among dozens of solo and close-friend outings — thanks to COVID-19 — we checked out the Kettle Valley Railway (KVR) Trail in three different directions from Penticton and west of Summerland.
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by Canadian Trails | Jun 14, 2020 | Canadian Trails Federation
As Canada slowly starts to reopen amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, it’s no surprise Canadians may feel like they’re getting the shorter end of the stick this season.
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From cancelled vacations, events and music festivals to restrictions at patios and restaurants, the summer of 2020 just doesn’t feel the same.
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