http://onimbarep.imbatools.com All things IMBA Canada, ON Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:54:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you happen to be in Guelph on Thursday around noon, why don't you head on over to the University and here a talk being given my IMBA Canada's Trail Specialist Dan Scott. He'll be at "The Pit" in the School of LA & RD Building, from 12:15 to 1:00. Designing Trails ... http://onimbarep.imbatools.com/2010/03/09/dan-scott-this-thusday-university-of-guelph-in-the-pit/ In my IMBA Ontario MTB Summit post I touched upon the formation of a Ontario MTB Leadership Council, and then left you all hanging with "later for that." Later is now. The short version is we are having the inaugural meeting of the IMBA Ontario Leadership Council at the Toronto ... http://onimbarep.imbatools.com/2010/02/25/ontario-provincial-leadership-council/ [caption id="attachment_434" align="alignright" width="300" caption="All the delegates in front of the Subarus"][/caption] Way back in September of 2009 we held the first ever IMBA Ontario Mountain Bike Summit. The premise was simple: for too long the many mountain bike advocates in the province had been acting in isolation. While they were ... http://onimbarep.imbatools.com/2010/02/22/ontario-mtb-summit-so-what-happened/ If you're got big ideas for a MTB riding destination, and a whole  bunch of money burning a hole in your pocket, you might be interested in this. Big Thunder (aka Little Norway) is up for sale, kind of. The Ministry of Tourism is seeking "Expressions of Interest" for the ... http://onimbarep.imbatools.com/2010/02/12/big-thunder-a-sweet-location-for-a-possible-mtb-destination/ The Shorthills Cycling Club, who hosted the Canal Days mountain bike race, are at it again. This time they are hold a race in the cruelest month of them all, February. The Frostbike, on Feb 7, is part of Port Colborne's 10th annual Winter Sportsfest. It is an individual time trial ... http://onimbarep.imbatools.com/2010/01/28/winter-bike-racing-in-niagara/ I got a hit on one of my Google Alerts the other day. And lo-and-behold it was an article about GORBA in the Guelph Mercury. The article goes into a fair amount of detail about what the club is about, how much the contribute the the local community, both from ... http://onimbarep.imbatools.com/2010/01/23/gorba-in-the-news/ I'm a bit tardy with this one, so if you're interested act fast the deadline is Jan 25th, this coming Monday. The TRCA is seeking members for the next term of the Don Watershed Regeneration Council. From the invitation email: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is seeking committed members for a ... http://onimbarep.imbatools.com/2010/01/22/reps-wanted-for-the-don-council/ I read over on Take the Lane (an excellent cycling blog that focuses mostly on road based cycling issues) that Cambridge is forming a cycling committee. It will be a sub-committee of the Cambridge Trails Advisory Committee and ultimately report to Council through the Transportation and Public Works Department. The group ... http://onimbarep.imbatools.com/2010/01/19/cambridge-forming-a-cycling-committee/ Late in 2009 a thread showed up on MTBR, asking "who is representing mountain biking in Hamilton?" Good question. To the best of everyone's knowledge no one was, at least in a focused organized fashion. The kind of representation that you need if you're going to become a stakeholder in ... http://onimbarep.imbatools.com/2010/01/16/mountain-bikers-now-have-a-voice-in-hamilton/ I just got word from Jeff Jackson in the Ottawa Valley about an excellent legal precedent to trail use. Here's what Jeff has to say: The Ont. Court of Appeal just decided a cross country ski case, which has some good language for trail liability and defining the standard of care, ... http://onimbarep.imbatools.com/2010/01/11/a-good-legal-precendent-for-trail-access/