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  MAH - The Oak Ridges Moraine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Oak Ridges Moraine is an environmentally sensitive, geological landform in south central
To protect environmentally sensitive lands on the Oak Ridges Moraine, the province is exchanging lands it owns in North Pickering for privately owned lands in Richmond Hill and Uxbridge.
The Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation is a non-profit, independent from government organization.
www.mah.gov.on.ca /userfiles/HTML/nts_1_31_1.html   (125 words)

  
 Oak Ridges, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oak Ridges is a suburban community in northern Richmond Hill, in Ontario, Canada, about 16.5 km north of Toronto.
It is situated in the middle of the Oak Ridges Moraine, at 43°53′N 79°39′W.
Oak Ridges was the site of the first methadone clinic in Ontario; it opened in 1995, but has since moved to Newmarket.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oak_Ridges,_Ontario   (598 words)

  
 Case Study: The Oak Ridges Moraine - Linking Science And Policy For Urban Nonpoint Source Pollution In The Great Lakes ...
The Oak Ridges Moraine case highlights several important issues relating to accelerated urbanization in the Great Lakes region and the role of science in land use decisions.
The Oak Ridges Moraine is a still largely undeveloped belt of hills, fields, forests and streams, extending 160 kilometers across the northern edge of Toronto.
Research on the hydrology of the Oak Ridges Moraine had begun by 1970, with efforts to understand the significance of the aquifer as a recharge source for Lake Simcoe and Lake Ontario (Haefeli 1970).
www.iaglr.org /scipolicy/nps/oakridges.php   (2579 words)

  
 MAH - Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan is an ecologically based plan established by the Ontario government to provide land use and resource management direction for the 190,000 hectares of land and water within the Moraine.
This irregular ridge stretches 160 kilometres from the Trent River in the east to the Niagara Escarpment in the west.
The Ontario government's vision for the Oak Ridges Moraine is that of "a continuous band of green rolling hills that provides form and structure to south-central Ontario, while protecting the ecological and hydrological features and functions that support the health and well-being of the region's residents and ecosystems".
www.mah.gov.on.ca /userfiles/HTML/nts_1_6846_1.html   (15854 words)

  
 Green Ontario Oak Ridges Moraine
The Oak Ridges Moraine is a ridge that runs from the Niagara Escarpment across the top of the Greater Toronto Area and across to Port Hope and Cobourg in Northumberland County.
The Oak Ridges Moraine is the headwaters for rivers and creeks that cover an area from Oakville to Cobourg and Toronto to Barrie.
Ontario's Conservation Authorities are mandated to protect the watersheds of southern Ontario.
www.greenontario.org /strategy/orm.html   (1863 words)

  
 Wolves Ontario! About Earthroots
The Defenders email list is the best way to receive the latest breaking news about wolves in Ontario, keep up to date on the newest action alerts and press releases, and keep you informed about important volunteer opportunities.
The TWS was created to fight for the preservation of rare old growth white and red pine forests in the Temagami region of northern Ontario.
Earthroots’ Oak Ridges Moraine project focuses on a system of kettle lakes, remnant woodlands and underground aquifers that exist north of Toronto, Ontario.
www.wolvesontario.org /wolves/about/earthroots.shtml   (417 words)

  
 Oak Ridges Moraine - Introduction
The Oak Ridges Moraine is one of these new landscapes.
When the glaciers last began to melt, a crack developed in the area of the current Moraine which eventually widened to form an opening where melt water and debris such as sand and gravel that were previously trapped within the glaciers were deposited.
The complicated geological history which has led to the development of the Oak Ridges Moraine makes the landform what it is today.
www.oakridgestrail.org /ORMcontd.htm   (248 words)

  
 Oak Ridges Ontario Information, Yellow Pages, and more
Our Free Classifieds for the State of Ontario offer items such as used horse trailers, cars, trucks, motorcycles, outboard motors, books, horses, dogs, real estate listings including homes, businesses, and land, apartments for rent, boats and many other items that are for sale by owner.
Our History, Trivia and Facts Pages are populated with interesting, useless and random facts pertaining to Oak Ridges, Ontario history, Canadian history, family history and the history of names.
Our Free Message Boards Ontario daily to ensure the appropriateness of the topics for visitors of all ages.
www.hometowncanada.com /on/Oak_Ridges.html   (578 words)

  
 OakRidgesMoraine
A Vision for the ORM — where the Regions agree that there needs to be an overall vision for the Oak Ridges Moraine for it is connected to a broader natural system that includes the Niagara Escarpment, a series of rivers that originate on the Moraine and connect to Lakes Ontario and Simcoe and beyond.
The Regions used the valuable feedback that was received during the process and through e-mails and written submissions to help formulate a submission to the Province on their Oak Ridges Moraine initiative.
The Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM) is a prominent ridge of land formed by glacial sediments, including gravel, sand and glacial till.
www.york.ca /services/environmental/oakridgesmoraine.htm   (1598 words)

  
 Nature Network - Lake Ontario North
The Oak Ridges Moraine is a prime example of an unique and important natural area that has been steadily eroded by the pressure to build more roads and housing.
The focus on restoring the Lake Ontario waterfront has also led to recognition of the interconnections between natural areas, such as between river valleys and lakeshores.
The Ontario Nature Network is a province-wide network of more than 140 groups that protects Ontario's nature and provides provincial leadership in parks and protected areas, land-use planning policies and conservation science.
www.ontarionature.org /network/as_lon.html   (666 words)

  
 City of Toronto: Oak Ridges Moraine
The Oak Ridges Moraine is one of the most significant landforms in southern Ontario.
It is one of the last remaining continuous green corridors in southern Ontario: it is still 30 per cent forested and is one of the last refuges for forest birds in all of southern Ontario.
The City believes the province needs to create new policy, act, or regulation to protect the Oak Ridges Moraine which is one of the most significant landforms in Ontario.
www.toronto.ca /moraine/index.htm   (724 words)

  
 Town of Richmond Hill - Oak Ridges Moraine
The Oak Ridges Moraine is a ridge of land stretching over 160 kilometers from the Niagara Escarpment in the west almost to the Trent River in the east.
In contrast to the gently rolling or flat plains to the north and south, the topography of the Oak Ridges Moraine is characterized by rolling hills, forests, fields, wetlands and lakes.
In 2001, the Province of Ontario passed the Oak Ridges Moraine Protection Act and Plan which place restrictions on the development of land on the Moraine.
www.richmondhill.ca /subpage.asp?pageid=parks_oak_ridges_moraine   (326 words)

  
 Oak Ridges Moraine - Lake Ontario   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
While the DEM for lake Ontario (derived using point format bathymetric data) is of a lower resolution than the DEM for the land areas (derived using predominately contour format data), large scale regional features can be recognized on the lake bottom.
The bathymetric field sheet data for lake Ontario was a contribution of the Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW).
The DEM for lake Ontario was compiled from two different scale data sets, sixteen 1:25,000 scale maps for coastal areas (1) and two 1:200,000 scale regional maps for the remaining areas of the lake (2).
gsc.nrcan.gc.ca /hydrogeo/orm/lake_e.php   (237 words)

  
 Ontario Heritage Trust - Oak Ridges Moraine
The hardwood and mixed forests of the 161-acre (65-hectare) Bullen property lie adjacent to the Ganaraska Forest, a significant natural area on the Moraine.
Perched on the "shoulders" of the Oak Ridges Moraine, the Fleetwood Creek Natural Area protects the forests and swamps in the headwaters of Fleetwood Creek.
The Ontario Heritage Trust is an agency of the Ministry of Culture.
www.heritagefdn.on.ca /userfiles/HTML/nts_1_2768_1.html   (282 words)

  
 Oak Ridges Dynes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Oak Ridges Dynes are a defunct Junior "B" ice hockey team from Oak Ridges, Ontario, Canada.
They were a part of the Central Junior B Hockey League.
This Ontario ice hockey team-related article is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oak_Ridges_Dynes   (87 words)

  
 CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Candidates and Ridings
The riding of Oak Ridges-Markham was created in the 2004 redistribution from 37 per cent of Oak Ridges, 21 per cent of Markham and parts of Vaughan-King-Aurora and York North.
In 2000 in Oak Ridges, Liberal Bryon Wilfert defeated Callow, who was then running for the Canadian Alliance.
He was also president and a board member of the Ontario Natural Gas Association, the director of the Canadian Gas Association and the Canadian Gas Research Institute.
www.cbc.ca /canadavotes/riding/166   (657 words)

  
 Oak Ridges Moraine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Oak Ridges Moraine is a still largely undeveloped belt of hills, fields, forests and streams, extending 160 kilometres across the northern edge of Toronto.
The moraine is one of the last remaining continuous green corridors in southern Ontario.
If the Oak Ridges Moraine is preserved, then housing would have to be built further away from Toronto.
home.cogeco.ca /~grade7/oakridges.htm   (435 words)

  
 STORM Coalition (Save the Oak Ridges Moraine)
One of Ontario's largest moraines, the Oak Ridges Moraine extends 160 kilometres from the Niagara Escarpment in the west to the Trent River system in the east, and is on average 13 kilometres wide.
One-hundred-and-fifty metres deep, the moraine stands out as a distinct landscape and is the "rain barrel of southern Ontario".
is a collaborative project between STORM Coalition (Save the Oak Ridges Moraine), Citizens’ Environment Watch, and Centre for Community Mapping, and is designed to engage and sustain community volunteers in environmental and policy monitoring across the moraine within an overall Oak Ridges Moraine monitoring framework.
www.stormcoalition.org   (119 words)

  
 Nick Gieschen
Moreover, they point to this photograph as evidence that, though certainly playing hockey in the 1970s, Nick was not playing for the USSR, but Oak Ridges, Ontario.
One recent development which has caused quite a stir within the scholarly community is the shocking claim by Victoria Brezhnev, widow of former General Secretary of the USSR, Leonid Brezhnev, that she and Nick carried on an intermittent love affair between 1973 and 1979.
The picture of him wearing the Oak Ridges jersey is explained by the fact that his neighbor, John, on whose Skidoo he sometimes got to ride, played for the Oak Ridges team and when John outgrew his equipment handed it down to Nick.
www.nycgayhockey.org /nickgieschen   (493 words)

  
 Save Don't Pave the Oak Ridges Moraine
The Oak Ridges Moraine, a 160 kilometre long ridge of sand and gravel hills running along the northern part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), provides a direct source of clean drinking water for more than a quarter of a million people and indirectly for millions more.
The Ontario Municipal Board is an un-elected, un-accountable decision-making body, which is appointed by the Ontario government.
Although it is they who will decide the fate of the Oak Ridges Moraine, many municipalities including Richmond Hill have already voted against all of the developer's proposals.
www.greenbeltontario.org /oakridges/index.shtml   (578 words)

  
 Transports Canada - Ontario Region, Pickering Lands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Rouge River has its headwaters in the Oak Ridges Moraine and flows southerly into Lake Ontario, entering the Lake at the boundary between Pickering and Toronto.
The Rouge Park is divided into two main sections - southerly section from Lake Ontario to Steeles Avenue, and a northerly section from Steeles Avenue to the Oak Ridges Moraine.
This Plan seeks to provide a strategy for the creation of a linear park system connecting the Oak Ridges Moraine to Lake Ontario, along the Rouge River and its tributaries.
www.tc.gc.ca /ontarioregion/pickering/gsbackgroundrouge.htm   (460 words)

  
 Transports Canada - Ontario Region, Pickering Lands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Transport Canada will preserve approximately 2,251 hectares (5,562 acres) of the Oak Ridges Moraine located on the northern portion of the federally owned Pickering Lands Site and, in addition, Transport Canada will preserve another 800 hectares (2000 acres) along the western boundary for the purpose of an alternate Rouge Park Corridor.
The Rouge Park North Management Plan envisions a contiguous green space corridor extending from Lake Ontario northward to the Oak Ridges Moraine.
This landmark action of the Government of Canada is possible because it has been determined that any future airport on the Pickering Lands Site would be a regional reliever airport and not a full sized international airport as envisioned 30 years ago.
www.tc.gc.ca /OntarioRegion/Pickering/gsnewsrelease1.htm   (351 words)

  
 Frank Klees, M.P.P.
I believe that many positive changes have been made and that Ontario is once again a province we can be proud of.
So, as you look through my website and connect to the many links that will take you through both Oak Ridges information and provincial information, I welcome your comments, thoughts and questions.
My job is to make sure that the people of Oak Ridges are represented at Queen's Park - it is a job I enjoy and take very seriously.
www.frank-klees.on.ca   (203 words)

  
 Oak Ridges Trail Association, a volunteer organization, offers guided trail hikes through the Oak Ridges Moraine,
Oak Ridges Trail Association, a volunteer organization, offers guided trail hikes through the Oak Ridges Moraine,
The Oak Ridges Moraine is a ridge of land that runs parallel to and about 60 km north of Lake Ontario.
ORTA acknowledges the support of the Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation and the Ontario Trillium Foundation
www.orta.on.ca   (239 words)

  
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Many headwaters within the Greater Toronto Area are located in the Oak Ridges Moraine.
Watersheds are ridges of land that divide bodies of water into smaller lakes or streams.
The Oak Ridges Moraine also created the drainage divide (a ridge) between Lake Simcoe and Lake Ontario.
www.angelfire.com /ultra/oakridgesmoraine/fuss.html   (623 words)

  
 Oak Ridges homes for sale - Oak Ridges Ontario MLS Real Estate Search
With our exclusive TMLS® Email Notification Program, search one of the area's largest inventory of MLS® property listings and view information about homes that are currently available in the Oak Ridges area, or any other area you choose.
Tara Rosen knows that she must first listen to her clients to find out what they expect when it comes to their Oak Ridges real estate and home buying needs.
If you are considering buying a home in Oak Ridges, relocating to Ontario or would just like to have additional real estate info, don't hesitate to call or email Tara today!
www.tararosen.com /Oak_Ridges_Real_Estate/page_722191.html   (498 words)

  
 Oak Ridges 400K Brevet 2005
While it is called the Oak Ridge Moraine 400 km, it could easily be marketed as the ride of the blooming lilacs.
I took the left turn and after required 3.2 km realized that there was no Old Church Road, so I turned back to the intersection, pulled out a map and studied the route card some more.
This was a real gem, because it showed all the backroad and their names.
www.randonneursontario.ca /result/rrmorraine05.html   (926 words)

  
 Oak Ridges Ontario Homes for Sale, Property values and Oak Ridges Real Estate information
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Find out what your Oak Ridges home is worth and what is happening in the Oak Ridges Real Estate markets today.
Find out more about Oak Ridges neighbourhoods, including area maps, schools, community facilities and real estate market trends.
www.calloakridgeshome.com   (226 words)

  
 Wolves Ontario! The Wolf Show
Students will learn about the threats to wolf populations in Ontario and around the world, as well as how wolves function as a pack and as a keystone species in the ecosystem.
Along with recently running in a by-election against Ontario Premier Ernie Eves and appearing frequently on radio and television, Josh is an environmental activist who ran Earthroots' successful Oak Ridges Moraine campaign.
Students learn about the status of wolves in Ontario, predator-prey relationships, how wolves function as a pack and as a keystone species in the ecosystem.
www.wolvesontario.org /wolves/wolfshow/aboutshow.shtml   (727 words)

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