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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Call for Winter Guided Snowshoe Hikes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Deadline: December 19, 2014</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Once again, Hike NS invites groups across NS to partner with it on delivering winter guided snowshoe hikes in January, February and March of 2015. The purpose of the events is to: 1) get more people in NS hiking and snowshoeing; highlight local trails and increase their use; and 3) promote Hike NS and local trail groups. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>If you and your local organization can organize a snowshoe hike, please register your event at </span><a href="http://www.hikenovascotia.ca/projects/guided-hikes/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>http://www.hikenovascotia.ca/projects/guided-hikes/</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> by December 19, 2014 for events between January 9 and March 15, 2015. Note that one organization may register only up to five hikes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Hike Nova Scotia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><a href="mailto:info@hikenovascotia.ca">info@hikenovascotia.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><a href="http://www.hikenovascotia.ca/">www.hikenovascotia.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Support Hike Nova Scotia by becoming a <a href="http://www.hikenovascotia.ca/membership/"><span style='color:blue'>member</span></a> ($10 for individuals, $18 for families, $25 for organizations and $100 for a Lifetime member). Become an <a href="http://www.hikenovascotia.ca/membership/">associate member</a> for free. Follow Hike Nova Scotia on <a href="http://twitter.com/HikeNS"><span style='color:blue'>Twitter</span></a>, become a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hike-Nova-Scotia/164753326881184"><span style='color:blue'>Facebook</span></a> fan or check out the Hike NS <a href="http://hikenovascotia.wordpress.com/"><span style='color:blue'>Blog</span></a>. </span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>