Ontario Parks Announcement
Bronte Creek Provincial Park Goes high tech with GPS
Bronte Creek Provincial Park is happy to announce the launch of a NEW program that will teach youth and general visitors about navigating with GPS technology. School groups and visitors will have the opportunity to learn about and use handheld GPS receivers to locate a series of waypoints.
"I am very excited to bring this high-tech program to the park visitors." says Park NHE Specialist Sheila Wiebe "This program will target grades 6 -10 and general family groups. It will encourage youth to learn about this new form of orienteering. I hope that through GPS technology the youth will get outdoors, explore and discover."
The GPS program has been in the planning and development stage for over a year. The major stumbling block was due to the high price tag of a classroom set of hand-held GPS receivers. Thanks to a donation from the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation via the new TD Canada Trust branch in the Burloak shopping plaza and an in-store discount from Radioworld and Garmin; the hardware problem was solved.
Program Schedule August 28.
7:00 – 8:00pm
Day-use area (Burloak Drive)
For more information on park events and facilities please call 905-827-6911 or Visit http://www.brontecreek.org./
The park’s DAY-USE area accessible off Burloak Drive just north of the QEW.
posted by myCampsiteReview.com at
9:43 PM
2 Comments:
One hour is too Short to learn GPS properly. Or am I missing something? To properly learn the GPS you will need at least a couple hours of theory and the rest of the day in the field.
FYI. For all you looking for a GPS you can buy one out of Alberta with NO PST and at a fraction of the cost they sell it at out here. Just google it.
The hour long program gives people a taste for GPS --get's their feet wet. Yes to fully understand GPS you would need atleast 1/2 day. This program introduces "newbies" to the possibilities of GPS.
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