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Caledon East 10th Anniversary Celebrations
October 31st, 2006
By Walter Getman & Jan Smith-Bull People from all walks of life came out on June 24th, 2006 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the very first Trans Canada Trail Pavilion, located in Caledon East. It was an idyllic summer day – the perfect opportunity to acknowledge the commitment and generosity of Trail supporters. The [...]
Trout Creek Trestle connects Trail in Okanagan
October 31st, 2006
Project profile Province: British Columbia Trail Section: Trout Creek Trestle #1 Length: 76 m Location: Okanagan, Kettle Valley regions, next to the research centre in Summerland and Trout Creek along the Kettle Valley Railway Description: The bridge now connects former gaps along the Trail between Summerland and Penticton. It also features wheelchair ramps and paved [...]
Bronfman Trailhead sign unveiled in St. Lambert, QC
October 31st, 2006
The Trans Canada Trail celebrated a landmark occasion on June 3rd with the unveiling of the first-ever Trailhead sign in St. Lambert, Quebec. The sign, which features a large map of the Trail, shows where you are, route highlights, distance, amenities and safety information along the way. Five more Trailhead signs are currently in the [...]
Message from the Chair, Valerie Pringle
October 30th, 2006
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: ” Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” I’ve come to believe passionately that building Trail is one of the greatest gifts we can give this country. Trails build communities as much as the other way around. They also [...]
Congratulations
October 30th, 2006
“Thank you for keeping me informed about the progress of the Trail. What a wonderful project that it is! I have had my mother & grandchildren inscribed in the Granville Island Pavilion in Vancouver & the Edmonton Pavilion… a great inspiration to do so! Congratulations to all who have devoted so much time & effort.” [...]
Path of the Paddle
Trans Canada Trail Ontario hosts Community Information Sessions to showcase the "Path of the Paddle" project: a Tourism Destination Product in northwestern Ontario (June 29, 2012)
- Press release (pdf)
Go the Greenway
Trans Canada Trail launches greenways campaign (June 21, 2012)
- Press release (pdf) or redirect to CNW Matthews
- Website: Greenway.TCTrail.ca
- Newsletter dispatch (pdf)
BioKit
Trans Canada Trail and Environment Canada-Biosphere launch BioKit (Oct. 13, 2011)
- Press release (pdf) or redirect to CNW Matthews
- BioKit (pdf)
Tribute to Dr. Camu
The Trans Canada Trail honours founder Dr. Pierre Camu (June 2, 2010)
- Redirect to CNW Matthews
In the news
Published features
- The Globe and Mail's National Philanthropy Day special (November 15, 2012) featured the Trans Canada Trail on pages 2 and 5. (pdf)
- MacLean’s (via the Canadian Press) mentions the Trans Canada Trail as a priority in its September 24, 2012 article, MPs say Ottawa needs to-do list for Canada’s 150th birthday.
- Canadian Geographic (July/August 2012) features the Path of the Paddle, a 900-km water route on the Trans Canada Trail, in Path of the Paddle: A wild new canoe link on the Trans Canada Trail (pdf), by Hap Wilson, or redirect to Canadian Geographic website.
- Ottawa Life (August 2012) features the Trans Canada Trail in Get Out There and Explore Coast-to-Coast-to-Coast (pdf) or redirect to Ottawa Life website.
- The Globe and Mail special information feature (June 29, 2012): Countdown to 2017 (pdf)
- Via Rail's Destinations magazine features the Trans Canada Trail (June 2012): Once There Were Rails (pdf)
- YorkU Magazine's Summer 2012 edition features Pierre Lassonde, a Trans Canada Trail Foundation board member, in Heart of Gold (pdf)
- Journal de Montréal (May 5 2012): Le sentier Transcanadien, un parcours de découvertes (pdf, French only)
- Ottawa Life Magazine (May-June 2012): The Natural: Laureen Harper talks family, fitness and Canadian Pride (pdf)
- National Geographic: Journeys of a Lifetime (pdf)
- Rails to Trails (Winter 2012): Canadian Spirit: The Trans Canada Trail (pdf)
- The Globe and Mail special information feature (July 1, 2011): Your Trail. Your Journey. (pdf)
- Parents Canada (June/July 2011) presents Happy Trails To You (pdf), a guide to exploring the Trans Canada Trail with children.
Radio Features
- Julie Brouard, communications director, talks about the Trail's 20th anniversary and the plan for the next five years on Les samedis du monde on Radio-Canada (July 7, 2012): Redirects to Radio-Canada (French only)
- Deborah Apps, president and CEO of the Trail, and Barb Trainor of Island Trails talk about PEI's trails and their goals on the island (May 24, 2012): Redirects to CBC Radio
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