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British Columbia
It takes a village… to build a Trail
May 11th, 2012
Trails B.C. stayed away from the usual suspects this year and hosted its Annual General Meeting in Pemberton, a village of 2200 just north of Whistler. As a member community of the Sea to Sky Corridor, Pemberton greets many of the thousands of hikers and cyclists who enjoy the region’s extensive network of trails year [...]
International Trails Day
May 3rd, 2012
Good day everyone! Are you ready for it? International Trails Day is less than one month away! Do you have any plans for the big day, June 2, 2012? We’ll be updating our blog throughout the month with events happening across the country; click on your province under the Categories tab at the top of [...]
Olympic torch hand-off at Nanaimo, BC pavilion
November 2nd, 2009
Just before 7:00 pm local time on Saturday, October 31 the Olympic Torch was passed from one proud Torch bearer to the next at the Nanaimo Pavilion off Jingle Pot Road. Close to 70 spectators were on hand to witness the event under a full Hallowe’en moon. Trans Canada Trail representative Tim Hoskin, National Director [...]
The new British Columbia Guidebook is here!
May 10th, 2008
Five years in the making, the Trans Canada Trail: British Columbia is a trail and outdoor guide for hikers and cyclists everywhere, at all levels of athletic ability. Painstakingly researched by Vancouver Island author/photographer Bruce Obee, the guidebook’s 24 chapters show you how to get on the Trans Canada Trail, where to eat, shop, stay [...]
Myra Canyon site of TCT Challenge 2008
February 19th, 2008
Trans Canada Trail Challenge 2008 Myra Station to Penticton Trans Canada Trail Pavilion An 80-km section of the Kettle Valley Rail Trail Sunday, July 6 The following is an invitation to you and members of your group to participate in this year’s Trans Canada Trail Challenge event. Trails BC, the Myra Canyon Trestle Restoration Society, [...]
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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