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Kicking Off on the Trans Canada Trail: Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games Torch Relay
On June 6, the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games Torch Relay officially kicked off at Parliament Hill in Ottawa! As part of our 30th anniversary celebrations this year, we were proud to
co-host a special leg of the Torch Relay as it makes its way to the opening ceremonies of the Games.
Following the traditional torch-lighting ceremony at the Centennial Flame, the relay followed the Trans Canada Trail in Quebec, with stops in eight communities. In total, the flame will complete a
60-day, 1,200 km trek by foot, bike, horseback and boat across 21 communities in Quebec and Ontario, in part via the
Trans Canada Trail.
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Hugh Scott: Creating Family Memories as a Canada Games Torchbearer on the
Trans Canada Trail
With a decades-long history of being involved with the Trail as a community partner, donor and volunteer member of the Trans Canada Trail Board of Directors (2003-2009), not to mention doing cycling trips in various places across the country over the years with both his wife, Paule, and his daughter, Jacqueline, it’s no surprise that Hugh Scott, MD was thrilled to have the opportunity to become a torchbearer for the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games Torch Relay on the Trans Canada Trail. Having the opportunity to share the experience with his beloved granddaughter, Léa, made it even more special.
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Retirement: Linda Strong-Watson, Executive Director of Alberta
TrailNet Society
Our best wishes go out to Linda Strong-Watson, Executive Director, Alberta TrailNet Society, on her upcoming retirement following more than 20 years of dedicated service to the trail sector.
“Linda will be missed by the entire Trans Canada Trail team. Her expertise and knowledge of trails in Alberta is impressive and her commitment to the trail sector for more than two decades has resulted in many accomplishments,” says Mathieu Roy, VP, Chief Trail Experience Officer, Trans Canada Trail.
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Avid Adventurers, this bar is for you!
The sun is out and so is our Avid Adventurer bar, part of our One Trail, One Love collection collaboration with Peace by Chocolate! It’s an energy booster, ideal for trekking and adventuring from sunrise to sundown. Dark chocolate, almonds and sea salt combine to create a sweet and savoury mix that hits the spot.
This partnership is a win-win for Trail and chocolate lovers:
$1 from each bar sold supports the important work of
Trans Canada Trail. Free shipping is available for orders over $75.
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Trail Care Events are Underway
This year we were proud to award Trail Care Grants supporting 166 Trail organizations and volunteer groups, across every province and territory, and events have already started! Volunteers all over the country are working hard to maintain and enhance their sections of the Trans Canada Trail, including these recent events that took place in Haines Junction, Yukon; Innisfail, Alberta; municipality of Stukely-Sud, Quebec; and St. Mary’s Trail Association in Nova Scotia.
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Trail Project Highlight: Trail Pavilion Reinstalled in Edmonton
The Trans Canada Trail pavilion in Edmonton, Alberta, has been reinstalled in Louis McKinney Riverfront Park, after having been temporarily removed due to LRT construction. We are pleased to let you know that donors and the public at large are once again able to see the names on display on this structure.
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Strolling Their Own Way
This year, the Canadian Liver Foundation’s Stroll for Liver event is happening in partnership with Trans Canada Trail. On August 28, as participants stroll their own way together (virtually) across Canada, they will attempt to cover the 28,000 km length of the Trans Canada Trail. Anyone can register as an individual or as part of a team!
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CBC Interview with Eleanor McMahon: Canada Games Torch Arrival in Montreal
CBC Montreal – The Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games Torch Relay along the Trans Canada Trail wrapped up in Montreal on June 15. Eleanor McMahon, President & CEO, Trans Canada Trail, spoke to CBC News Montreal journalist Douglas Gelevan on-site at the new pavilion, about this exciting event.
Watch (starts at 19:40) >>
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Planetary Pathway Project Launches in Stittsville
Several years in the making, the Planetary Pathway initiative in Stittsville, Ontario, has now launched! Trans Canada Trail supported branding on custom signage for this project, which, as Councillor Glen Gower describes, allows visitors to “discover each of the planets in our solar system along the Trail from West Ridge to Dwyer Hill Road and beyond."
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Kawartha Trail Advocates go ‘Wild’ for Year of the Garden
Local youth and seniors are getting ‘wild’ this spring to help the Kawartha Trans Canada Trail group enhance experiences for all trail users. The group, in partnership with Adelaide Place Retirement Residence and assisted by Fleming College student volunteers, has plans to plant 450 native wildflower plants along the local Trail section to recognize the Year of the Garden.
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Formal Trailhead Created on Overhead Bridge Road
The Town of Penetanguishene is kicking off Trails Month with the opening of a new trailhead on Overhead Bridge Road, a beautiful section of the Trans Canada Trail that joins Penetanguishene with Tiny Township.
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