Ten events across the country to celebrate International
Trails Day on June 1
MONTREAL, May 22, 2024
/CNW/ - It takes a nation to care for the world's longest trail
network, and on June 1, dedicated
volunteers across Canada will hit
the trail to do exactly that.
Every spring, Trans Canada Trail, the organization that
advocates for, stewards and champions Canada's nationwide trail system, provides
hundreds of trail groups with funding so they can roll up
their sleeves and take care of their local section of the Trans
Canada Trail. And on June 1, to
celebrate International Trails Day, Trans Canada Trail is working
with 10 locations to host events that showcase some of the
incredible volunteer work happening from coast to coast to
coast.
"Trail Care Day embodies the spirit of grassroots stewardship.
Communities can shape their local trail experience while
contributing to the collective preservation of Canada's iconic trail network," says
Mathieu Roy, Chief Executive Officer
at Trans Canada Trail. "There's something extremely special about a
national effort to care for the trail that connects us all."
Trail Care Day events vary from location to location, catering
to local trail needs. Activities may include trail clean-up and
building, debris removal, art installation, maintenance or
volunteer appreciation.
This year's flagship Trail Care Day locations include:
- Edmonton, AB: Amisk Wacîw
Mêskanaw Trail (Beaver Hill Road Trail)
- Victoria, BC: Galloping Goose
Regional Trail
- Erickson, MB: The Rossburn
Subdivision Trail
- Fredericton, NB: Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge
- Conception Bay South, NL: The
Newfoundland T'railway
- Mahone Bay, NS: Dynamite Trail
section of the Rum Runners Trail
- Toronto, ON: Great Lakes
Waterfront Trail
- Windsor, ON: Great Lakes
Waterfront Trail
- Sainte-Agathe-des-Mont, QC: Le
P'tit Train du Nord
- Haines Junction, YT: The Pine
Lake Trail
"Trail groups across Canada
work incredibly hard to keep the Trans Canada Trail safe,
accessible and beautiful – and it's no small effort," says Roy. "If
you've used your local trail as space to exercise, commute or
connect with nature, I encourage you to join a Trail Care Day event
in your community."
To learn more about Trail Care Day, visit:
tctrail.ca/events/trail-care-day-2024. Media are invited to attend
all locations; please email Justin
Fauteux, jfauteux@tctrail.ca, in advance.
Trail Care Day is generously supported by Columbia Sportswear
and Toyota Canada.
Resources
- Find Trail Care Day event sites across Canada
- Learn more about the Trail Care Grant program
About Trans Canada Trail
The Trans Canada Trail is a 28,000-kilometre trail system that
crosses every province and territory, connects 15,000 communities,
and reaches all three of Canada's
coastlines. It is the longest multi-use trail in the world and it
is always growing.
Trans Canada Trail is the organization that advocates for,
stewards and champions Canada's
nationwide trail system. It is a registered charity that receives
funding from the Government of Canada (through Parks Canada), various
provincial and municipal governments, and generous
donors.
SOURCE Trans Canada Trail