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Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail News
An Ezine Produced by the Waterfront Regeneration Trust
August 2004
In this issue:
- Signage Guidelines for the Trail Now Available in pdf Format
- Opening Ceremony for Dieppe Monument
- Ontario Stewardship Rangers Go On Trail Tour
- Trail Improvements on Whitby’s Waterfront
- Burlington Opens Trans Canada Trail Pavilion
- CharterAbility Gala Event
- A Waterfront Trail Tale: A Summer’s Journey on the Trail
- A Fond Farewell to our Labatt's People In Action Summer Student
Attachments:
Dieppe Opening Remarks.doc
WillingEndtoEndPt1.doc
Signage Guidelines for the Trail Now Available in pdf Format
Thanks to the design team at Watermark Design, we now have the digital artwork (Illustrator files) to create directional signage and flashing markers on the Waterfront Trail available on CD. We also have included a brief excerpt from the Signage Guidelines that relates to the production of the directional signage and flashing markers. The complete text of the Guidelines is available on the Trust’s website.
Please contact Nikki Rendle at the Trust office - nr@wrtrust.com or 416-943-8080.
Opening Ceremony for Dieppe Monument
Last Tuesday August 18th the City of Hamilton and the Dieppe Veterans’
Memorial Park Committee hosted the dedication of the Dieppe Veterans’
Memorial Park and Cairn located on the Hamilton Beach Trail of the Waterfront
Trail. The opening marked the 61st anniversary of the raid on Dieppe as
Hamilton veterans were honoured for their courageous actions during World
War II.
As one of the projects from the Lake Ontario Waterfront Investment Program,
this Park and Cairn is a living memorial to the 197 soldiers of The Royal
Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) and the other Hamiltonians
who died with other units on the beaches of Dieppe during the Raid of
August 19,1942. I was honoured to be among the guest speakers at the event.
To read my speaking notes please view the attachment “Dieppe
Opening Remarks.doc”.
Ontario Stewardship Rangers Go On Trail Tour
In late July a group of 17 year old Ontario Stewardship Rangers from the Ministry of Natural Resources of Ontario (MNR) joined the Trust for a tour of the Waterfront Trail. As part of the educational component of the MNR program, the Rangers visited five projects along the Waterfront Trail meeting partners as well as developing an understanding of the Trail’s connection to the goal of regenerating the Lake Ontario Waterfront.
The Rangers program offers youth work and educational experiences in key natural resource management activities while making a positive difference in their communities. The students work with various organizations in the greater GTA performing jobs that include habitat restoration and rehabilitation as well as resource related recreation development and support.
Many of the Rangers expressed an interest in helping out with the Trail. Any volunteer groups or organizations needing volunteers for trail maintenance or trailblazing, tree plantings or any other hands-on projects is welcome to contact the Stewardship Rangers directly by contacting Paul Abell at 905-713-7401 or Paul.Abell@mnr.gov.on.ca.
Trail Improvements on Whitby’s Waterfront
Recently the Town of Whitby has made pier improvements to the Port Whitby harbour and is proceeding to construct a new community-use building for patrons of the marina and Waterfront Trail. The Town has also approved the relocation and expansion of the Station Gallery to the north west corner of Henry and Victoria Street at the top of the harbour. Right now in the planning and design stage, construction should be completed by 2004.
For more information please contact the Community and Marketing Services Department or the Whitby Planning Department at www.town.whitby.on.ca.
Burlington Opens Trans Canada Trail Pavilion
On Saturday June 7, hundreds of people came to the official opening of the Trans Canada Trail Pavilion at La Salle Park in Burlington. The Trans Canada Trail is a recreational trail winding through every province and territory in Canada, while linking hundreds of communities along its route. The names of those people from Burlington and the surrounding area who donated funds to help build the Trail are inscribed on the wall panels inside the pavilion.
To view photos of the opening event visit: http://www.burlington.ca/WhatsNew/City Talk/summer2003/sum2003_3.htm
CharterAbility Gala Event
CharterAbility is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing barrier free, fully functional charter boat services on Lake Ontario for all communities. The group invites you to join them on Thursday September 11th as they kick off their “Cruise for a Cause” fundraiser aboard the Wayward Princess at the Lighthouse Pier on Navy Street in Oakville. All proceeds will benefit the first vessel to be built that will be totally accessible to groups affected by disabilities.
For more information please contact Stephen Cull at myipo@sympatico.ca.
A Waterfront Trail Tale: A Summer’s Journey on the Trail
The summer is quickly coming to and end and we hope that you have all had a chance to venture out on the Trail to enjoy the warm sunny days. Our newest end-to-ender is Kathlene Willing who wrote in to tell us about her trip along the Trail that she completed over two summers. Kathlene has provided us with a chronicle of her adventures during her 2002 and 2003 summer trips. Over the next couple of months we will share with you the sections from her journal that we hope will inspire you to take on the end-to-end challenge. In this month’s section join Kathlene as she cycles with her colleague Winnie to complete the Niagara-on-the-Lake to Toronto section of the Trail. Read about how they traveled 149 kms over four days feasting on country style cooking in Queenstown, chatting with a fellow cyclist from Japan in Hamilton and spending their nights in quaint B&Bs along the Trail.
To read more view the attachment “WillingEndtoEndPt1.doc”
A Fond Farewell to our Labatt’s People In Action Summer Student
We would like to wish good luck to our summer student Elena Middelkamp as she heads back to Halifax, Nova Scotia for her second year of law school. Elena has worked hard throughout the summer updating our summer events listings as well as updating and creating new community profiles for our website. These community profiles will expand on the information currently available on the site with listings of Trail amenities for each Trail municipality including information on local marinas, attractions and parks. Thank you to the Labatt’s People In Action Program for making this project possible and to all of our waterfront partners for submitting their community information. Please submit any outstanding community profile feedback to Elena as soon as possible at info@wrtrust.com.
Cheers!
Vicki Barron, Executive Director;
Marlaine Koehler, Program Director;
and Nikki Rendle, Editor Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail News
The Waterfront Regeneration Trust
372 Richmond Street West, Suite 308
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1X6
Tel: 416-943-8080
Fax: 416-943-8068
Email: nr@wrtrust.com
www.waterfronttrail.org
Purchase your copy of the Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail Mapbook at Mountain Equipment Co-op (400 King Street West) and Sporting Life Stores in Toronto (1-877-772-2262 to find a store location near you).
Thank You to our Supporters!:
CIBC
The Lake Ontario waterfront municipalities, conservation authorities and community groups
The Eastern Lake OntarioSt.Lawrence Waterfront Working Group
MapArt
Niagara Freewheelers Bicycle Touring Club
Regional Niagara Bicycling Committee
St. Lawrence Cement Tilley Endurables
The Trust would also like to thank the Canadian Ontario Infrastructure Program (COIP) for its generous support of the 51 projects that comprise the Lake Ontario Waterfront Investment Program.
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