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• 1,950 Cyclists to Experience Ontario’s Waterfront Trail, Rideau Heritage Route and Thousand Islands
  Quebec’s Grand Tour Desjardins Makes First Visit
• Fourth Annual Great Waterfront Trail Adventure Tour Cycles from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Quebec Border July 2-9, 2011
  
• May 2010 - Third Annual Great Waterfront Trail Adventure Gears Up for 2010. Registration closes June 1st for Province's Longest Recreational Bike Ride July 3rd to 10th
• March 2, 2009 - Second Annual Great Waterfront Trail Adventure Tour - July 4-11, 2009 - Registration Opens for Cycling Tour
• Feb 5, 2009 - Second Annual Great Waterfront Trail Adventure Tour - July 4-11, 2009 - Partnership with Association of Local Public Health Agencies Delivers a Healthy Event (download PDF)
• July 6, 2008 - CIBC Press Release - CIBC donating another $250,000 to the Waterfront Regeneration Trust (download PDF)
• July 3, 2008 - The Great Waterfront Trail Adventure Cycles from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Quebec Border, July 4-11, 2008
• Feb 20, 2008 - Ride the Great Waterfront Trail Adventure Tour set for July 4th to 11th 41 communities, 8 days, 680 km—WOW!
• Oct 16, 2007 Waterfront Regeneration Trust wins American Trails Award
• Sept 19, 2007 Waterfront Regeneration Trust Celebrates 15 Years and 52 Completed Projects
• Dec 20, 2006 Marlaine Koehler named Executive Director of Trust
• Sept 6, 2006 Mayor Joins Cyclists in Unveiling Waterfront Trail Signs
• May 18, 2006 Trail Manager's Tour - Port Hope
• May 17, 2006 Trail Manager's Tour - Durham
• April 24, 2006 Trail Manager's Tour - Niagara-on-the-Lake
• March 3, 2006 The Waterfront Trail introduces pre-planned, ‘family-sized’ itineraries in the “Tastes of the Trail”
• Vive la difference! The Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail now connects to La Route Verte in Québec, to offer cyclists more excitement and variety:
  • Brockville Release
  • Montreal Release: English Version | French Version
    
• November 5, 2004 Waterfront Trail Partners Celebrate the Launch of the
  More Tourist-Friendly Waterfront Trail Web Site.
• October 30th, 2004 Niagara partners celebrate the completion of 10 major projects and the connection of the Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail to the Greater Niagara Circle Route
• March 5, 2003 New Phase of Investment for the Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail and Greenway
• February 2002, Appointment of New Executive Director
• November 20, 2001, Summit Generated Great Ideas for Toronto Waterfront Revitalization
• November 16, 2001, Collaborative Action Needed to Get Toronto Off Environmental "Black List"
• November 28, 2000, Waterfront Regeneration Trust Honours Leaders and Sets the Stage for the Next Decade of Lake Ontario's Regeneration
• November 15, 1999, Watershed Gathering on the Oak Ridges Moraine
• November 13th, 1998 - International Waterfront Gateway Strategy
• November 26, 1997 - Waterfront recognized for its contribution to Waterfront Excellence
• November 12, 1997 - Community and industry cooperate to protect Lake Ontario wetland
• May 23, 1997 - A Summer's Journey Passport is the Key to Waterfront Excitement
• March 9, 1997 - New Community Group Aims to Clean Up Toronto Bay
• November 27, 1996 - CIBC Chairman Announces $1 Million Commitment to Ontario's Waterfront Regeneration Trust