Completing the Trans Canada Trail in Ontario

Completing the Completing the Trans Canada Trail Trans Canada Trail

in Ontarioin Ontario

London Rotary Club, June 18, 2007London Rotary Club, June 18, 2007

Presented by: Patrick Connor CAEPresented by: Patrick Connor CAE

Executive Director, Ontario Trails Executive Director, Ontario Trails CouncilCouncil

www.ontariotrails.on.ca www.tctrail.ca Rotary London 18/6/07

Presentation OverviewPresentation Overview The DreamThe Dream The MandateThe Mandate 06970010697001 The Brantford Jerseyville Trail ProjectThe Brantford Jerseyville Trail Project Relay 2000Relay 2000 TCTOTCTO $2.4 Billion$2.4 Billion The 4000km StandardThe 4000km Standard Fall 2009Fall 2009 What Rotary Can DoWhat Rotary Can Do


The DreamThe Dream

Continuing National Continuing National Legacy for Legacy for CanadiansCanadians

Bill Pratt (OC) and Bill Pratt (OC) and Pierre Camu (OC) Pierre Camu (OC) founding fathersfounding fathers

TCT Foundation TCT Foundation became official in became official in 19941994

Ontario routing Ontario routing defined as unique defined as unique


The MandateThe Mandate

The Trans Canada Trail is The Trans Canada Trail is a non-profit, registered a non-profit, registered charity organization, charity organization, whose primary purpose is whose primary purpose is to raise funds to build a to raise funds to build a recreational trail that will recreational trail that will wind its way through wind its way through every province and every province and territory in Canada.territory in Canada.

Put your name here


The Foundation began working with existing provincial trail organizations in 1994, most of whom to this day are the provincial facilitators working towards completion of the Trans Canada Trail.


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Caledon TrailwayCaledon Trailway Registered in 1997Registered in 1997 First pavilion in First pavilion in

Canada was Canada was completed here completed here and they will and they will celebrate the 10celebrate the 10thth anniversary June anniversary June 24, 200624, 2006

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Bell Park Pathway Bell Park Pathway SudburySudbury

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Waterfront Trail Waterfront Trail BurlingtonBurlington

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Barrie ArboretumBarrie Arboretum

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Brantford – TCT HubBrantford – TCT Hub

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Hamilton to Brantford Gordon Glaves

Memorial Pathway

SC Johnson Trail


The Brantford Jerseyville The Brantford Jerseyville Trail ProjectTrail Project

Construction in 1996Construction in 1996 TCTF dedicated $50 000.00TCTF dedicated $50 000.00 1 of 3 Ontario projects in 19961 of 3 Ontario projects in 1996 To date $2.3 Million has been spent To date $2.3 Million has been spent

in Ontarioin Ontario $3.5 Million allocation waiting to be $3.5 Million allocation waiting to be

spent on TCT development leading spent on TCT development leading to 2010.to 2010.


Relay 2000Relay 2000

Largest trail marketing effort to dateLargest trail marketing effort to date Brought together ocean water from Brought together ocean water from

Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic by way of 5 Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic by way of 5 core activities and thousands of core activities and thousands of participantsparticipants

By the end of the Relay 7 of 10 Canadians By the end of the Relay 7 of 10 Canadians had heard of the TCT = 20 000 000+had heard of the TCT = 20 000 000+

Biggest hurdle, people thought trail Biggest hurdle, people thought trail complete, and people think of as only trail complete, and people think of as only trail in Ontario!in Ontario!


Incorporated in Incorporated in 1992, TCTO is 1992, TCTO is committed to the committed to the goal of completing goal of completing the main trunk of the main trunk of the TCT by 2010.the TCT by 2010.

The main route of The main route of the TCT will serve the TCT will serve as the spine of the as the spine of the Trillium Trail Trillium Trail Network. Network.

Seven Core Trail Activities Seven Core Trail Activities Include:Include:

Walking/hikingWalking/hiking CanoeingCanoeingCyclingCycling ATV'ingATV'ingHorseback Riding X-County Horseback Riding X-County Skiing SnowmobilingSkiing Snowmobiling

TCTOTCTO


52 Gaps exist along the 52 Gaps exist along the TCT route in OntarioTCT route in Ontario

1600km to be 1600km to be determineddetermined

Many km of suitable Many km of suitable trail ready for trail ready for registration and registration and openingopening

Due to Ontario’s Due to Ontario’s vastness and vastness and topography likely topography likely 800km will remain as 800km will remain as Temporary Gaps Temporary Gaps leading to 2010.leading to 2010.

West of City of Peterborough – proposed TCT.


Continuum created to guide participants through a planning and decision making framework

Stage 4 - Temporary Road Link

This is not a default measure nor road shoulder designation. The TRL suggests there is not a feasible route possibility between today and 2010 and efforts will be turned towards those areas where routing possibilities are available.


Continuum Stage 1Continuum Stage 1

Identification or development of a trail Identification or development of a trail groupgroup

While there are 52 gaps in the Trail there While there are 52 gaps in the Trail there are also gaps in trail organization = are also gaps in trail organization = Regional Management CouncilsRegional Management Councils

Municipally aligned, volunteer based, Municipally aligned, volunteer based, some staffing elements: 42 need to be some staffing elements: 42 need to be operationalizedoperationalized

Min. Health Promotion RMC document Min. Health Promotion RMC document best practice …Stage 2best practice …Stage 2


Stage 2 – Route SelectionStage 2 – Route Selection

Southern Ontario – predominantly Southern Ontario – predominantly urban/suburban local or regional urban/suburban local or regional municipalities and emerging RMC’s municipalities and emerging RMC’s decidedecide

Central and Rural Ontario – Central and Rural Ontario – predominantly RMC driven with local or predominantly RMC driven with local or county participation (trail master plan county participation (trail master plan dependant)dependant)

Northern Ontario – crown assistance – Northern Ontario – crown assistance – MNR partnership et al.MNR partnership et al.


Stage 3 - RegistrationStage 3 - Registration

Once route is selected (including road shoulder Once route is selected (including road shoulder alignments as trail) 4 pieces of information are alignments as trail) 4 pieces of information are criticalcritical

1. Owner authorization1. Owner authorization 2. Operator identified2. Operator identified 3. TCT named as additionally insured under 3. TCT named as additionally insured under

stated policystated policy 4. Mapping detail of the TCT route start to end.4. Mapping detail of the TCT route start to end. TCTO will provide $50.00 per kilometre TCTO will provide $50.00 per kilometre

registered of TCT to not-for-profit trail org. as registered of TCT to not-for-profit trail org. as an incentivean incentive


Stage 5 – Construction Stage 5 – Construction EstimatesEstimates

Working with trail groups and past Working with trail groups and past trail builders, costing estimates are trail builders, costing estimates are drafted to assess the feasibility of drafted to assess the feasibility of the corridor becoming a multi-use / the corridor becoming a multi-use / shared-use pathshared-use path

TCTO economic impact study TCTO economic impact study includes cost estimates for each gap includes cost estimates for each gap area (area (www.tctrail.cawww.tctrail.ca for a free copy) for a free copy)


Stage 6 – FundraisingStage 6 – Fundraising

$3.5 Million waiting to be spent prior to $3.5 Million waiting to be spent prior to 20102010

TCTO committed to seed funding TCT by TCTO committed to seed funding TCT by 10% and bridges at 10% to a maximum 10% and bridges at 10% to a maximum of $100 000.00of $100 000.00

A consolidated regional or provincial A consolidated regional or provincial approach to funding requests for capital approach to funding requests for capital development has been successful most development has been successful most recently in British Columbia.recently in British Columbia.


Stage 7 – Construction and Stage 7 – Construction and InspectionInspection

As mandated, the TCTF has a As mandated, the TCTF has a responsibility to individual and other responsibility to individual and other donors to financially assist in the donors to financially assist in the completion of the TCT. completion of the TCT.

TCTO as the agent of the Foundation in TCTO as the agent of the Foundation in Ontario will be collecting additional Ontario will be collecting additional information, such as GPS, pictures, information, such as GPS, pictures, information that can be shared with information that can be shared with donors and bring increased awareness donors and bring increased awareness to projects.to projects.


Construction GoalsConstruction Goals

2006-07 2006-07 302km registered/built = 2506 total302km registered/built = 2506 total 2007-082007-08 400km registered/built = 2906 total400km registered/built = 2906 total 2008-09 2008-09 200km registered/built = 3106 total200km registered/built = 3106 total To 2010 To 2010 154km registered/built = 3260 total154km registered/built = 3260 total The remaining 800km will be Temporary Road The remaining 800km will be Temporary Road

LinkLink Image the $ impact of a 4060km trail!Image the $ impact of a 4060km trail!


Stage 8 –Operational Stage 8 –Operational TrailTrail

Stage 8 does not imply completion, as enhancements will provide for user needs.


$2 400 000 000.00 $2 400 000 000.00 annual impactannual impact

Speaks to a trail that is 3060km in length Speaks to a trail that is 3060km in length including road shoulders and single use including road shoulders and single use tracktrack

Must be well signed, maintained, Must be well signed, maintained, marketedmarketed

Must be connected into the communities Must be connected into the communities it passes through – tourism information it passes through – tourism information and service providersand service providers

Requires cross sector collaboration and Requires cross sector collaboration and networking networking


The 4000km StandardThe 4000km Standard Impact study Impact study

recognizes 10 trail recognizes 10 trail types along the route types along the route of the TCTof the TCT

The Ontario TCT The Ontario TCT standard of experience standard of experience will be the product of will be the product of the collaborative effort the collaborative effort by Ontarians from by Ontarians from Ottawa to Windsor and Ottawa to Windsor and Niagara on the Lake to Niagara on the Lake to Kenora.Kenora.


Fall 2009Fall 2009

TCT Foundation will be providing trail TCT Foundation will be providing trail for the Olympic Torch Relay on the for the Olympic Torch Relay on the TCT in time for 2010 winter OlympicsTCT in time for 2010 winter Olympics

Requires as much drive to complete Requires as much drive to complete the trail with collaboration and the trail with collaboration and partnerships as is possiblepartnerships as is possible

Provides incentive for corporate Provides incentive for corporate engagement towards community trail engagement towards community trail capital supportcapital support


Growing together 1 metre Growing together 1 metre at a time…at a time…

TCTO wishes to thank TCTO wishes to thank the Ontario Trails the Ontario Trails Council for their Council for their support, and the support, and the London Rotary for the London Rotary for the opportunity to animate opportunity to animate this workshop. this workshop.

TCTO also wishes to TCTO also wishes to thank you, the thank you, the participants, as we participants, as we continue along the path continue along the path to local completion and to local completion and enhancement of your enhancement of your Trans Canada Trail.Trans Canada Trail.


Thank-you!Thank-you!

Rotary has supported over 40 trail Rotary has supported over 40 trail developments in Ontario to date.developments in Ontario to date.

These trails provide opportunity to These trails provide opportunity to families, communities and youthfamilies, communities and youth

The Rotary has supported volunteer The Rotary has supported volunteer organizations from coast to coast to coastorganizations from coast to coast to coast

The 10,000’s of volunteers would The 10,000’s of volunteers would welcome your support, in Ontario and welcome your support, in Ontario and beyond!beyond!

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