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Completing the Trans Canada Trail in Ontario. London Rotary Club, June 18, 2007 Presented by: Patrick Connor CAE Executive Director, Ontario Trails Council. Presentation Overview. The Dream The Mandate 0697001 The Brantford Jerseyville Trail Project Relay 2000 TCTO $2.4 Billion - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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06970010697001
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
0697001
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Bell Park Pathway Bell Park Pathway SudburySudbury
0697098
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Waterfront Trail Waterfront Trail BurlingtonBurlington
0697049
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Barrie ArboretumBarrie Arboretum
0697086
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Brantford – TCT HubBrantford – TCT Hub
0697004
0697024
0697053
Hamilton to Brantford Gordon Glaves
Memorial Pathway
SC Johnson Trail
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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.
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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!
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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!
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Stage 8 –Operational Stage 8 –Operational TrailTrail
Stage 8 does not imply completion, as enhancements will provide for user needs.
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$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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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