Newfoundland’s third Trans Canada Trail pavilion was officially unveiled in Corner Brook on Friday, November 14 under the watchful eye of the Man in the Mountain. The natural rock formation is located on the Humber River just up from a lookout area where the pavilion displays the names of close to 700 donors.
Newfoundland T’Railway Council President Jamie Warren said the opening brings renewed attention to the Trans Canada Trail and he hopes the momentum will continue to grow as the Newfoundland section of the national trail moves closer to completion.
Corner Brook City Councillor Leo Bruce said the pavilion was a good addition to the city’s tourism potential and he thanked all involved in getting the pavilion erected, especially the donors.
The Corner Brook event was held in conjunction with the Newfoundland branch of the International Appalachian Trail which uses part of the T’Railway/Trans Canada Trail as its route which veers north from Deer Lake and follows the Long Range Mountains up Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula.
The T’Railway Council also handed out three volunteer service pins – two to current Board Members Jamie Warren and Lloyd Harnum (both for five years service) and one to T’Railway’s founding president Otto Goulding who received a 10-year pin. About 50 people attended the opening.
November 17th, 2008
The Sentier récréatif des Pointes, a 10.9-km stretch of trail linking the northern end of the Sentier les Florent in the village of Saint-Urban to the Pointes area rest-stop, was officially opened on Saturday, October 25. The trail is located in the breathtaking Charlevoix region and features hilly terrain with rewarding panoramic views.
View from the sentier Les Pointes de Charlevoix
Some 40 trail enthusiasts braved the cold, wet weather along with representatives from the Conseil québécois du sentier Transcanadien; la Fédération québécoise de la marche; le ministère des Ressources naturelles; and the municipality of Saint-Urbain.
La halte CORCAN-Goodfellow, inaugurez en même temps que le sentier les Pointes de Charlevoix le 25 octobre 2008. La halte routière du chemin des Pointes est située dans le rang Saint-François de Saint-Urbain.
Le groupe qui a marché le sentier. Le maire de Saint-Urbain, monsieur Simon Bouchard coupe le ruban accompagné à sa droite par le préfet de la MRC de Charlevoix, monsieur Dominic Tremblay.
de gauche à droite : monsieur Richard Senécal, coordonnateur, Conseil québécois du sentier Transcanadien; monsieur Simon Bouchard, maire de Saint-Urbain; monsieur Dominic Tremblay préfet de la MRC de Charlevoix et maire de l'Ile aux Coudres; monsieur Gérard Marchand, président de la Société de sentiers de la Capitale; monsieur François Bertrand, représentant de CORCAN, et monsieur Eudore Fortin, président-fondateur de la Traversée de Charlevoix.
November 11th, 2008
