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municipalities’ councils so those
involved with G2G Inc. can speak to
councillors and their ratepayers and
answer any questions they may have.
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Reeve Ben Van Diepenbeek asked
what G2G Inc. had planned for
Auburn, where a bridge is needed
and currently trail users have to use a
portion of the road.
VanderMolen said that the Auburn
passage is one of the group’s top
priorities. While its first work went
towards the construction of a bridge
in Millbank, the focus is now on
Blyth Brook and then the passage
through Auburn.
North Huron Reeve Neil Vincent,
however, was less positive about the
transparency and co-operation G2G
Inc. claimed to have with
shareholders and municipalities.
He directed both VanderMolen
and Lee to a section of the
company’s own press release issued
late last month that he found had
been contradicted by the group’s
actions.
“It is of great importance to this
volunteer-based group that there
continues to be a transparent
integration between the local
government, the stakeholders and
the user groups,” the release stated.
Vincent again mentioned the lease
of a portion of the trail currently held
by North Huron, which runs from
Elevator Line in Morris-Turnberry to
County Road 25 in North Huron. He
said that at no time has anyone from
G2G Inc. spoken with councillors or
staff from North Huron and as a
result he felt there was no way
VanderMolen could stand by his
claim that the consultation process
has been open and transparent.
He said he found the press release,
and its timing, to be “a little
suggestive”.
VanderMolen, however, defended
the process, saying that it has been
transparent, and going forward all
attempts will be made to inform
those involved and consultation will
be paramount with meetings with
local councils right around the
corner.
Vincent, however, still disagreed,
saying that up until now, the process
has not been open.
“I think it’s a closed process,”
Vincent said. “By stating that some
portions of the trail are open instead
of leased, I think you’re misleading a
number of people.”
VanderMolen did address another
of Vincent’s concerns, but didn’t
have a clear answer for him. Vincent
said that North Huron has
historically not allowed horses on
any of its trails, so he wondered
where the G2G would stand on that
issue.
VanderMolen said the issue isn’t
quite clear right now. There are some
portions of the trail that do allow
horses, others that don’t and other
sections that he classified as being
“work-towards”.
Bluewater Mayor Tyler Hessel
said he wished to commend the
group for all its work. The trail will
address a number of needs at the
county level, he said, including
recent studies on both active
transportation and healthy lifestyles,
as well as tourism, one of the
county’s established pillars.
“There are so many positives
about this,” Hessel said, to which
VanderMolen responded by saying
that the trail is going to be “a really
big thing”.
Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn
commended the group for its hard
work, but did side with Vincent on
some points, stating that the
premature nature of the press release
announcing the opening of the trail
“caused problems” for many
councillors.
“The press release made it look
like we’d dealt with issues that we
have not yet dealt with,” Ginn said.
He said he supports the trail and
the economic development potential
it brings with it, but before he can
make a final decision on the trail and
its future, he said, he needs all the
information and he doesn’t yet have
it.
VanderMolen also addressed
another concern, which was the
main concern he’d been hearing in
recent months, which was ATV use
on the trail.
The issue is simple, VanderMolen
said, with ATV use on the trail being
trespassing. ATVs are not currently
allowed on Ontario trails,
VanderMolen said, so unless there is
a change of policy at the provincial
level, that is a decision that G2G Inc.
can’t make.
With many users and adjacent
landowners concerned about ATV
use, VanderMolen said that with it
being against the law, there isn’t
much else the group can do to
discourage that illegal activity.
The second major concern, he
said, was trespassing onto farms,
which again, is illegal.
He said there are also plans to
have gates at each end of the trail
and extensive fencing along the trail.
To end the discussion, Vincent
said that he sees the potential in the
trail, but that if the process isn’t
carried out properly, a good
opportunity could be squandered.
“I agreed with Tyler [Hessel], but
there has to be a transparent process
dealing with those who have leases
and adjacent landowners. They can
make or break a trail,” Vincent said.
“I see all the good things it can do,
but don’t tick off the neighbours.”
Councillors supportive, but want concerns addressed
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