HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-05-03, Page 27During a meeting in early April a
group of University of Guelph
students laid out their plan for
transforming a significant portion of
the old rail route throughout
southern Ontario into a walking trail
and what challenges and benefits
that could result in.
The trail, which would eventually
start near Goderich and end in
Guelph, consists of several existing
trails as well as previously unused
portions of retired railway paths.
According to North Huron
Community Development Officer
Connie Goodall it would be nearly
70 kilometres long when completed.
Starting in the west, the Goderich
to Auburn Rail Trail would be
connected to the Blyth Greenway
Trail which would be connected to
an extensive trail known as the
Kissing Bridge Trail which travels
through the Townships of Wellesley,
Mapleton, Woolwich, Centre
Wellingon and ends near Guelph.
This would then connect to the
Guelph Royal Recreational Trail to
complete the trail. The entire path
would be split into two different
sections; the Huron County Rail
Trail and the Perth County Rail
Trail.
The trail from Goderich through
to Blyth consists of, according to the
students, nine different river
crossings, three of which would
need to be replaced to make the trail
continuous. Similarly, 17 crossings
will be faced on the Perth side of the
trail with three of them needing to be
replaced.
While the connected trail isn’t a
new one, the report indicates that it
is a possibility, stating that each
county has “undertaken extensive
work in planning for the potential
trail network.”
Early work has collected resources
from each area and, provided it’s
paired with continued planning on
the part of the municipalities and
counties, it could result in a finalized
trail.
Through a 30-page report the
students evaluated the benefits,
detriments, ideas for trail
implementation and the next steps
needed from the communities
involved.
The recommendations focus on
building the trail based on the usage
that the involved municipalities want
to see. A multi-use trail for walking,
biking and winter use, should be
approximately 3.5 to four metres (12
to 14 feet) wide while, if the trail
will only be for pedestrians, it could
be as narrow as 1.5 metres (five feet)
wide.
Goodall said that the meeting was
interesting and good.
“It was well attended,” she said.
“We had people from Millbank,
Guelph, Goderich and more local
areas.”
She said that the report has been
received by the county and that the
next steps will be discussed with
Huron County Council, likely with
the input of local trail associations.
“It was a good, and very
interesting meeting and the students
really knew what they were talking
about,” she said. “They had
previously presented it to Perth and
said the feedback they got there was
good.”
The students responsible for the
report are Alecia Boddie, Valencia
Gaspard, Logan Juffermans, Anna
Lim and Jennifer Sisson.
The document can be viewed at
www.waynecaldwell.ca/students.html
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012. PAGE 27. Rail Trail to be discussedby Huron County Council
Cleaning up their act
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