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Trail could help connect southern Bruce County
Darryl Coote
Lucknow Sentinel
Township of Huron -Kin-
loss council okayed the
creation of a 3.5 km gravel
trail on Dec. 14, 2015 that,
when completed, will cre-
ate a network of pathways
all the way to Saugeen
Shores.
Don Bannerman pre-
sented, to council, his
want to build a the six -
feet -wide gravel trail along
the beachfront from the
border of Kincardine Twp.
to Concession Rd 10.
"The paved path, completed
by the Municipality of Kincar-
dine, ends at the town bound-
ary. From that point to Conc.
10, walkers and cyclists must
use the road where there are
no paved shoulders or side-
walks. Over the past fewyears,
the willows have encroached
on the beach and in many
places it is not even possible
to walk on the beach," Ban-
nerman said to council.
The path, he said, would
tie into the bike route
from Kincardine to Point
Clark, as well as with the
new bridge proposed to
cross the Pine River.
Bannerman said he is
hoping this will become a
community -backed pro-
ject, which will benefit
from volunteer labour. He
has already spoken to
Teeswater Concrete, who
has offered "a good deal"
on gravel, he added.
"They are happy to do
something for the town-
ship that is a community
project," he explained.
Labour for the trail and
transportation of the
gravel will all be covered
by volunteers, he said,
asking Council to cover
the cost of materials,
which at the most will
amount to $3,000.
Matt Farrell, the chief
building official for the
municipality, said he has
spoken with Saugeen Valley
and no permits would be
required as it is only gravel
that is being laid and not
concrete or asphalt.
Also, Farrell said, there
will be no issue with hav-
ing to get permission from
landowners to install the
trail as the property
belongs to Huron -Kinloss
and Ministry of Natural
Resources.
"We've talked about get-
ting people off that road, a
long long time, and I'm
willing to look at anything
that does that," Councillor
Jim Hanna said.
Deputy Mayor Wilfred
Gamble then asked if the
path as it is near the
shoreline will be impacted
if Lake Huron experiences
a rise in water level as has
been seen in the past.
"[The path] is upright
tight to the trees, pretty
well," Bannerman said.
"There's some areas that
will be a challenge, that's
for sure. A lot of it is quiet
is quite a reach from the
water."
Mayor Mitch Twolan
called it an "awesome pro-
ject" and agreed with
Hanna there is a need to
get walkers and cyclists off
Boiler Beach Road.
He then mentioned the
12km Bruce Road 23 Trail
the Municipality of Kin-
cardine is currently in the
process of creating, stat-
ing Bannerman's 3km
trail in Huron -Kinloss
would be a "connecting
link" in a trail network
that would run all the way
to Southampton.
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