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CANADIAN TRAILS STUDY DECEMBER 2010 National Trails Coalition 309-201 Walter Havill Drive, NationalHalifax, Trails NS B3N Coalition 3J4 309-201Tel. Walter 902-429 Havill-8810 Drive, Email:Halifax, tnorman@ntc NS B3N- canada.ca3J4 Website:Tel. 902 www.ntc-429-8810-canada.ca Email: tnorman@ntc -canada.ca Website: www.ntc-canada.ca Partners: Partners:Canadian Council of Canadian Off-Highway Canadian Trails Federation Snowmobile Organizations Vehicle Distributors Council 309-201 Walter Havill Drive, CanadianPO Box 21059 Council of CanadianSuite 201, Off -Highway CanadianHalifax, NS Trails B3N Federation 3J4 SnowmobileThunder Bay, Organizations ON P7A 8A7 Vehicle3000 Steeles Distributors Ave. E., Council 309Tel.-201 902 Walter-429-8810 Havill Drive, POTel. Box 807 21059-345-5299 SuiteMarkham, 201, ON L3R 4T9 Halifax,Website: NS www.ctf B3N 3J4-fcs.ca ThunderWebsite: Bay, www.ccso ON P7A-ccom.ca 8A7 3000Tel. 1Steeles-877-470 Ave.-2288 E., Tel. 902-429-8810 Tel. 807-345 -5299 Markham,Website: www.cohv.caON L3R 4T9 Website: www.ctf-fcs.ca Website: www.ccso-ccom.ca Tel. 1-877-470-2288 Website: www.cohv.ca Officers & Directors - National Trails Coalition About the Author Bob Ramsay Jo-Anne Farquhar President Director Chair of Communications Committee Bob is President and Chief Staff Officer for MMIC and COHV. He is a graduate of the University of Jo-Anne is the Director of Western Ontario. He has served as an assistant to a Communications and Public Affairs for the Motorcycle Member of Parliament and a federal Cabinet Minister. & Moped Industry Council (MMIC) and the Canadian Bob presently serves as the Chair of the Board of Off-Highway Vehicle Distributors Council (COHV). In her Directors of the Canadian Society of Association career she has held several senior positions within the Executives (CSAE), the national professional society federal and Ontario Provincial governments and as a of not-for-profit executives. Previously he served on the Public Relations consultant in the private sector. Executive Committee of CSAEís Trillium Chapter for She has been Chief of Staff to the Ontario Minister of seven years, and as the Chapter President in 1998. Tourism & Recreation, Minister of Agriculture & Food and Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs. Jo-Anne represents the responsible interests of the Kevin Sweetland not for profit associations member manufacturers, distributors, their dealerships and national and provincial Vice President on road and off-road rider federations across Canada. Terrance J. Norman Kevin is the volunteer President of the Canadian Council of Dennis Burns Terry Norman has been active in the trails movement in Canada for the past 15 years. He Snowmobile Organizations and started in 1996 as a volunteer member of the Nova Scotia Trans Canada Trail Committee. He Vice President of the International Director then served as volunteer President of the Nova Scotia Trails Federation from 2001 until 2009. In Snowmobile Council. 2009 he was the first recipient of a Life Membership in NS Trails in recognition of his significant He has been snowmobiling for over 40 years. He has contribution toward building the organization. been President of his local club and President of the Dennis is currently the Executive Director Newfoundland & Labrador Snowmobile Federation. of the Canadian Council of Snowmobile Terry was also a co-founder of the Canadian Trails Federation and he served as volunteer Organizations. President of that organization from 2004 until 2009 when he resigned to accept an appointment as National Coordinator of the National Trails Coalition. In the latter role he was the chief Curt Schroeder administrative officer responsible for investing $25 million on behalf of the Government of Patrick Connor Canada in 474 trail infrastructure projects across Canada . Secretary-Treasurer Chair of Audit Committee Director Terry obtained a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University and a Master of Science in Business Administration from the University of British Columbia. He has lived and worked in Curt Schroeder is a faculty member Patrick is a Professional Management Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax. He is a partner in Novus of the Saskatchewan Institute of Executive with 25 years experience Consulting Group, a management consulting firm based in Halifax, NS. Applied Science and Technology in Regina, with an in business, government and private interest in applied research in trails and sustainability human service sectors. He is currently education. In addition to serving on the National Trails Executive Director of the Ontario Trails Council and Coalition board he currently volunteers as chair of the Vice-President of the Canadian Trails Federation. Patrick Great Plains Trans Canada Trail Association in Regina, is a member of The Canadian Society of Association is Past-President of the Saskatchewan Trails Association Executives, has an Honours BA in Economics and a and is a Director (Secretary) of the Canadian Trails Business Diploma from St. Lawrence College, Kingston. Federation. His interest in trails includes dog sledding, hiking, cycling, horseback-riding, cross-country skiing and canoeing and encouraging others to do the same. Canadian Trails Study A Comprehensive Analysis of Managed Trails and Trail Uses December 2010 Study Commissioned by: By Terrance J. Norman, M.Sc. Canadian Trails Study A Comprehensive Analysis of Managed Trails and Trail Uses Table of Contents 1. Introduction «............««««««««««««««««.«««««««« 3 2. Overview of Canadian Trails ................................................................................ 7 3. National Trails Coalition and Canada's 2009-2010 Economic Action Plan ..... 10 4. Analysis of Canadian Urban and Rural Perspectives about Trails«««« 18 5. Cross Canada Review of Trail Inventory and Management««...........««« 22 British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Newfoundland & Labrador Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut 6. The Importance of Shared Use Trails««««««««««««««.««« 46 7. The Importance of Rails to Trails in Canada«««««««..««««««« 50 8. The Significance of Long Distance Trails «««««««...«««................ 53 9. The Role of the Three Levels of Government«««««««««««««« 61 10. Key Issues Regarding Canadian Trails .............................................................. 62 11. Conclusions««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 64 12. Recommendations«««««««««««««««««««««««««« 64 Canadian Trails Study 1 List of Tables 1 &DQDGLDQ0DQDJHG7UDLOVE\1XPEHURI.LORPHWUHVSHU3URYLQFH«««««« 7 2 .LORPHWUHVRI0DQDJHG7UDLOVLQ&DQDGDE\7UDLO8VH«««««««««« 8 3 NTC Matching Funds ........................................................................................... 10 4 NTC - Kilometres of Trail Built, Upgraded and Rehabilitated .............................. 11 5 NTC Trail Investments by Category ..................................................................... 15 6 Summary of NTC Survey Responses .................................................................. 16 7 Number of Kilometres of Urban Trails in Canada ................................................ 18 8 Number of Kilometres of Rural Trails in Canada ................................................. 19 9 %ULWLVK&ROXPELD0DQDJHG7UDLOV«««««««««««««««««««« 23 10 $OEHUWD0DQDJHG7UDLOV«««««««««««««««««««««««« 25 11 SaskatchHZDQ0DQDJHG7UDLOV«««««««««««««««««««« 27 12 0DQLWRED0DQDJHG7UDLOV««««««««««««««««.....«««««« 29 13 2QWDULR0DQDJHG7UDLOV«««««««««««««««««....«««««« 31 14 4XHEHF0DQDJHG7UDLOV««««««««««««««««««««««« 33 15 1HZ%UXQVZLFN0DQDJHG7UDLOV«««««««««««««««««««« 35 16 3ULQFH(GZDUG,VODQG0DQDJHG7UDLOV««««««««««««.«««.«« 37 17 1RYD6FRWLD0DQDJHG7UDLOV«««««««««««««««««««.«« 39 18 1HZIRXQGODQG /DEUDGRU0DQDJHG7UDLOV«««««««««««««.«« 41 19 Yukon Territories Managed TUDLOV««««....................................«..«««« 43 20 Northwest Territories Managed Trails .................................................................. 44 21 Nunavut Managed Trails ...................................................................................... 45 22 Shared Use Trails in Canada ««««««««««««««««««««« 46 23 Long Distance Trails in Canada .......................................................................... 53 24 7UDQV&DQDGD7UDLO««««««««««««««««««««««««..« 55 Charts A. 0HWUHVRI0DQDJHG7UDLOSHU5HVLGHQW«« 9 B. NTC Organization Chart .................................................................................... 12 Appendices ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 65 A. Glossary of Terms............................................................................................ 65 B. Members of NTC Regional Advisory Committees ....................................... 68 C. List of Rail Trails in Canada ............................................................................ 70 Canadian Trails Study 2 1. Introduction Through research conducted for this study, the consultants have determined that there are more than 278,000 kilometres of managed trails throughout Canada. Many of these trails are single track or single use such as snowmobiling, ATVing, hiking, cross country skiing, cycling, mountain biking or horseback riding. The research has also determined that there are currently more than 71,000 kilometres of managed trails in Canada that are shared use trails. The following map of Canada has been used as a backdrop to illustrate the number of kilometres of managed trails in each province and territory. Kilometres of Managed Trail in Each Province