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REGIONAL TRAIL COMMITTEES

REGIONAL TRAIL COMMITTEES. A Reasoning Document for Trailhead North By Patrick Connor CAE, SSA, BAH Executive Director, Ontario Trails Council. REGIONAL TRAIL COMMITTEES. Ontario Trails Council recommending them since 2007 Adjunct process to Master Plans 51 trails committees in Ontario

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REGIONAL TRAIL COMMITTEES

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  1. REGIONAL TRAIL COMMITTEES A Reasoning Document for Trailhead North By Patrick Connor CAE, SSA, BAH Executive Director, Ontario Trails Council

  2. REGIONAL TRAIL COMMITTEES • Ontario Trails Council recommending them since 2007 • Adjunct process to Master Plans • 51 trails committees in Ontario • 15 Active Transportation with a mandate for trails • Others specifically for trails • All parts of Ontario • Geographically defined

  3. MASTER PLANS • WHY? – • In a word of scarce resources the Master Plan enables those competing for or planning to implement inftastructure or other policy a guide to follow • In areas of diminished resources these plans are relatively more important

  4. ONTARIO’S TRAILS MATRIX • 430 communities have a trail • 18 uses • AODA compliance, 51 Statutes • Urban, rural, town and country, wilderness • 80,000 km • 41,000 NM, 7,000 water, 32,000 M • 10b+ To Ontario Economy

  5. MASTER PLAN • Sorts out: • Trail inventory • New trail locations • Geographic soil types • Topography • Projects • Budget asks, requirements • Revenue streams • Pathway forward with timelines • Accountabilities and responsibilities

  6. NORTHERN ONTARIO • trails • Largest geographic area in Ontario • 4 major trail system brands • 18 uses • Regional Branding

  7. WHO GETS INVESTMENTS • OTC has been a funder, negotiator, project assistor, author, advocate and review agent • Those who plan get funds • Those with projects based on plans get funds • Those with plans get traffic • Those with plans can track investment against success against the plan – ahead, behind? • These plans assist in the management of trails

  8. NO PLAN? NO ACTION • If your capacity is x, it’s x + 1, +1, +1….with a plan • Plans build capacity while securing and stabilizing existing trail systems. • No loss to plan – a more robust trail economy will result. • To not plan is to guarantee falling behind • Uses existing resource abundance – woods, rivers, natural heritage, all over the county.

  9. RESOURCES THAT MAKE TRAILS WORK • Projects • Funding • Skills • Political Will • Education • Publications • People

  10. VOLUNTEERS IN THE NORTH • Context – limited people, large geography, aging population, competing interests, no interest (apathy), someone else will do it, lack of skill, limited rewards, family, other activity, limited recreation time, • OTHER?

  11. VOLUNTEER SOLUTIONS • If we were going to support trails through people, how are we going to recruit, retain and renew our volunteers? • Suggestions:

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