Member Report
Lac du Bonnet Trails Association
The Lac du Bonnet Trails Association is responsible for the Blue Water South portion of The Great Trail , which extends from the Pinawa Dam Provincial Heritage Park to Great Falls , a distance of approximately 37 km .
We were fortunate in obtaining several grants that provided the funds needed to make improvements to sections of our trail and provide much needed amenities for trail users . These grants came from TCT , Beausejour Co-op Community Fund , and Lac du Bonnet Fishing Derby .
The TCT spring cleanup grant allowed us to reroute a small section of the north end of the trail past a Manitoba Hydro maintenance yard near the Great Falls dam . This is a project that we had been planning for several years , but were unable to initiate due to lack of funds . With the help of the cleanup grant we mowed a rerouted section of trail and put gravel down in low spots , created concrete pads for a bench and a garbage can , and installed the bench and garbage can for trail users . This work really improved this spot on the trail and made it more appealing for users . Unfortunately , this section has been closed to the public for the past few months as Manitoba Hydro does some work on the dyke along the Winnipeg River at that location . Hopefully it will reopen after April 30 .
The Lee River project , a joint collaboration between Trails Manitoba and TCT , was completed in the fall of 2019 . This project consisted of completing a one kilometer section of trail between Hwy . 313 and Old Pointe Road , an important link in our trail that allows users to safely access a little used municipal road to get to the Winnipeg River Bridge . The project involved clearing brush and surfacing the trail as well as the installation of large culverts to allow drainage through a wet area . A Trailhead structure is currently being installed that will show a map of the area , and contain information about local wildlife .
Annual Report -2019 Year in Review p . 21