A n n ua l Report 2022 Y ear in Review
Member Trail Group Updates Lac du Bonnet Trail Association
It was a busy year in terms of applying for grants and getting signage and maintenance work done . LDBTA applied for seven grants . Of those , three were for trail maintenance and four were for a trail feasibility study for a new trail project . The three applications for maintenance ( one from Trails Manitoba , two from TCT ) were approved , providing $ 7,442.50 for trail maintenance . The feasibility study was awarded ($ 19,000 ), two were rejected , and one is pending ($ 5,000 ). LDBTA is hopeful the feasibility study will go ahead once all funding is received . In May , LDBTA started putting new TCT logo decals over the Great Trail signs . With the cooler weather , LDBTA was unable to finish applying the decals , and this work will be completed this spring .
maintaining trails for the winter activities of hiking , snowshoeing , and skiing in the month of December .
In October LDBTA held a “ Hike and Hot Dog ” afternoon at Blueberry Rock Hiking Trail . There were many visitors out to enjoy the fall weather and a free hot dog , while introducing them to what the trails have to offer and the work that volunteers do . A trail counter was installed on the section of Lee River Trail south of Tower Road on November 1 .
Trail maintenance started in the spring and continued until Nov . 1 . The bulk of funds for maintenance was spent on repairing damage caused by motorized vehicles on the Lee River Trail . Clearing overgrowth on the sides of the trail , mowing and brushing took the remaining amount . Some funds were used for
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Headingley Grand Trunk Trail Association
Three prairie tours , led by John Morgan , and the annual Trails Day Celebration resumed in 2022 with a Perimeter to Prairie family bike ride . Support from the RM of Headingley and the TCT Seasonal Grant allowed portions of the trail to be cleared for the third year , creating winter access .
The development of the nature trail and playground continued . Progress was made on the installation of a boardwalk through the wetlands and the nature playground is being installed . Prairie interpretive panels have been developed . In 2023 , the prairie will undergo a controlled burn and reseeding . Ten families participated in the “ Adopt a Bluebird Box Project ” in 2022 . Participants monitored the 27 boxes along the trail . The project will continue in 2023 .
In partnership with the Harte Trail , an application was approved by Infrastructure Canada Active Transportation Fund for a feasibility study to explore a safe , direct passage across the Perimeter Highway . An overpass / underpass would allow for safe travel between the Headingley Grand Trunk Trail and the Harte Trail creating a connection with active transportation routes throughout the city .
HGTT would like to extend thanks and appreciation to Trails Manitoba for their ongoing encouragement and support !
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Boardwalk through the wetlands and the Nature Playground .
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Perimeter to Prairie family bike ride .
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