A n n ua l Report 2022 Y ear in Review
2023 is Trails Manitoba ’ s 30th Anniversary !
The roots of MRTA ( Trails Manitoba ) go back to the 1980 ’ s , when a group of civil servants saw an opportunity for the development of recreational trails in the rail lines that were slated for abandonment in the mid-1980 ’ s . Initially , the idea of trails was limited to a rails-to-trails concept . In the early 1990 ’ s , some inventory studies were done for abandoned rail lines . Other recreational trail enthusiasts began to join the movement , although most of the abandoned lines were not acquired for recreational use . During the early nineties , volunteers traveled in the province , promoting the idea of recreational trails .
In 1992 the concept of the TCT was put forward and the MRTA was approached to become the official provincial trail council for the TCT . The MRTA incorporated on February 24 , 1993 and that year criteria for the development of Manitoba ’ s TCT were developed and included the use of abandoned rail lines , provincial parks , Wildlife Management Areas , important geographic regions and important ethnic communities . In 1993 the MRTA gained charitable tax status .
In 1998 the first significant length of the TCT in Manitoba was registered ; this was the Rossburn Subdivision which was purchased from Canadian National Rail . Later in 1998 , the TCT Foundation was granted federal funds as part of the Federal Millennium Project , to hire trail builders across the country to facilitate the registration , and / or building of the TCT . In Manitoba , these funds were used to hire an Executive Director for the organization .
For more historical information on Trails Manitoba see www . trailsmanitoba . ca / about / our-history /
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