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New trail sections open in province

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June 7, 2010

Two new sections of the Trans-Canada Trail have officially opened today in Winnipeg and the Whiteshell Provincial Park.

Healthy Living Minister Jim Rondeau cut the ribbon at the new Caddy Lake footbridge to mark the opening on International Trails Day.

"Whether you're in Winnipeg, rural Manitoba or cottage country, the Tans Canada Trail provides all Manitobans the opportunity to stay healthy and explore this great province," Rondeau said in a statement.

The new sections of trail are:

  • 1.6 km. extension of the Harte Trail from Shaftesbury Boulevard to Cathcart Street.
  • 12 metre footbridge linking the 19-km. Falcon Lake Trail to the 15 km. Centennial Trail in the Whiteshell Provincial Park.

The federal, provincial and Winnipeg government have all promised to pay one-third apiece of the $2.5 million cost of completing the Trans-Canada Trail in Winnipeg.

As well, the federal and provincial governments are each paying $1.4 million towards the $4.3 million Border to Beaches trail from the Ontario border to Lake Winnipeg.

Two new sections of the Trans-Canada Trail have officially opened today in Winnipeg and the Whiteshell Provincial Park.

Healthy Living Minister Jim Rondeau cut the ribbon at the new Caddy Lake footbridge to mark the opening on International Trails Day.

"Whether you're in Winnipeg, rural Manitoba or cottage country, the Tans Canada Trail provides all Manitobans the opportunity to stay healthy and explore this great province," Rondeau said in a statement.

The new sections of trail are:

From the border to the beach

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370-km trail announced
Matt Preprost
June 11, 2009

Attention Manitobans: lace up your boots, there's a new challenge afoot.

The Manitoba Recreational Trails Association announced Wednesday evening its plan to launch Border to Beaches, a 370-kilometre trail stretching from the Ontario border to Grand Beach Provincial Park.

MRTA president Ruth Marr said the association is fortunate to have received help from both the provincial and federal governments. The cost of constructing the trail will be split three ways, with both levels of the government and the association pitching in $1.45 million apiece.

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