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McGuinty Government
investment benefits Maitland Trail Association through Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)
Grant -
August 16, 2007
Maitland Trail Made Safer Thanks to GPS Technology
GODERICH - Huron-Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell was at the Goderich Beach
Station of the Maitland Trail on Thursday, August 16, to announce a
$9,400 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant by the McGuinty Government to
help publish an updated trail guide with topography that includes access
points and special features detailed through Geographical Information
System (GIS) mapping.
This data can be picked up by GPS units (Global Positioning System) and
used in case of emergency by Emergency Response Teams to locate trail
entry points and other access points along the 48 km Maitland Trail and
adjoining 14 km Goderich to Auburn Rail Trail (GART). This affordable,
user-friendly guidebook will increase awareness, promote increased trail
usage and increase physical activity for all ages.
“This is wonderful news for the users of the Maitland Trail,” said MPP
Mitchell. “Preserving the institutions that help define our communities
is a very important part of respecting the past while looking towards
the future”
The OTF grant will be used to hire a part-time writer to create trail
maps with the GIS information.
"The grant allows Maitland Trail the opportunity to update our guide
book with the addition of coloured topographical maps, G I S data, and
911 numbers," said MTA Chairperson Marg Bushell. "This guide, with
foldout maps, will also have accompanying descriptive text including
physical and cultural points of interest along the trail and it will
provide both MTA members and tourists an improved and enhanced guide to
the Maitland trail, & Goderich to Auburn Rail Trail (G.A.R.T.)
The Maitland Trail Association was incorporated
without share capital on May 17, 1991. Their mission is to maintain and
develop trails in the Maitland Valley for discovery and appreciation of
the natural environment, in terms of protection, accessible
opportunities, fostering community involvement and stewardship.
The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of
Ontario. For 25 years, it has supported the growth and vitality of
communities across the province. OTF continues to strengthen the
capacity of the volunteer sector through investments in community-based
initiatives. For more information, please visit
www.trilliumfoundation.org.
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For more information, please contact:
Carol Mitchell, MPP
Huron-Bruce
(519)482-5630 |
