Trans Canada Trail Connected In Sudbury

By: Nick Liard

At one time, the Trans Canada Trail was going to skip Sudbury all together in it’s goal to connect from coast to coast, but thanks to a small group of people work began on the Sudbury portion of the trail.

That group became the Rainbow Routes Association and 17 years later, the final piece to the Sudbury Trans Canada Trail is connected.

The trail also serves as a connection between Laurentian University and the Lake Laurentian Conservation Area.

Former Executive Director of Rainbow Routes Samantha Baulch says it was a long time coming but they accomplished their goal ahead of schedule.

Rainbow Routes President Ursula Sauve says the Trans Canada Trail Foundation, has a goal to connect the country through trails by 2017 which will be Canada’s 150th birthday.

General Manager of Conversation Sudbury, Carl Jorgensen says there are also challenges in keeping both the trail user and the environment in mind, but says they kept the natural conservation area in tact.

The 14 hundred metre new section adds to the 60 kilometres of trails that already exist in Sudbury.

The trail was funded by the Trans Canada Trail Foundation along with community donations and was built by Rainbow Routes volunteers.