CHMA takes a walk on the Trans Canada Trail with retired Sackville doctor Ross Thomas, to talk about his support for an upcoming motion by Councillor Josh Goguen to see the trail come under the town’s management, and to pursue further funding for a pedway to connect it across the Trans Canada highway.
Thomas is part of a group of citizens who have come forward with an anonymous $1 million dollar donation to go towards a pedway, with the goal of finding more funding to complete the project. Regional trails coordinator for Plan 360, Mark Léger, has told council in the past that there are possible funding avenues for trail improvements and a pedway connection.
Thomas says the trail surface has been damaged by increasing ATV use in recent years, due to lack of replacement of signs and gates meant to keep drivers off the non-motorized trail. He says the trail is a ‘rural sidewalk’ and provides opportunity for exercise and green transportation in Tantramar, especially if it is protected from motorized use, and safely connected across the highway.
Goguen’s motion is expected at Tantramar council’s next meeting on December 12, 2023.
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