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Thunder
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The Thunder
Trail - National Trail
- Link directly to the
Trans Canada Trail.
- What
route will the Trail take across Canada?
- Map
of the Proposed Route.
- When will
the Trail be complete and how much will it cost?
- History
of the Trans Canada Trail.
- How much
money has been spent on the Trail?
The Grand Vision Began in 1992.
 The
vision for a national shared-use Trail began in 1992 with the formation of
the Trans Canada Trail Foundation. Its mandate was to raise funds and
coordinate the efforts of trail-builders throughout the country. To ensure
that it is planned and built according to local community needs, a Trail
Council was established in each province and territory. These Councils
have worked with hundreds of community volunteer groups. When complete,
the Trans Canada Trail will link our land and bond our communities in a
lasting embrace.
What route will the Trail take across Canada?
Although the route is currently in the
process of being finalized, it will likely include the following major
centres and link thousands of smaller communities in between:
Newfoundland: St. John's,
Gander, Grand Falls, Corner Brook, Port Aux Basques.
Nova
Scotia: Sydney, New Glasgow, Truro, Halifax/Dartmouth,
Amherst.
P.E.I.: Souris, Charlottetown, Summerside,
Borden, Tignish.
New Brunswick: Moncton, Saint John,
Fredericton, Woodstock, Edmundston.
Québec:
Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Saint-Georges, Thetford Mines, Sherbrooke,
Montréal, Laval, Sainte-Adèle, Hull.
Ontario: Ottawa,
Tweed, Peterborough, Toronto, Hamilton, Windsor, Niagara Falls,
North Bay, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay, Kenora,
Kingston.
Manitoba: Falcon Lake, Fort Alexander, Winnipeg,
Altona, Brandon, Roblin.
Saskatchewan: Yorkton, Regina,
Moose Jaw, Cypress Hills, Saskatoon,
Lloydminster.
Alberta: Medicine Hat, Calgary, Red Deer,
Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Banff.
British Columbia:
Cranbrook, Kelowna, Penticton, Hope, Chilliwack, Mission, Vancouver,
Victoria, Trail/Rossland, Fort Steele, Princeton.
N.W.T.:
Fort McPherson, Fort Resolution, Fort Simpson, Norman Wells, Inuvik,
Tuktoyaktuk, Yellowknife.
Yukon: Whitehorse, Dawson City,
Carmacks, Teslin.
Nunavut: Thelon River, Chesterfield
Inlet, Iqaluit.
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Map of The Proposed Route
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When will the Trail be complete and how
much will it cost?
The main trunk of the Trans Canada Trail
will be about 16,000 kilometres in length. Approximately 75% of the trail
will be built on existing trails, abandoned railway lines and Crown lands
with the remaining 25% being "new" trail. Based on experience to date, the
Trans Canada Trail Foundation has noted a leverage factor of 5:1, i.e. for
every dollar it invests in a trail, $5.00 are raised from other sources
such as governments, local businesses and individuals.
In order to
fulfill its mission, the Foundation believes it must raise $23 million in
order to complete the main trunk of the Trans Canada Trail. Although the
trail does not have a set completion date, it should strech from sea to
sea to sea in the very near future.
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History of the Trans Canada Trail.
The concept of the Trans Canada Trail was
conceived by the Canada 125 Corporation in 1992. This was the organization
set up to celebrate Canada's 125th year in Confederation. The now defunct
Canada 125 Corporation provided seed funding to help establish the Trans
Canada Trail Foundation in December of 1992. The Trans Canada Trail is
therefore a legacy project of Canada 125. The Trail logo is, in fact, a
modified version of the Canada 125 logo, which was created by Peter Gough
(president of a Halifax advertising agency).
Prior to its public
launch in June of 1994, the Foundation spent one year establishing itself
with grass-root trail and user-related organizations throughout Canada;
their support was and continues to be the underpinning of the entire
cause. The Foundation was also extremely fortunate in securing the support
of four Founding Sponsors, which had the vision and the conviction to be
the first corporate entities to stand behind the Trans Canada Trail before
it was even launched to the Canadian public -- their backing provided
solid credibility from the outset. For the record, they are : Canada
Trust, Canada Post, Chrysler Canada and TSN/RDS. If there are any
individuals that can be credited with having played a significant role in
initiating the Trans Canada Trail, they would be Dr. Pierre Camu (O.C.),
the first Chairman of the Board and William (Bill) Pratt (O.C.), the first
Executive Director. These two gentlemen are the fathers of the Trans
Canada Trail.
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How much money has been spent to build the Trail?
The amount of
funds the Trans Canada Trail has raised with the public in every
province and territory since its inception is seen below:
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Province/Territory
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$000
Total
Donations
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% Total
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% Pop.
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Index
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Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories
National
Newfoundland
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Total:
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1,647.1
1,551.4
441.9
263.5
398.2
121.2
1,100.6
140.4
16.5
3,556.6
86.4
1,041.0
563.2
139.4
$11,067.6
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15
14
4
2
4
1
10
1
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32
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9
5
1
98.9
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9
12
4
3
3
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2
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37
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25
4
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100.0
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167
117
100
67
133
667
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50
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86
160
36
125
667
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Using
the Province of Alberta as an example, the table reads:
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The
sale of metres in Alberta amounts to $1,647,125.
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Alberta
represents 9% of the Canadian population but,
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accounts
for 15% of the total Canadian donations.
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Its
development index is therefore 167 (i.e. 15% divided by 9%).
The
Foundation spends 80% of the funds on the building and promotion
of the Trans Canada Trail and the balance on administration.
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