by sentierschelseatrails | Dec 28, 2013 | Members & Volunteers
SCT board member Dr. Bill McKelvie passed away suddenly this June. Ever true to his passion for nature and the outdoor life, Bill had been on the Gatineau River practising with his Cascade Club dragon boating team. As a psychologist, “Dr.” Bill lovingly integrated his insight and appreciation for humanity with all that nature had taught him during his formative years in the Colorado high plateaus. A recent arrival in Chelsea, Bill loved his life here and each summer brought his grandchildren from across the USA to share in his adventures in the Gatineau Hills. Bill’s wife Astrid Pregel has joined SCT in his place and hopes to help us realize Bill’s dream of connecting a trail from his beloved home in the Solitude/Link area to Chelsea’s centre-village.
by sentierschelseatrails | Dec 16, 2013 | Members & Volunteers
Allan Richens was a true trail blazer in Chelsea. He was an avid and accomplished hiker, skier, sailor, cartographer and historian who contributed greatly to our trail network in Chelsea as well as in Gatineau Park. With his straightforward, down-to-earth approach, he lobbied the NCC to restore the cabin at Healy and to erect a plaque at Wattsford’s Lookout. He was a cornerstone of our community, and true community activist.
He wanted people to remember the old names of the trails, such as the” Merry Go Round” in the Park (otherwise known as #11) and Cooper’s Trail in Larrimac, and it was Allan who quietly hung the brown signs for trails in Chelsea such as NorthWest Passage and Bleakney Trail. He introduced us to a myriad of stories and landmarks along the trail on his ever-popular annual hike from Larrimac Golf Course to Carbide Wilson. So familiar was he with the trails, that he seamlessly wove pioneer history alongside favorite family picnic rock outcrops.
Allan’s joy and enthusiasm for life rubbed off on anyone who met him, on the dock, on the trail, or even to see him walking along the 105, making his way up from the Yacht Club on a sunny summer day. We miss Allan!
by sentierschelseatrails | Dec 4, 2013 | Members & Volunteers
With the support of Sentiers Chelsea Trails and the municipality skiers are already taking to the tracks in the winter, but according to a survey of municipal candidates, there is also a growing interest in assessing the option of using the scenic rail corridor as a year round part of the Chelsea trail system. To find out more, check out the op ed that recently appeared in the LowDown.
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