by sentierschelseatrails | Feb 11, 2014 | Members & Volunteers
SUNDAY,FEBRUARY 23
11:00 AM TO 2:00 PM
Sentiers Chelsea trails and the Municipality of Chelsea invite you to enjoy the community trail on the train tracks. On skis, on snowshoes or on foot, meet at Larrimac Golf Club to cheer on the young skiers of Chelsea Nordiq and enjoy a free hot chocolate and snack.
Departures
From the South: Chemin Fleury
From the North: Chemin de la Carrière
Old Chelsea: Centre Innovation (free parking)
Prizes
To ensure the success of this event, we need a few volunteers to direct skiers and walkers at the three departure points and at the Larrimac Golf Club. If you are available for one hour between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm on February 23, please contact Lyse Huot ([email protected]).
by sentierschelseatrails | Jan 8, 2014 | Members & Volunteers
We need you! Step up to support the railway winter trail
For the last 7 years, Chelsea residents have enjoyed 14 kilometers of groomed passage on a multiple purpose winter trail, following the Gatineau River, but it’s not a sure thing. The Municipality contributes to the maintenance and tracking cost but we need contributions from people who love the trail if we want to keep it open, year after year. To help secure the future of the winter trail project along the Chelsea railway right of way, Sentiers Chelsea Trails is launching the Chelsea Community Trail Fund 2013-14 to raise money for trail maintenance. All contributions will go directly to the cost of trail maintenance and operation.
The geography of Chelsea, a long and narrow municipality stretching over 23 km north to south, bordered by the Gatineau River and the Gatineau Hills, makes the Chelsea railway right of way an important north-south trail joining the neighbourhoods of Chelsea Village, Tenaga, Gleneagle, Kirk’s Ferry, Larrimac, Burnett, Cascades and Farm Point. The trail offers some of the best views of the beautiful Gatineau River and creates the basis for a seasonal, north-south linear park for Chelsea residents.
The trail, during favourable snow conditions, is tracked to provide a surface for cross-country skiing (classic and skate), snowshoeing, walking, running and sledding. Motorized vehicles are prohibited. The Chelsea Community Trail is easily accessible and flat, allowing for residents of all ages and abilities to get out and engage in a variety of fun, safe and healthy winter activities.
Levels of sponsorship and recognition:
Individual and Family Winter Trailblazers $15 to $500
- Appreciation of Sentiers Chelsea Trails and the community;
- Identification as a trail supporter (optional) on our website and in a seasonal newspaper ad of thanks to sponsors;
- Tax receipt for charitable donations of over $25 (CRA/ARC 808109607RR0001)
All individual donors of $50 or more will receive a gift certificate of $20 value on a first-come first-served basis. The certificates are kindly provided by our corporate sponsors: Biscotti, Les Saisons Café and Le Pub Chelsea.
A tax receipt will be provided for the balance of the donation.
Community Winter Trail Service Providers Negotiable $
- Appreciation of Sentiers Chelsea Trails and the community;
- Prominent identification as a community partner and service provider on the Sentiers Chelsea Trails website and in a seasonal newspaper ad to sponsors;
- Link to the community sponsor’s website;
- Tax receipt for charitable donation if applicable (CRA/ARC 808109607RR0001)
For more information, contact Alain Piché at [email protected].
We wish to recognize the support and the commitment of the Municipality of Chelsea towards this project.
In recognition and with thanks to our major Corporate Winter Trail Leaders and our community partners:
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.
SUNDAY,FEBRUARY 23
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