by sentierschelseatrails | Sep 22, 2014 | Members & Volunteers
The new Active Transportation Master Plan was presented at the September Chelsea Municipal Council meeting. It will be approved at the next council meeting in October. Mayor Caryl Green is inviting Chelsea residents to consult the Plan and submit their comments.
The Plan is a major accomplishment for our municipality and Sentiers Chelsea Trails is proud to have participated in its creation and development – we were actually the instigators of this project. The Master Plan will guide the municipality and SCT in our future planning and building of community trails, biking paths and multiple-use trails for years to come. This is why we invite SCT members and supporters to read the Master Plan on the municipality’s Website at http://www.chelsea.ca/?q=node/61 and submit your comments and suggestions at the following email address [email protected].
Please note that the Master Plan is available only in French at the moment.
by sentierschelseatrails | Sep 8, 2014 | Members & Volunteers
Want some Sunday afternoon Blues? Raise the roof at a house concert by Blues musician Rick Fines, and raise money for the great work of Sentiers Chelsea Trails.
Where:
Roberta & Sandy’s house
8 Chemin Matthew (Musie), Chelsea
When:
September 21, 2014 from 3-5 PM
$25
To buy tickets: http://tinyurl.com/memkshf
There’s only room for 50 people so get your tickets soon.
For those of you who don’t know Rick, he is a veteran of the folk and blues circuits in North America. He is an engaging storyteller and songwriter. He won the MapleBlues Award for Songwriter of the Year, Acoustic Act of the Year (twice), and has received eight additional nominations. His song “Riley Wants His Life Back” won first place in the blues category of 2003 International Song writing Competition, with B.B. King one of the judges! His work with Jackson Delta (for 15 years) brought nominations from both the Juno and the Handy Awards. He has played for legendary blues piano player Pinetop Perkins, songstress Colleen Peterson, folk icon Penny Lang and many others. He toured from Newfoundland to B.C. to the Arctic last year alone, bringing his understanding of blues, finger-style and bottleneck guitar.
by sentierschelseatrails | Sep 8, 2014 | Members & Volunteers
Chelsea Trails participated in the Municipality’s first Community Services Fair at the Meredith Centre on September 6. Lyse Huot, board member (on the photo), as well as other board members, discussed the Municipality’s newly released Active Transport Master Plan. You can consult the Master Plan by visiting http://www.chelsea.ca/?q=node/62&lg=en (or click here.)
by sentierschelseatrails | Sep 5, 2014 | Members & Volunteers
Come join us this Saturday at Chelsea’s Community Services Fair.
Chelsea Services and Recreation Fair
Saturday, September 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Meredith Centre
The Municipality will unveil the Active Transport Master Plan around 11am.
by sentierschelseatrails | Jun 13, 2014 | Members & Volunteers
The railway corridor is a key element in our community. We at Chelsea Trails have seen what a popular recreational asset it can be for our community through the ski trail grooming initiative launched several years ago. And as the Active Transport Plan Master is being developed by the Municipality of Chelsea, with the support and input of Sentiers Chelsea Trails, the railway corridor is certainly being examined as a key potential structural element of an active transport corridor for the community.
Sentiers Chelsea Trails is not opposed to the tourist train project, but is aware that the rail corridor has now languished for three years without maintenance and should be put to the service of the community without further undue delay. SCT Board member Alain Piche outlined our position in an article published in the LowDown on May 21, 2014
The conversion of the railway corridor into a community trail would bring changes to the community and is causing debate. For the consideration of Chelsea residents on this issue, we will assemble some of the key information and comparative sources relevant to the discussion of conversion of the Chelsea railway corridor.
A petition, recently created by a Chelsea resident, Tammy Scott has contributed to the debate around the future of the rail corridor. Comments made on the petition by residents of Chelsea and the region are illustrative of public opinion .
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