Join us for a hike on the trail, Sunday May 11th from 1-4 pm starting at the Hibou Conservation Area parking lot.
The 16 th Annual Bluewater Feed Company Evening of Horse Information continues its tradition of supporting worthwhile charities and this year has identified the Tom Thomson Trail Group to be the recipient of funds raised. The Seminar will feature Ian Miller, of the Canadian Olympic Equestrian Team. The legendary “Captain Canada” has every intention of representing Canada for the 9 th time at next years Beijing Olympic Games. The Seminar takes place on April 23 rd at the Bayshore Community Centre. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with autographs from Ian Miller on location until 6:30 p.m. Come early and view the many tradeshow exhibits and enjoy coffee/tea and dessert. The evening program begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $5:00 in advance at the Owen Sound Public Library and in Meaford at Stuff to Read or $10:00 at the door. Call 519 794-2327 for additional information and ticket sale locations.
During the 2007 trail building season the TTT Group completed the 24 Side Road section of trail, ending at Tom Thomson Lane. That means that 6 km of trail have now been developed, and trail users can complete a loop from the Bayshore Community Centre in Owen Sound to Tom Thomson Lane , then take an “on-road” route north to Leith , past Tom Thomson’s grave site, and back into Owen Sound via the Bayshore Road . At stop at the Leith Store for a coffee or cold drink on the deck, makes the “loop route” most enjoyable.
As well, last fall Tom Thomson Trail volunteers constructed a hiking trail, which connects from the 24 Side Road section of trail to the Hibou Conservation Area hiking trails, thus completing a long established goal of the group. A big THANK YOU goes out to Bob Knapp, Trail Building and Trail Maintenance Coordinator for taking the lead on these major projects!!
We were most fortunate to have 10 new Volunteers from the Meaford area join our group last summer. Once we started working on the Trail in the Municipality of Meaford it was critical that we increase our volunteer contingent from the area. We needed people with knowledge of the area and a motivation to see the Trail completed. We found just that energy and enthusiasm with the following individuals: Suzanne and Greg Brown; Robert Burcher; Len Rhodes; Scott and Paula Luce; Francis Richardson; Terry Best; Scott Colbourne; and Oya Petts.
During the 2008 trail building season, the Tom Thomson Trail Group is requesting permission from the Municipality of Meaford to install signs and kilometer markers to indicate an interim “on-road” route from 24 Side Road and Tom Thomson Lane to Meaford Harbour. Some “off road” sections of our Preferred Route are presenting us with challenges (i.e., financial, political and geographical), which will take time to work through. In the meantime, we wish to develop an “on road” route, which will connect Meaford and Owen Sound, while we continue to work on our Preferred Route. We hope to gain the necessary permission within the next 2 months and work will begin on installing the signs.