The meeting has now been postponed to Wednesday, January 9th - 5:00 p.m. at the Lanark County Municipal Building in Perth !
> -----Original Message----- > From: Les Humphreys (K) > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 9:14 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; OBC Mailing List > Cc: 'Gayda Errett' > Subject: RE: [obc] Perth Rd as a provincial cycling route > > I don't know whether there is any connection but I have just been > advised by a member of the Ontario Trail Riders Association, an equestrian > organisation in Lanark county, that trails in Frontenac, Lennox and > Addington counties are under the management of a private company, the > Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance, whose main focus appears to be the > promotion of ATV and Snowmobile use. These trails are being promoted in > the US with the objective of drawing tourists. Tail users are expected to > buy permits in much the same way as snowmobilers now do, and fees are > enforced by privately employed trail patrollers. Permit revenues, along > with Trillium grants cover trail maintenance and enforcement. > Non motorised trail users are not necessarily excluded, but the > writing is on the wall. I wonder if those who are protesting the opening > of trails for bicycle use will be equally vociferous when the ATVs start > rolling in. Could it be that there is a hidden agenda. > My source has been campaigning for closer public scrutiny of trail > management groups, since large sums of public money are involved, and > there is the potential for non partisan users, such as equestrians, > cyclists, skiers and hikers to be excluded altogether. There is a meeting > in Perth Dec 12th at 5pm to solicit public input into the management of > the Glen Tay - Sharbot Lake section of the Trans Canada Trail, which could > go to the Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance in the absence of any public > objections. > For more details, contact Gayda Everett at the above address. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Hicks [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 8:44 AM > To: OBC Mailing List > Subject: [obc] Perth Rd as a provincial cycling route > > I just came across the following message on Rudy Hollywood's daily > email letter. > > ******************************************************************** > > From the Frontance Gazette: by Ian Reid > If last week's meeting was any indication, South Frontence council > is not welcome to the idea of > Perth Road being used as part of a provincial cycling route. > The municipality received a form letter last month from the Ontario > Cycling Association asking for > comments on an initiative called the Provincial Cycling Route > Network. > According to the letter, the bicycle route is a "vision to implement > an on road cycling network > across Ontario that would connect all regions, many municipalities > and key points of interest." > The local branch of the network would join Kingston to Perth. > Several councilors around the table last week in Bedford expressed > concern about the possibility of > one township's main thoroughfares being used on a regular basis by > two-wheeled travelers. > In a memo to representatives, township clerk-administrator Gary > Stefan assured council the > municipality would not be held responsible for any injuries > resulting from bicuclists using Perth > Road. > "While there has been legitimate concern expressed about the > potential for injury resulting from > poor driving habits on either the part cyclist or the operators of > automobiles, the municipality > would not be liable if its roads are adequately maintained," he > said. > Coun. Jack Barr noted that an annual race between Kingston and > Ottawa clogs Perth Road, causing > traffic problems during a May weekend along a road heavily used by > people traveling to lunch their > boats. > "Yes, there's benefits, but there's a lot more negatives," he said > of adding the road to the > Provincial Cycling Route Network. "The Ottawa-Kingston race is a > disgrace every May.[the bicyclists] > take over Perth Road." > Barr added that the potential of having large-scale events on a > regular basic would not have a > positive impact on the township economically be cause visitors will > likely avoid the related traffic > problems. > Other councilors said safety concerns top their list of reasons to > say no to the proposed bike > trail. > Coun. Bill Lake has raised objection on a number of occasions about > the annual race that already > takes place on Perth Road, saying bicyclist stake up half of the > road and force motorists to make > unsafe passes. > "Someone's going to get killed along there," he said. "It's just a > matter of time," > Not all comments about the proposed network were negative, however. > Coun. David Hahn said becoming part of something like this would be > an ideal way for South Frontence > to attract tourists and promote healthy lifestyles. > "I think it's reasonable thing to do," he said of the proposal. > "This is, after all, a new age of > tourism." > With a number of question still hanging in the air, council decided > to write a letter to the Ontario > Cycling Association asking for more information regarding safety, > financing and any work that would > need to be done to Perth Road before making a final decision. > > > Rudy Hollywood > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > trirudy.com > Rudy Hollywood > TriRudy.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > sponsors by: Madshus skis; Guru bike; Hutchinson Tires; Powerbar;The > Sportable bike store > > > ******************************************************************** > > ------ > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 > Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb > Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter > ------ To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
