WALK AND TALK PROGRAM

Baille Ard Nature Trail Walk and Talk

Monday, 6 July at 8:00am

In another of Baille Ard Recreation Association's summer series of nature walks, David McCorquodale will visit the trails to discuss bird life.  David is a Professor with the Biology Department at Cape Breton University and has researched the changes in bird populations on Cape Breton Island. He contributes to the monthly Bird Hour on CBC Cape Breton radio. 

The Baille Ard Trail - 14 acres of mixed forest and brooks - is located in the south end of Sydney. Meet in the parking lot at the end of Terrace Street, adjacent to the SPEC soccer field (far end).

CANADA DAY, WEDNESDAY 1 JULY 2009

BE PROUD AND WEAR RED AND WHITE FOR CANADA DAY!

CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS IN COXHEATH/WESTMOUNT

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1st AT 9:30AM

MEETING POINT: PETERSFIELD PROVINCIAL PARK 

A 10K WALK EVENT RATED 2A

CONTACT THE CLUB PRESIDENT JOE MACKINNON OR ELSIE BUCK FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

PHONE: 562-3117

joeandelsie@ns.sympatico.ca

LOUISBOURG LIGHTHOUSE WALK

One of our most popular Walk Events will take place this coming weekend.

The lighthouse Walk Event at Louisbourg will take place on Sunday June 28th.

Registration is 1:30pm

Walk/Start Time is: 2:00pm

Walk Leader: Judy Lorway, 567-0017

Year Round Event Coordinator for Louisbourg is Shirley Pettigrew

Due to the number of walkers/participants expected for this event we will meet at the parking lot for the former S.N.E. Sea Products, located on Main Street, Louisbourg.

This is about 300 meters from Peck's Store; Peck's is the official Volunteer location for our Year Round Event in Louisbourg. Please support our official Start Point Locations!

Visitors to the island please note from Hwy 125, proceed on to Hwy 22 to the Community of Louisbourg (25-30 Minutes to Louisbourg) where Hwy 22 terminates.

The Louisbourg Lighthouse Event is also a registered Canadian Volkssport Federation National Cenotaph/War Memorial Walk Event for those who participate in this event.

Baille Ard Trail Flood Damage

The following message was sent out by David Gabriel, President of the Baille Ard trail Society.

Hopefully some of our members can come out and support this worthwhile endeavor to help restore the trail to a more safe condition.

Thank You in advance for any help you can provide.

David Gabriel's Message:

The trails were extensively damaged by flooding this week.  Two bridges were
dislodged and a considerable amount of gravel was washed away.   In their
present condition, sections of the trail are not safe.
However, all of the damage can be repaired by volunteer effort.  The
positive in volunteering is that it will provide trail users an opportunity
to contribute in a real way to their upkeep.  To do what has to be done we
will need people to come out in numbers!  .
Initially, I suggest we come out Saturday morning between 9 am and noon.
Our first jobs will be to return the bridges to their places and to shovel
any gravel that hasn't been too badly displaced back on to the trail.  After
that we can use the gravel we have stockpiled to repair as much as we can.
Based on what we do Saturday we can plan other sessions and order stone.
Please contact any trail users that may not be on our list.  If you don't
feel physically capable of being involved in the work, consider approaching
a friend or relative who is.  Remember that you are the beneficiary of the
trails being in good repair.
Volunteers will need a wheelbarrow (borrow one if need be) and a shovel
David
539-8035

COMING THIS SEPTEMBER 12, ON A SATURDAY

THE CAPE BRETON ISLAND HOPPERS VOLKSSPORT CLUB IS THE  HOST CLUB FOR THIS YEARS 42K MARATHON EVENT:

Description:
CBIH is pleased to host this years Annual Walk Marathon and shorter distances events.
PARTICIPANTS OF ALL ABILITES AND AGES ARE WELCOMED TO JOIN THE CBIH FOR A DAY OF WALKING.
COME WALK FOR FUN, FITNESS AND FRIENDSHIP!

The Start Point is located at the Parking lot for the Trans Canada Trail on  Hwy 19 on the west side of the road (left side as you travel North) and is 1.4Ks from the convenience store "Downtown Troy".
Visitors from mainland Nova Scotia, after crossing the Canso Causeway at Port Hastings turn left (north) towards Port Hood and Troy on Hwy 19 for approximate 5Ks to "Downtown Troy" and continue for another 1.4 Ks to the Start Point parking lot.

Participants coming from CBRM area on Hwy 105 will turn right (north) at the intersection of 105 and the Canso Causeway roundabout.

CBIH signs will be posted on route. "WALK EVENT >_"

Saturday 12 Sept, 2009

NOTE: VARIOUS REGISTRATION AND WALK TIMES:

Registration: 8:00 AM until 09:00 AM For The 42K Marathon Walkers

The marathon walk event will continue north along the Trans Canada/ Ceilidh Trail towards Port Hood.

Registration: 09:00 AM until 10:00 AM For The 20 & 30K Participants
Walk Times For 42/ 30/ 20 Ks: Register then Start Walking.
The Trail Distances will be posted along the Route.

The Afternoon Walk Event for those not wanting to do the longer distances:

Registration For The Guided Walk Events Begin At 1:30 PM
GW: 5/ 10/ 15 K's will Start Walking At 2:00 PM
TR: 2A

Dinner is 7:00 PM at the Hall in Judique about 22 K from Troy, PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER FOR THE DINNER BY FILLING OUT THE FORM PROVIDED ON THE SPECIAL BROCHURE THAT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED AND AVAILABLE AT ALL CBIH WALK EVENTS.

GET FIRST HAND INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT BY:

ASKING FOR A BROCHURE AT THE NEXT CBIH WALK EVENT OR E-MAIL/CALL THE CLUB PRESIDENT FOR MORE INFORMATION

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:
Neither the sponsors of the event nor the Cape Breton Island Hoppers Volkssport Club can be held responsible for any lost or stolen items, accidents or injuries at any time. All participants must sign a 'Waiver of Liability' form before starting the Event/Walk.
Anyone may participate in any event. Children 12 years of age and under must be accompanied by an adult. Participants are asked to obey all traffic signs, and where there is no sidewalk, to walk on the left facing traffic.
Pets must be on a leash.

Location:
CEILIDH TRAIL/Trans Canada Trail parking lot TROY, INVERNESS COUNTY

Date:
Saturday Sep 12, 2009

Time:
8:00am

Contact:
Joe MacKinnon/Rollie Coombes

Phone:
562-3117/849-0747

Email:
bretonhoppers@hotmail.com or rajcoombes@ns.sympatico.ca

joeandelsie@ns.sympatico.ca

Web:
www.capebretonislandhoppers.com

CANADIAN VOLKSSPORT CONVENTION, NORTH BAY ONTARIO

Scenes from the 2009 CVF Annual General Meeting and Convention:

  The banner parade on the first day of the CVF convention

ANN COOMBES and LEA TOCHER AT THE MEET AND GREET.

Above the walk event in Callander, 15 minutes from North Bay

The annual convention and general meeting are a great way to meet volkssporters from all over Canada and the world.

Voyageurs along the trail and "Big Joe Mattawa"!

SUNDAY 07 JUNE BAILLE ARD NATURE TRAIL WALK AND TALK

 

Baille Ard Nature Trail Walk and Talk

What lies beneath…and above! There’s more going on in Baille Ard Nature Trail than first meets the eye. To mark International Trails Day, Baille Ard Recreation Association is hosting a walk on Sunday, 7 June at 10:00AM. Join ACAP Cape Breton specialists, Wayne Williams and Stephanie Johnstone, as they talk about life in the Trail’s streams and the vibrant ecology of this beautiful 14 acre mixed forest trail located in the south end of Sydney. 

Meet in the parking lot at the end of Terrace Street, adjacent to the SPEC soccer field (far end).

SATURDAY 06 JUNE INTERNATIONAL TRAILS DAY WALK EVENT

TRANS CANADA/CEILIDH TRAIL SCENES 2008

THE CEILIDH TRAIL MEANDERS ALONG THE MABOU RIVER PARALLEL TO HIGHWAY 19, WALKERS HAVE A CHOICE OF GOING NORTH OR SOUTH ALONG THIS QUAINT AND PEACEFUL TRAIL. ON A QUIET DAY YOU MAY HEAR A DISTANT PIPER IN THE GLEN.

Come join the Cape Breton Island Hoppers and Pathways Cape Breton for International Trails Day Saturday 06 June 2009 at Mabou River Inn, South West Ridge Road in Mabou.

Please note that we will be sharing the trail and the day with our friends from Pathways Cape Breton.

Pathways will be organizing a bicycle tour for the local children and visitors.

These walk events will take place on the Trans Canada/Ceilidh Trail.

Nova Scotia Natural Resources have confirmed that this trail is open for all activities. The ban on trails in the Mabou area only affects the Mabou Hills/MacKinnon Brook Trails that are located to the North West of Mabou along the western coast of Cape Breton.

There will be two walk events during the day with two separate IVV award stamps for this occasion.

The Start Point for the two walk events will begin at the parking lot at Mabou River Inn just below the "Lady of Sorrows Shrine".

The first event  registration starts at 09:30 AM and we step off at 10:00 AM.

Participants have a choice of  a 5k or 10k walks in the morning and in the afternoon.

Depending on the trail conditions and the direction that the bicycle group from Pathways will follow, we will be going in the opposite direction along the Ceilidh Trail.

On the second walk event of the day, we will step off at at 2:00 PM and Registration for this event will begin at 1:30 PM going in the opposite direction of the morning walk.

TRAIL RATINGS:

The CBIH walk schedule Rates these Events as 2B and 1B, in fact both walks are on the same trail going in opposite directions and the Pathways Trails committee have been working on these trails and they should now be RATED AS 1A.

PICNIC tables are available at the Start Point for those walkers wanting to bring along their own picnic basket or take in lunch at a local Restaurant. Make a day off it in Mabou, you can't go wrong in this lovely little Cape Breton village.