{"id":1607,"date":"2018-06-25T21:16:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T21:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/sandylakebedford\/?page_id=1607"},"modified":"2019-04-20T06:55:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T06:55:25","slug":"links-recreation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/sandylakebedford\/recreation\/links-recreation\/","title":{"rendered":"Links (Recreation)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8216;Workin on it<\/em><\/p>\n<p>LINKS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leavenotrace.ca\/home\"><strong>Leave No Trace (Canada)<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Leave No Trace Canada is a national non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and inspiring responsible outdoor recreation through education, research and partnerships. Leave No Trace builds awareness, appreciation and respect for our wildlands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wrweo.ca\/wp\/\"><strong>WRWEO\/The Bluff Trail<\/strong> |<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/wrweo.ca\/wp\/the-bluff-trail\/the-bluff-trail-stewardship-program\/\"><strong>The Bluff Trail Stewardship Program<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;The Bluff Trail Stewardship Program (BTSP) consists of two core concepts: Ecological Stewardship and Community Stewardship.&#8221;<br \/>\nFor some background, view <a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/docs\/BluffTrailHike2016.pdf\">Bluff Trail Hike<\/a> in <em>Halifax Field Naturalist<\/em> by David Patriquin, 2017. &#8220;We tend to think that if we get an area protected in some way or another, that&#8217;s the end of it. But as more people learn about and begin to access these spaces, they again become threatened. We need to embrace  Leave-No-Trace ethic collectively and individually, along with the skills to go with it; that is happening&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smatva.ca\/index.html\"><strong>Safety Minded ATV Association<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nPromotes safety-minded ATV activity. The SMATVA has built and maintains  trails in wilderness areas under agreements with Protected Areas<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/\"><strong>Halifax Trails<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Outdoor Info For Halifax &#038; Beyond&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.novascotiatrails.com\/\"><strong>Nova Scotia Trails<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;NS Trails is a Provincial Registered Charity that acts as the collective voice for recreational trails in the province.  NS Trails endeavours to create a positive climate that leads to responsible and sustainable development and use of trails for the benefit of all. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hrta.ca\/wp\/\"><strong>Halifax Regional Trails Association<\/strong><\/a> (HRTA)<br \/>\n&#8220;HRTA is\u2026.. An organization of community-based volunteers who assist and support community trail groups to develop, build, maintain, and promote a system of interconnecting Active Transportation and other trails in HRM.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hrta.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/HRM-HRTA_Proposal_Jan2018_FINAL.pdf?17a981&#038;17a981\"><strong>HRTA Proposal for Recreational Trails Program<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nJanuary, 2018. Explains a lot about funding, demand etc. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/about-halifax\/regional-community-planning\/community-plans\/halifax-green-network-plan\"><strong>Halifax Green Network Plan<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAugust 14, 2018 Regional Council approved the HGNP. For a quick overview, see <a href=\"http:\/\/ourhrmalliance.ca\/halifax-green-network\/\">Our HRM Alliance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>HRM Active Transportation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/city-hall\/regional-council\/171205cow3.pdf\"><strong>Halifax Integrated Mobility Plan<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nHRM, 2017, 177 pages (attached to Item No. 3 Committee of the Whole December 5, 2017)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/transportation\/transportation-projects\/active-transporation\"><strong>Halifax Active Transportation<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nPage on HRM website<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/transportation\/transportation-projects\/AT_Plan_Final_July222014_000.pdf\"><strong>Making Connections:2014-2019 Halifax Active Transportation Plan<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nHRM document (2014)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.physicalactivitystrategy.ca\/pdfs\/Halifax%20AT%20Plan.pdf\"><strong>HRM Active Transportation Plan<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nConsultants&#8217; Report, 2006, 163 pages<\/p>\n<p>Bedford Sackville Connector Greenway: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/recreation\/parks-trails-gardens\/trails\/fort-sackville-walkway\">HRM Site<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/halifaxmag.com\/cityscape\/the-fort-sackville-walkway-connects-communities\/\">Halifax Magazine story<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sdinfo.gc.ca\/biotrousses-biokits\/default.asp?lang=En&#038;n=5F40559D-1\">Bedford Sackville Connector Greenway BioKit Circuit<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?mid=1pwpoFJwfrHnh__5D9cosLLJY7hs&#038;ll=44.75212021717575%2C-63.672537999999975&#038;z=14\">Trail Map<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/atlanticactivetransportationsummit.ca\/2018\/07\/25\/resources-from-the-summit\/\"><strong>2018 Atlantic Active Transportation Summit: RESOURCES FROM THE SUMMIT<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe summit took place May 23-24, 2018<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.dal.ca\/content\/dam\/dalhousie\/pdf\/faculty\/architecture-planning\/school-of-planning\/pdfs\/studentwork\/SandyLake\/community.pdf\"><strong>Sandy Lake Community Profile<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nNSCAD 2002. View pp 22, 23 on recreation, earlier pages for history of the parks etc; see also<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/legacycontent.halifax.ca\/council\/agendasc\/documents\/131210ca11112.pdf\"> Item No. 11.1.12 Halifax Regional Council December 10, 2013<\/a> page 3 for history of Jack lake lands<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Workin on it LINKS Leave No Trace (Canada) &#8220;Leave No Trace Canada is a national non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and inspiring responsible outdoor recreation through education, research and partnerships. 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