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July 6, 2010 Adelaide St. Trails Bridge & Red-Green Bridge
It's taken 2+ years to come up with the funds but thanks to the
generous sponsors and the municipality the long awaited installation
of the Adelaide St Bridge is in the making! The footings
were poured today, the weirs are going in on Thursday and the bridge
structure and related work will happen early next week. I'll
keep you posted on the timing of the bridge placement so you can
attend if possible. An official 'bridge opening' ceremony will
be scheduled in the near future.
On another bridge related matter - after being washed out by high
waters for the second time this year the Red-Green Connector Bridge
was re-installed again this morning. Many thanks to the
volunteers who put this important trail link back in place!
Regards;
Brad Kirkconnell
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June 15 , 2010
Many thanks to the
gang that was out yesterday (Tues) that fished the Red-Green connector
bridge out of the river, repaired it and then put it back in place.
We all know this is a much used link in the KTA system so it's great
to have it functional again.
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June, 2010 Adelaide St. Trails Bridge
Most
trail users will have noted the missing bridge on the Adelaide St road
allowance, between Kincardine and Bruce Aves. The bridge that was
initially in place there was of a temporary nature and was
unfortunately washed down stream twice over the past 3 years. In the
spring of 2009 it was damaged beyond repair.
It has been the
plan all along to replace this temporary structure with a permanent
one. The Kincardine Trails Association (KTA) has been working with the
Municipality, an engineering firm and SVCA over the past two years in
an effort to wrap up all the details required for the installation of
a permanent structure.
The update on this project is that all
of the engineering work and approvals have been completed. The actual
bridge structure has been built and is in storage. We now await
funding for the rest of the items required to put it in place (i.e.
excavation, weirs, craning, etc) at an approximate cost of $20,000.
The KTA was hoping this amount would have been made available in the
2010 municipal Capital Budget but with all the cuts that had to be
made to reduce the tax increase this item was one that was not funded.
The KTA also depends on generous donors to help with the
improvements and extensions of the trail system and we are happy to
report that $10,500 in donations has been received towards the
Adelaide St. bridge project.
The KTA will continue to
fundraise and work with the Municipality in an effort to have this
bridge put in place in 2010. Any financial assistance you, your
business or your family could contribute would help in offering the
youth of Kincardine a safe route to the Legion Ballpark, municipal
soccer fields and other area trails.
As a final note the KTA
would like to offer their gratitude to the neighbouring Small and
Catto families who have volunteered their time and equipment over the
years for maintaining the trail approaches to the Adelaide St bridge.
The municipality continues to be a great advocate of trail development
but at the same time the KTA also depends on volunteers to maintain
current trails and assist in developing new ones. To volunteer go to
kincardinetrails.net or call Brad at 396-8028.
- June 6, 2010
The Red-Green
connector bridge was damaged in the last storm and will be unavailable
until the water recedes and repairs are made. See
note dated June 15, 2010
- May 17, 2010
The trail at the
Davidson Centre was cleaned up today. Work included
removing fallen trees, relocating a section due to a wash-out and a
general raking. A trail friend has adopted this section of trail for
2010 and will inform the KTA if there is any work required on it.
Assistance will be required to level mulch on the lower section of the
Red Trail at Geddes Park. Once the municipality has dumped mulch along
the trail we will notify you of the date and time that the spreading
of the mulch will occur.
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 May
7, 2010 Society of Engineering Professionals donating $3500
to KTA
- April 27, 2010
Slope Work: A gang was out today to clear
the slope immediately south of the Scott St pumphouse down to the S.
Penetangore River. The north slope was cleared last fall. There is now
a nice sight line from either hillside to view the bridge once it is
in place. The KTA may build a viewing platform on the top side of the
south slope once the area has been cleared of landscaping trash that
has been deposited there.
Geddes Park: was
also cleared of fallen trees today. The mulch on the lower trail will
need to be replaced this year. Volunteers will be required to level
piles of mulch around.
S. Penetangore bridge:
work will not happen this year unless a significant donor comes along
as the required funds did not make the final cut during the 2010
municipal budget deliberations. For the first time NO Capital funds
are available for the KTA this year but there are still hopes that we
will find enough funds to install the Adelaide bridge (between
Kincardine & Bruce Avenues).
Blue Trail: Work
is need on the Blue Trail adjacent to the Davidson Centre (DC). Work
consists of clearing of debris, some chainsaw work, lining some trails
with fallen tress for demarcation and widening trail that have been
washed out. If you're interested in helping out pls let me know your
availability (i.e. week days, weekends only, etc)
New
signage will be installed in several places like the DC and
trail access points
Trail Inspection: As of
this year all trails under the KTA must be inspected annually and any
deficiencies noted and reported to the municipality.
Trail marking: most to all of the current KTA trails require
their trail markings to be renewed. Some trails have not been marked
to date so they also need to be done in 2010. The current markings
consist of a painted triangle on trees etc. Markings going forward
will be a simple paint swatch (stroke of a brush). This something that
a volunteer could do on their own so let me know if you'd like a brush
and a can of paint to help really dress up your trail system.
Trail Adoption: If you adopted a section of trail
last year and are willing to continue pls let me know by return email.
If you would like to adopt a section let me know your preference by
return email. To clarify, adopting consists being the 'voice/face' of
the KTA on the trail + clearing small debris and advising the KTA of
any other deficiency that requires the use of equipment.
Happy
trails;
Brad Kirkconnell
- Apr. 29, 2010
The seasonal
Red-Green bridge was
installed by Trail
Volunteers
- Oct 13, 2007
Grand Opening of the new permanent
North Penetangore Bridge
Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band leading to the opening
ceremonies
Click photos to enlarge
Brad Kirkconnell and Mayor Larry Kraemer - KSPB crossing the bridge
Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band and Blinky - Mayor Kraemer
and some of the bridge donors
Click
here for a 30 second (4.2 Mb) movie of
the Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band
leading visitors over the new bridge.
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S e v e n a l
l - s e a s o n r e a s o n s
to support the Kincardine
Trails Association |
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There are seven all-season
reasons to support the
KTA trail system as the
eco-friendly “clean”
transportation alternative.
Your donation to the KTA will help:
1.
Curb vehicle exhaust
emissions & reduce air pollution.
2.
Encourage seasonal
walking, hiking, cycling, birdwatching, photography, cross country skiing
and snowshoeing.
3.
Allow young people,
particularly south side residents, safe and healthy access to the public
schools, the high school and the Davidson Centre.
4.
Provide safe and
healthy options for seniors on sections of accessible trails.
5.
Promote wellness and
a healthy lifestyle.
6.
Lessen the number of
bicycles on vehicle roadways and thereby reduce the risk of
vehicle-bicycle accidents.
7.
Permanently connect
the trail system making it a truly four season trail. |
A
versatile
trail system for all seasons |
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Our trails are more than a healthy life-style choice. They represent the
very meaning of Kincardine’s slogan: Great energy/balanced life.
By using approved environmental practices and building
public awareness among Kincardine residents and visitors, it is the goal
of the Kincardine Trail Association (KTA) to continue developing a
sustainable trail system that links our beautiful public parks and open
spaces with improved access for all and helpful loops in key spots.
KTA volunteers have already developed 22 kilometers of
sustainable trails since 2001, focusing first on the Town of Kincardine.
Now we are moving on from Kincardine to Inverhuron Park. By Phase III, we
will have fabulous trails from Kincardine, along the former CN rail line,
all the way to the municipality’s northern boundary.
New Permanent Bridges
Our current trail system functions for only six months of
the year. Because two temporary bridges must be removed from key
Penetangore River crossings in the winter months to prevent them from
winter ice and spring floods, we are now launching a campaign to make the
wooden bridges permanent ones.
Permanent bridges, spanning the North and South
Penetangore River, will also reduce the environmental impact on the river
and associated wildlife by eliminating the need to install and remove the
temporary bridges each year.
Our goal is to build the first of the two bridges by July
2007 and have the second in place in time for our Old Boys and Old Girls
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How you can
help
The projected construction cost for both permanent bridges
is $250,000. The Municipality of Kincardine is supporting the KTA vision.
In turn, we have committed to fundraising $30,000.
Choose the amount of the donation you want to make from
the categories listed below. We will issue charitable donation receipts
for the full amount.
Bronze ($100+)
Have your family orbusiness name listed on our KTA website and recognized
in local media coverage.
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Silver ($200+)
Everything listed above, plus your family or business name on the bridge
building commemorative plaque.
Gold ($1000+)
All of the above, plus your family or business name noted
in our annual trails brochure for two years, plus a published group
picture from the commemorative bridge opening.
Platinum ($5000+)
All of the above, plus your family or business name noted
in our trails brochure for five years, plus a framed recognition
certificate. |
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On behalf of the Kincardine
Trails Associationwe thank you
for considering
this fundraising
re q u e s t .
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