JOIN THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON RECREATIONAL TRAILS!
News ReleaseJuly 25, 2011
The National Trails Roundtable is calling on all Canadians who use motorized and non-motorized recreational trails, or who develop, build, maintain, fund or advocate for trails in their provinces, territories, regions or communities, to give their input by responding to the National Trails Survey. This Survey has been prepared by the National Trails Roundtable following a meeting of trail enthusiasts from all parts of Canada in November 2010.
The objectives of this Survey are to determine the most important challenges and priorities of Canadians who care about trails, to see where there is general agreement and to identify areas for potential collaboration.
1. For more information about the National Trails Roundtable, please read the Backgrounder (pdf) first.
2. Then read the National Trails Roundtable Summary Report (pdf) (English) (En français).
3. Then after you have read both these documents, TAKE THE SURVEY (English) (En français). Make your voice heard. Please complete the survey.
4. The deadline for the English survey has been extended to December 31, 2011. The deadline for the French survey is January 31, 2012.
If you have questions please contact:
Jeremy McCall, Executive Director
Outdoor Recreation Council of BC
47 West Broadway
Vancouver BC V5Y 1P1
604-873-5546
outdoorrec@orcbc.ca
What is the CTF all about?
The Canadian Trails Federation (CTF) is a national not-for-profit organization that represents the interests of provincial and territorial trails organizations across Canada.
The mission of the Canadian Trails Federation is to enhance the recreational trails network in Canada by: (a) sharing information, (b) providing leadership and coordination and (c) building consensus within the trails community, both nationally and internationally.
Membership in the Canadian Trails Federation is open to the principle trail organizations in each province and territory for an annual membership fee of $500. Each province/territory may nominate an individual to sit on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Trails Federation. Nominations may be renewed or changed on an annual basis.
Meetings of the Board of Directors are held by conference call every second month. The financial year end for CTF is March 31st. The Annual General Meeting is usually held in conjunction with the Trans Canada Trail AGM due to the common interests of the members of CTF.
In January 2010 the Board met in Toronto with a facilitator and took some initial steps to complete a strategic plan. The outcome was a vision and mission statement as well as three goals, as noted below. This planning process is still in progress.