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Tely Hike Celebrates 10 Years - The Telegram - Jeff Hiscock

Monday, June 7, 2010 - Sunday morning's dreary weather conditions didn't stop the crowds from hitting the East Coast Trail's section through Outer Cove-Logy Bay for the 10th annual Tely Hike fundraiser. About 200 people of all ages gathered at the Justina Centre to be bused to the hike's planned start point just off of . . . [ Continued ]

East Coast Trail thanks Citizen and Corporate Donors

Monday, June 7, 2010 - (St. John’s) The Tenth Annual East Coast Trail Tely Hike brought in more than $104,000 this weekend to support the maintenance and continued development of the East Coast Trail. Association President Randy Murphy says corporate and citizen donations exceeded expectations for the event which heralded . . . [ Continued ]

Blackhead Maintenance in High Spirits

Monday, May 31, 2010 - An intrepid group of outdoor enthusiasts headed out to Blackhead despite the call for drizzle and cloud.. for 5 hours of brushcutting and lopping, well 4 if you don't include lunch at the Gulch. There were 8 of us. We had fog, we had blue skies, we had sun, we had fun and we had SUCCESS. (See pictures) . . . [ Continued ]

'Red Cliff Path' Development for 10th ECT Tely Hike

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - There will be a new path with a new name ready for the ECT Tely Hike Fundraiser on June 6th, 2010. A trail development team is currently working at Shooting Cove and building trail up Red Cliff Head. The view north towards Torbay Point along this section of the East Coast Trail is gorgeous. . . . [ Continued ]

Trail changes available online. Check out the path information before you hike.

Saturday, May 8, 2010 - Trail changes for the developed paths of the East Coast Trail are now available from the Trail Detail page in the Trail section of our website. The objective is to provide hikers with more recent information than is available through the printed maps. How to get the information: . . . [ Continued ]

Minister Introduces Pedestrian Trails Liability Protection Act

Monday, May 3, 2010 - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador News Release The Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, today introduced new legislation in the House of Assembly designed to ensure maximum public access to designated hiking trails. “The Provincial Government has supported . . . [ Continued ]

Volunteer Maintenance kicks off for Earth Day 2010

Saturday, April 24, 2010 - Volunteers came out in 2 degree mauzy weather Saturday to clean up plastic bags (mostly grocery bags) along a section of the Sugarloaf Path just downwind and downhill of the Robin Hood Bay landfill. A group of MUN medical students, Global Health group, NAACAP and others age 18 - 65 joined the trail . . . [ Continued ]

Celebrate Earth Day

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - Thank you to our members and supporters for bringing their recyclable drink containers to Ever Green Recycling and donating the deposit refund money to the ECTA. Over the past 3 years we have collected $235. with your help. In honour of Earth Day, we have set up an Ever Green Recycling Card ECTA . . . [ Continued ]

2009 Volunteer Maintenance Season Wrap Up

Thursday, January 21, 2010 - The volunteer maintenance 09 season ran from May to mid-November. Outings were usually held every second weekend. All work was done on Southern Shore paths. The paid crew assisted the volunteer crew for a number of the outings, increasing the work done with the brush cutter and chain saw. The data: * . . . [ Continued ]

Major Milestone Reached

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - Important Message from the President Dear Members; I am writing to inform you, the members of the East Coast Trail Association, that the Board of Directors of the East Coast Trail Association reached a major milestone at our meeting on Monday, December 14th, 2009, and marked a solid end . . . [ Continued ]

Shoe Cove Bridge Complete

Monday, December 7, 2009 - The beginning of December saw the completion of the new bridge at Shoe Cove. Hikers can now cross the river comfortably without a precarious visit to the barachois and a wet crossing. With this bridge finished, the Stiles Cove Path is complete. As the snow is now flying, however, you might enjoy visiting . . . [ Continued ]

Infrastructure Renewal - New steps, New boardwalk and much more on our Southern Shore Trail

Friday, November 13, 2009 - A Southern Renewal is Happening! Attentive regular hikers will notice the fine work of our small stalwart ECTA team repairing infrastructure on the Southern Shore Trails. Based on thorough work-site surveys, Cathy and her two crew have replaced and added crib steps and boardwalk, supported . . . [ Continued ]

Trail Development - A Work in Progress

Monday, November 2, 2009 - The East Coast Trail development crew has been hard at work laying boardwalk, building crib steps and brushing trail between Doran's Lane and Red Cliff on our newest work in progress. The section of Trail between Logy Bay and Flatrock received funding this year from the Federal and Provincial governments . . . [ Continued ]

Wind Storms take down over 500 Trees

Monday, November 2, 2009 - Wind Storms take down over 500 Trees on the East Coast Trail. The high winds and rains in October took their toll on the Trail with over 500 trees down and not all the path reports are in yet. The ECTA team has cleared over 100 of the trees so far. However, it is unlikely that all paths will be . . . [ Continued ]

Spirits of the Official Opening NOT Dampened

Saturday, October 17, 2009 - High winds and driving rains did not dampen the spirits of the Official Opening of the Stiles Cove Path (Flatrock to Pouch Cove) on Saturday at the the Flatrock Community Hall. The Flatrock Ladies Auxiliary were out in full force with a wide assortment of baked goods and hot drinks and the Martin Family . . . [ Continued ]

East Coast Trail to Expand its Network with Provincial Government Investment

Friday, September 11, 2009 - Innovation, Trade and Rural Development Tourism, Culture and Recreation With a $205,000 investment from the Provincial Government, hikers of the world-renowned East Coast Trail will be able to further enjoy the unique experience. The provincial investment will enable the East Coast Trail Association . . . [ Continued ]

Unseasonably Warm Weather Welcomes Sierra Club Volunteers!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - Did you know that for the past several years, members of the Sierra Club have chosen to take a working vacation to do maintenance on our East Coast Trail? Well, it's true and they are here again. The 2009 team arrived Sunday July 19 in a cold heavy fog. Luckily, as the jet lag faded the fog lifted . . . [ Continued ]

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