Friends of the Corner Brook Stream Trails:

The Corner Brook Stream Development Corporation (CBSDC) is in the process of developing a new master plan which will guide the organizations future trail and green space development activities.  A draft master plan has been completed that incorporates many of the great suggestions and comments we have received from our users in recent years.  We would like to hear your thoughts on this draft plan and the initiatives contained within.  You can view the draft plan by following the links below.  It should be noted that this is draft; it outlines possible initiatives the CBSDC may explore undertaking depending on community priorities and partner support.  Any suggestions or comments should be submitted to info@cbstream.com no later than Oct. 28, 2011.  Media inquiries should be directed to CBSDC Chairperson @ speddle@acaphumberarm.com.

To view the documents please use the following links:

Volume 1: Draft Corner Brook Stream Trail Development Master Plan Update

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20102120/Volume%201-Draft%20Report-Sept%2016.pdf

Volume 2: Draft Corner Brook Stream Trail Development Signature Site Design Concepts:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20102120/Volume%202-FINAL%20SIGNATURE%20SITE%20DESIGN%20CONCEPTS.pdf

Thanks for your past and continued support of the CBSDC.

Sheldon Peddle

Chair

Corner Brook Stream Development Corporation

Salmon and Trout Restoration Association of Conception Bay Central Inc (STRACC) has partnered with The Town of Holyrood and SAEN.org for STRACC’s 2011 major project.  The North Arm River Project is underway with the support and hard work of STRACC’s Conservation Corps Green Team and SWASP placements who are again this year doing the site preparation of the walking trail, picnic sites and the area where STRACC will construct the 2nd Outdoor Classroom/Interpretive Center.

To finance such projects in addition to STRACC’s monthly clean up/tree/reed planting projects, education programs such as the Fish Friends salmon hatching project recently completed at Roncalli Central High STRACC has launched our 3rd annual Gov. NL Licensed Lottery. STRACC has printed 5000 tickets under license # 11-10154200LT, tickets are $5 each, 1st prize is $2500, 2nd prize is $1000 and the 3rd prize is $500 with all proceeds going toward project/program undertaken by this entirely volunteer staffed non profit group.

To get your tickets email them at  straccgroup@live.ca or call Arch @ 229-6686

Have you heard about the Ever Green Recycling Card? It’s recycling made easy, and it’s FREE!

If you live in the St. John’s area the Ever Green Recycling Card allows cardholders to skip lineups at Ever Green depots and track earnings online on Ever Green’s website, www.greencan.ca.

Pick up your free card at any 4 Ever Green locations: Blackmarsh Road, Torbay Road, Cowan Avenue or Elizabeth Avenue. Once you obtain a card, it must be registered on www.greencan.ca. In 3 simple steps, your card will be ready to use immediately!

Swipe you card at the depot and place bar coded stickers on each of your bags. You will be in and out in 15 seconds! Within 24 hours, your money will be deposited into your online account. Once a minimum balance of $50 is reach, you can request to have a check mailed to you or you can pick it up at main office located on Blackmarsh Road.

The Recycling Card is just that simple! Sign up today & follow Ever Green Environmental on Facebook and Twitter.

The Cabot Habitat for Humanity ReStore is coming ~ Now accepting donations of building materials and other goods!

Cabot Habitat for Humanity will open a new ReStore at the corner of Logy Bay Road and Robin Hood Bay Road, St. John’s. Across the country ReStores sell re-useable building supplies, appliances and other goods that generate revenue to help Habitat for Humanity affiliates build homes in their local area.

Keep us in mind when renovating or spring cleaning! Donating to the ReStore translates to homes for families, and less to the landfill. For details on what we can accept, please visit http://www.cabothabitat.ca/, or visit http://www.facebook.com/cabothabitat. Call 753-2721 to schedule a delivery time or to arrange pick-up.

Free Trees! To mitigate habitat loss from extensive development in Torbay, the Torbay Environment and Trails Committee will be giving away trees seedlings on Sunday June 5 from 2 to 3.30 pm at Torbay Kinsmen Centre, Bauline Line, Torbay.

For more information contact Helen Spencer 437-5097

Rivers to Oceans Week, beginning World Oceans Day June 8 and encompassing Canadian Rivers Day June 12, is fast approaching and the Canadian Wildlife Federation is celebrating with the Water’s Worth It! video contest. The contest is your opportunity to celebrate the water that makes Canada special and to make a real difference in the health of your local water body.

We invite individual members or a team from your group or organization send us a one-minute video telling us what’s so special about your local body of water and why it’s worth conserving. If you win, CWF will contribute $2,000 in funding towards a water-conservation project in your area. We are accepting entries from May 1 until June 1, 2011, with online voting at RiverstoOceans.ca during Rivers to Oceans Week (June 8 to 14) to choose the winner.

Visit RiverstoOceans.ca for a variety of water-related resources including lesson plans, water ecology videos and information about Canadian aquatic species. Does your group or organization have a Rivers to Oceans Week event you want to promote? You can list it on our Rivers to Oceans Week Event Map. Check back often to find out about water-related events and activities happening across the country.

Canadian Wildlife Federation
 www.canadianwildlifefederation.ca

We need a little help to take care of the Trail.

The East Coast Trail “Tely Hike”, our annual fundraising event, is scheduled to take place at Torbay on June 4^th.  Our objective this year is to raise $100,000. The money raised will be invested directly into Trail infrastructure through our trail maintenance, restoration and development program.

For example, the 220 km of Trail between Fort Amherst and Cappahayden has been in-service for 15 years. It has received significant hiker traffic and been impacted by many storms.  The trail damage inflicted by Hurricane Igor combined with an aging infrastructure has presented the Association with many unexpected challenges. And the task ahead is a major challenge for a charitable, volunteer based organization like ours.

We need your help to raise money for the Trail. On May 4^th we will begin the Team Fundraising Campaign. Please checkout the “2011 Tely Hike” page on our website eastcoasttrail.com to obtain all the information and forms your need to support your team and/or individual fund raising efforts.

The success of this campaign is dependent on our members active participation and support.  If you love the Trail, get involved and form a team, the maximum team size is ten.  Invite your family, relatives, friends, neighbors, fellow hikers, and co-workers to join with you. Set a fundraising target and get out there and have fun doing it.  Sell your community and company on the need to support the Trail by showing them your passion and love for this great community resource called the East Coast Trail.

Your fund raising contribution will make you eligible for the following prizes:

1.     Top Fundraising Team: Enjoy a morning kayaking in Cape Broyle with Stan Cook and a dining experience at Chafe’s Landing in Petty Harbour for a group of ten.

2.     Top Fundraising Individual: win hiking boots, shirt and backpack from the Outfitters.

We hope to see you and your team on June 4^th for a great hike, food and music, and to celebrate the Tely Hike and the Official Opening of the Trail between Middle Cove and Flatrock  . . . all happening on International Trails Day.

We need your support. Please take the time to fit this request into your schedule and help us to make the 11^th East Coast Trail “Tely Hike” a fundraising success.