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Some recent provincial funding is helping an all-terrain vehicle club in Sydney, N.S., expand and improve the trail system in Cape Breton.
Isle Royale ATV says it received roughly $81,500 in grants that will primarily go toward the construction of a new clubhouse in Marion Bridge and the redevelopment of a trail connecting Stirling Road to Loch Lomond.
Club president Greg Serroul says the Loch Lomond route, called Trail 616, will use an old public works road that is no longer maintained.
There are also plans to resurface the Pipeline Trail in New Waterford. Serroul says while the work is being done by the ATV club, the trails themselves are multi-use.
“They’re not just for ATVs,” he says. “They’re for people who want to go hiking or biking. Anybody can use them. That’s what we want. We want people out in our community, enjoying the trails and that’s why we volunteer.”
The clubhouse is a joint venture between Isle Royale and the Mira Community Pasture Co-op. Serroul says that will include a loading dock and a parking lot.
Total cost tops $150,000
According to Serroul, the total cost of the projects is about $154,000.
The club received grants from the province’s Off-Highway Vehicle Infrastructure Fund and the Recreational Trail Expansion Grant Program. Club members and the ATV Association of Nova Scotia contributed to cover the rest.
Serroul says Isle Royale is a volunteer organization that has been maintaining the trails from Sydney to St. Peter’s for about 30 years.
Provincial funding to improve trails
The Nova Scotia government announced June 5 it is investing $590,000 to expand and repair trails across the province.
Isle Royale received $25,000 from the trail expansion program. The funding is supporting 23 projects all told.
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