Hi all - please pass this around to any of your contacts who may be interested. Great 'get active, consultative & educational' events on Winnipeg trails !

SATURDAY, FEB 16 LaSalle River Hike in St. Norbert

Join the Prairie Pathfinders and hike along the La Salle River, see the site of the new Duff Roblin Provincial Park Reserve and travel through Winnipeg's newest City park - Pollock Island. Hike is followed by a hearty DeLuca's lunch and update on Winnipeg Trails and the Duff Roblin Provincial Park Reserve trails, fishing facilities, picnic, tobogganing areas and other amenities.

DATE: Saturday Feb. 16th TIME: 10:00 Registration ~ 9 km hike MEET: St. Norbert Catholic Church, 80 St. Pierre Ave. LUNCH & Park Update: 12:00 - a hearty DeLuca's lunch with desserts and update REGISTRATION: $21.00 http://www.prairiepathfinders.mb.ca/ www.PrairiePathfinders.mb.ca (Registration Deadline - Feb. 14th)

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MONDAY, FEB 18 Walk in the Footsteps of Louis Riel - Celebrate Manitoba's New Holiday!

Join the Prairie Pathfinder for another 'Hike through History'. This 3-5 km walk winds through historic points in scenic central St. Boniface. Highlights include trails along the Seine River, and past Gabrielle Roy's House, the Basilica, and into St. Boniface Cemetery where 'Theater in the Cemetery' actors will perform a short skit near Riel's final resting place. A short guided tour through St. Boniface Museum and complimentary pastries will be served to hikers.

DATE: Monday Feb. 18th TIME: 10:00am MEET: Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, 340 Provencher Blvd. REGISTRATION: Admission is FREE but registration is required at mailto:prairepathfinders@shaw.ca prairepathfinders@shaw.ca

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THURSDAY FEB, 21 COMMUNITY CONSULTATION RE: Trail Location between Fort Garry Bridge & Pembina Hwy

DATE: Thursday, February 21st TIME: 5:30 pm LOCATION: Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary School, Agassiz 26 Agassiz Drive INVITATION TO ATTEND - OPEN TO ALL

The Winnipeg Trails Association, City of Winnipeg & partners are holding a 'Community Consultation' to discuss the potential locations of a multi use trail between Fort Garry Bridge and Pembina Hwy. This is a section of the Trans Canada Trail which offers potential linkages and partnerships with Bishop Grandin Greenway Inc's ongoing greenway development.

UPDATE on Fort Garry Bridge Closure / Rehab Impact on pedestrian and cyclist routing will also be presented.

PROJECT PARTNERS: City of Winnipeg Province of Manitoba Government of Canada Manitoba Hydro Winnipeg Trails Association Bishop Grandin Greenway

An opportunity for questions, comments & discussions with project partners will follow the presentation Consultation organized by: Winnipeg Trails Association, Janice Lukes, Coordinator mailto:jlukes@shaw.ca jlukes@shaw.ca City of Winnipeg, Public Works

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‘A Shared Vision’

Linking community and government’s vision for a Walkable and Bikeable Manitoba

DATE: Wednesday, February 27th TIME: 6:30 pm registration, 7:00 presentation MEET: The Forks Atrium (inside The Forks Market beside the viewing tower elevator) RSVP: beth@resourceconservation.mb.ca 925-3772 Space is limited to MAX. 100 people - REGISTER SOON!

Please join us for an interactive evening with internationally renowned speaker Gil Peñalosa. Gil will highlight his experiences working with communities and elected officials to develop a shared vision for active transportation in the development of healthy and vibrant communities. Multicultural executive, global thinker and marketing strategist, Gil Peñalosa is passionate about improving quality of life through the promotion of walking and bicycling. Gil earned an MBA from UCLA’s Management School, and after years of private and public sector senior managerial experience, he became Commissioner of Parks, Sport and Recreation for the City of Bogotá (pop. 7m), Colombia, where he led the team redeveloping and building over 200 parks. He was also successful in closing 91 kilometres of the city roads each Sunday, the ‘Ciclovia’, where over 1.5 million people come out weekly to walk, run, skate and bike. Watch a video of Gil's work: http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/ciclovia/ http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/ciclovia/ Gil is Executive Director of the non-profit Walk & Bike for Life in Port Credit, Ontario, and believes trails are great equalizers, where every person has a sense of belonging, of being "equal" as a human being, and where everyone can go regardless of gender, age and economic, social or ethnic background.

Organized by: Winnipeg Trails Association & the Physical Activity Coalition of Manitoba (PACM)

Gil Peñalosa sponsored by:

Recreation Connections Manitoba City of Winnipeg, Parks and Open Spaces Division Manitoba in motion

Refreshments sponsored by:

Resource Conservation Manitoba

Location sponsored by:

The Forks

Janice Lukes Winnipeg Trails Coordinator Winnipeg Trails Association 202 – One Forks Market Road Winnipeg, MB R3C 4L9 Cell (204) 952-4222 Fax (204) 943-7915 mailto:jlukes@shaw.ca jlukes@shaw.ca http://www.winnipegtrails.com/ www.WinnipegTrails.com