Tag: Bruce Trail
Group touts future local ‘ecological corridor’ to limit development
The Escarpment Corridor Alliance wants to see a future, protective “ecological corridor” network in the southern Georgian Bay area to better protect ecologically important lands from development between the Beaver Valley and the Niagara Escarpment. The connected corridor network, it is anticipated, would include two large, local developments, Castle Glen in the Blue Mountains and […]
Bruce Trail volunteers improve fence after dog rescued from 25-foot well near trail
The owner of a dog that jumped a cedar-rail fence and fell into an old hand-dug well near the Bruce Trail in Bognor wants more done to avoid similar incidents. “I’d hope it would be done soon, and continue to be one of the best maintained and historic trails around, then end up reading years […]
Hotel and Nordic spa planned for former Talisman resort property
The owners of the former Talisman Mountain Resort property has announced plans for a large health and wellness community complete with a hotel and Nordic spa at the former ski resort. Brian Ellis and Phil Cavano, who own the property that includes the former resort and ski hills, have announced the proposal that could see […]
Volunteer firefighters save dog from well near Bognor
Volunteer firefighters saved a dog from a 25-foot well accessed by a popular local nature trail near Bognor. The Inter-Township Fire Department responded to a distress call Monday evening for a dog needing rescue from the well of the Wilson property, a historic homesteading property featuring relics of a massive barn and hand-dug well accessed […]
Trail Talk: Some sights along the Bruce Trail
Columnist Patrick Capper did a lot of hiking during a recent visit to St. Catharines