Celebrating 150 Km of Trails for Canada’s 150th Birthday

 

ESSEX COUNTY, ON – Join us as we celebrate the completion of 150 kilometres of local trails for Canada’s 150th birthday so that we all can “Walk, Ride, County Canada Wide!” On Friday, June 2nd, the annual County Wide Active Transportation System (CWATS) Celebrations across Essex County will kick-off at 10:00 AM at the Essex County Civic and Education Centre.

The 2017 CWATS Celebration Tour schedule:

Friday, June 2                  10:00 AM        Essex County Civic & Education Centre, Essex                                                                           featuring celebrity host Kara Ro, from AM 800                                                                           CKLW. 

Monday, June 5              10:00 AM        Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex,                                                                                  Leamington

                                         1:30 PM        Carnegie Arts & Visitor Centre, Kingsville

 

Tuesday, June 6              10:00 AM        McAuliffe Park, Tecumseh

                                          1:00 PM        Atlas Tube Centre, Lakeshore

 

Wednesday, June 7           2:15 PM        Brunet Park, LaSalle

 

Thursday, June 8            10:00 AM        Sadler’s Nature Park, Essex

                                         1:30 PM        Toddy Jones Park, Amherstburg

Residents off all ages are invited to walk or ride their bicycles with local leaders, schools, and local policing groups at any of the 30-minute events. This year, CWATS is playing a key role in Canada’s 150th birthday, as we celebrate the completion of 150 kilometres of trail across Essex County. This wonderful trail that is mostly off-road and connects all eight communities in our region to the Trans Canada Trail, which is also known as the Great Trail.

“It’s a perfect coincidence that 150 kilometres of trail is built for Canada 150. This achievement was made possible through dedicated partnerships formed through CWATS,” said Jane Mustac, Manager of Transportation Planning for the County of Essex. “Locals can now say that we are connected to The Great Trail and they can Walk, Ride – Canada Wide.”

At this free event, adults have the opportunity to collect a commemorative red 2017 CWATS Celebration t-shirt. 600 sports packs will also be distributed to students, courtesy of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. All participants can also enter a draw for a chance to win great prizes.

This year’s CWATS celebrations are sponsored in part by the Healthy Kids Community Challenge Windsor-Essex, and supported by the CWATS Committee, the County of Essex, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit and the Windsor-Essex Communities in Motion. Come out for refreshments, prizes, giveaways, and fun so you can say that you too “Walk, Ride, County Canada Wide!” For more information please visit cwats.ca.

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