LaHave River Trail Association

See a lot of people posting lately how they don’t want to join a club for all kinds of reasons in that.......... Well here is a few pictures of some of the thin...gs that local clubs have been doing to work hard to maintain trails for people to enjoy. So maybe you should think about supporting a club or trail association by joining or purchasing some raffle box tickets in support of their group. SSAVRTA- placed a kiosk in the New Germany area for all trial users to be able see local trail maps, upgrades to the rail trail, clearing site lines at trail heads, clearing site of where the New Germany Trail Bridge will be placed. LRTA- Upgraded sections of the trail also adding pavement to a road crossing, bushing cutting of big portion of trail, bridge repair, along with to working to gain landowner agreements to make the connections that are missing heading towards New Germany. CNATV- did some major upgrades with help from community support doing major upgrades to the New Germany Legion parking lot creating a proper area for all user to access the trail,begun work on major connection trail Naugler Rd to Best Western. Crossburn Snowmobile- did major upgrades to Peter Stillwater’s bridge to make safe for all trail users. These are only a few things that had been done this last little bit there are countless volunteer hours and other projects that have also been done.

When you out on trails between March 20th-31st join the Easter egg hunt there are rocks randomly placed along some of the local trails. So keep an eye out for them, and take some pictures n share. Please do not take the rocks leave them there for the next person to find.

The Lahave River Trail Association's Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday March 17, 7:00pm at the Northfield Firehall. Due to COVID protocols we will be setting our seating 6' apart and encourage everyone to wear a mask if they are able to. E-Transfers are now accepted for annual membership renewals. Please send $10/person to [email protected] and if required use "LRTA2021" as a password (feel free to send me a quick email here as well). Should you prefer to pay in person with cash/cheque please arrive a little early to our AGM.

The District of Lunenburg Hike Badge, in partnership with Hike Nova Scotia and Lunenburg County Hikers is an exciting way for you to stay active! Hike NS Badges... are part of efforts to inspire, motivate and reward hikers - especially new and novice hikers - to get out in the District of Lunenburg to enjoy the beautiful trails. Residents are asked to email our Active Living Coordinator at [email protected] when you have completed your hikes. When completed, you will join the Hike Nova Scotia Honor Roll as well as receive a badge! Don’t forget to share pictures of you hiking on our Facebook page! For more details, locations and directions to the hikes, visit: www.modl.ca/hike-badge

Excitement for the New Germany Trail Bridge is growing!!! We have had some donations already come in from some local clubs. Now the fundraising committee is rea...ching out for support for this great local project for all trail users. If you would like to donate or would like more information please reach out to one of the contacts. https://rafflebox.ca/raffle/atvans/

The Municipality is pleased to contribute $90,000 in funding to the South Shore Annapolis Valley Recreational Trail Association for the construction of the Memo...rial Bridge. This contribution matches the Provincial contribution of $90,000, which allows for the off-site construction of the bridge. L to R: Mayor Carolyn Bolivar-Getson, South Shore Annapolis Valley Recreational Trail Association volunteer David Whynott, District 5 Councillor Cathy Moore, and Recreation Director Bill Schurman. See more

Please use CAUTION next week when travelling on the LaHave River Trail ( Nov 9th- Nov 13th) there will be machinery bush cutting the trail from Cooks Fall to the Goose Chase Rd.

We would like to share one of our local clubs Central Nova ATV Club is involved in a great fundraiser. Anyone can go on and purchase tickets. Be sure when purchasing tickets to selected Central Nova ATV Club as they also do a lot for the local trail system. Money raised will go back into the local trail system for everyone will benefit.

Reminder that next Wednesday Oct 21st is our monthly meeting held at Northfield Firehall @ 7pm ( All Covid-19 rules and regulations apply) Fall is upon us and leaves are changing trail has lots of beautiful scenic views. We would love to see your pictures of you enjoying our beautiful trail. If you feel that you would like to become a member stop by to meeting. We also have e-transfers set up so if you would like to be a new member or are renewing please send $10/person to ... [email protected] & please use security answer: 2020 See more

Please use CAUTION if travelling south of the Mossman Rd. Machinery is on trail working.

Once again we have signs that are being removed off the trails on LaHave River and the South Shore Annapolis Trail. Stop signs, stop ahead, slow with mother ...n child, cautions signs, trail ends. This is very DANGEROUS removing these signs as they are to alert the users of the trails what is coming ahead. It is costing the clubs money to replace them. This could be money that could be put back into the trail system. We work hard to keep the trail system well maintain and safe for all users. Anyone with any information please contact [email protected]

Lahave River Trail Volunteers worked very hard yesterday to perform up grades to the bridge along side #10 by Bruhm Rd. Please use caution as we still have to get the railing in place. This is currently the end of the trail in this section. Lahave River is working hard with landowners to hopefully one day have a trail connected completely from Bridgewater to New Germany.

This Wednesday is our regular monthly meeting Sept 16th Northfield Firehall @ 7pm. We are currently seeking a Secretary for the club. If you feel that this is something you might be interested in stop by at meeting or send us a message. Also if you would just like to become a member we welcome everyone great way to become involved. All COVID -19 rules and regulations apply for meetings.