Rainbow Routes Association

Who likes their dose of nature early in the day?

Make sure to stay safe while out on the lakes!

Decorated ice ornaments are beautiful on trails, dog poo and litter not so much. With the little snow we have this year, those litters are showing early. Let`s all be good trail stewards

Look at Konrad move...thanks for your help on our trails! You make it look like fun.

We'd like to thank all of our new Trail Ambassadors for showing their support for the Rainbow Routes Association by becoming members! All new members who purchased their 2020-2021 RRA membership between Nov. 24th and Dec. 31st were entered into a draw to win BioSki day passes! We'd like to congratulate our lucky winners, Karen and Don Labreche who took home the family day pass, and Dylan Kryskow who took home the individual day pass! For those looking to become RRA Trail Amb...assadors, you're in luck because you can purchase your online membership at any point throughout the year to get your hands on great member's benefits and discounts! Thank you as always for supporting our community and our trails! Learn more about the member's benefits and discounts and purchase your online membership here: https://www.rainbowroutes.com/membership

If there weren't already enough perks to becoming an RRA Trail Ambassador, we'd like to add one more to the list! All those purchasing their memberships between Nov. 24th, 2020 and Dec. 31st, 2020 will get their name in a draw for a chance to win a BioSki Day Pass! We have two passes up for grabs, and would like to thank BioSki Cross-Country Ski & Snowshoe Club for kindly sponsoring this great prize! See details and get your membership by visiting: www.rainbowroutes.com/membership

Join us tonight at 6 p.m. on YouTube and Facebook Live to take part in the Rainbow Routes Association 2020 Virtual AGM, featuring keynote speaker, Kielyn Marrone - season 7 contestant on the History Channel’s hit series ‘Alone’! Tune in with hosts Lynn Bulloch, RRA President, and Daniel Barrette, RRA Executive Director, to learn about the RRA contributions in our community and on our trails, and also to hear a first hand account of Kielyn's 80 day survival experience in the r...ugged Canadian Arctic. Facebook Live event link: https://www.facebook.com/163306307038378/posts/3534847633217545/ YouTube Live event link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6nSDh9XZqU

If you want to let the City know you want better sidewalk clearing in the winter, a good chance to do that is at the Ward 8 CAN Town Hall this Thursday, Dec. 10, 7pm https://us02web.zoom.us//tZYpcu2opzorGt15pcgXz-hT-B9YNhg1b

We submitted our priorities for the 2021 municipal budget today. See our submission here: https://bikesudbury.ca//Bike-Sudbury-2021-Budget-Submissio We encour...age all cyclists to put in their own comments into the survey on https://overtoyou.greatersudbury.ca/budget-2021. You can attach a file in question 4 of the survey. See more

Take a look at another great wildlife encounter along the Rotary Park Trail captured and submitted by Linda Rossetto! For details on how you can find yourself on the Rotary Park Trail visit: http://www.rainbowroutes.com/rotary-park-trail-jcwp

It seems like trail work is never done. The cold weather allowed pallets to be laid and covered with an insulating layer of dry grass at the beaver pond re-route. Thanks Chuck Miller, Michel Ouellette, Gerard Courtin and Damien Duff.

We are thankful to Linda Rossetto, one of our avid trail users, for sharing this video she captured of a muskrat along the Rotary Park Trail. We are fortunate to find these wild spaces and encounters so close to home! For more details on how you can find yourself on this trail visit: http://www.rainbowroutes.com/rotary-park-trail-jcwp

Meet Kielyn Marrone - season 7 contestant on the History Channel’s hit series ‘Alone’, and keynote speaker at this year's virtual RRA Annual General Meeting streaming live on Facebook and Youtube tomorrow night at 6 p.m.! Check out this History Channel teaser clip to find out how Kielyn overcame the harsh winter conditions while trying to survive alone in the Canadian Arctic. Find out more about her Arctic survival experience and about our local trails and the RRA contribut...ion in our community by joining us live on Facebook and Youtube on tomorrow night (Nov. 24th) at 6 p.m.! Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/163306307038378/posts/3534847633217545/ YouTube event link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6nSDh9XZqU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dQQYd7RIrY&t=4s

Good morning! Someone found a set of keys on the Junction Creek trail between Kelly Lake Rd. and Martindale Rd. Contact us if you believe they are yours!

Anyone with a little extra time and a lot of creativity wanting to recreate the in Sudbury?

Happy National Take a Hike Day to all of you happy hikers! Why not carve a moment out of your day to celebrate and explore our local trails, paths and boardwalks? find your trail here: http://www.rainbowroutes.com/trail-network

A thanks to Karen Labreche, a local trail enthusiast, for sharing these great photos she captured this week along the Lasalle to Maley Drive trail! Share your trail photos with us by using #RainbowRoutes, or by tagging us at RainbowRoutesAssociation on Facebook, and Rainbow_Routes on Twitter and Instagram! Learn how you can find yourself on this trail by visiting: http://www.rainbowroutes.com/lasalle-to-maley-drive-jcwp

On November 5th, the Government of Ontario revealed its plans to severely curtail the role of Conservation Authorities in watershed planning and management. Schedule 6 of omnibus Budget Bill 229 proposes numerous changes to the Conservation Authorities Act (CAA) that will undermine efforts to conserve biodiversity and build community resilience to climate change. Make your voice heard and join Ontario Nature in asking the government to withdraw Schedule 6 in its entirety from Bill 229. https://ontarionature.good.do/conservationauthorities/send/

Meet Kielyn Marrone - season 7 contestant on the History Channel’s hit series, ‘Alone’. Take a peek at the ten items Kielyn brought along to help her survive 80 days in the rugged Canadian Arctic! What ten items would you bring?... Find out more about her Arctic survival experience by joining us live with Kielyn on Facebook and Youtube on Nov. 24th at 6 p.m. for our 2020 Virtual AGM. Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/163306307038378/posts/3534847633217545/ YouTube event link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6nSDh9XZqU Lure of the North

Membership registration is now open in Zone 4. https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=24870&lan=1&cartlevel=1 Ski or snowshoe memberships make great no hassle Christm...as gifts...just use the link above to purchase. Looking to just try out our trails? Day passes are available at the ski cottage when open or deposit payment at the trailhead box. Adults $10, Family $20, children and students $5. www.bioski.ca

Have you connected with nature lately? Find your trail: http://www.rainbowroutes.com/trail-network

RRA is putting the final touches on the New Sudbury Historical Trail today with the addition of a new cedar bench! Why not take a hike and check it out for yourself? Learn how you can find yourself on this trail by visiting: http://www.rainbowroutes.com/new-sudbury-trail-1