Crow Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 VR700 - The OVR trail does not go to the city of Ottawa, just skirts the edge of what is now city of Ottawa some 40kms away. But yes the city has certainly created more bicycle lanes. Blake - That story is from a local paper and I get that people are wanting non-motorized use instead of mixed. The old argument of noise all night, safety for the kids, the environmental impact and on and on and on. The fighting and bickering from both sides of the argument may keep this "trail" from opening for a while, and by then it will be a grown over ( getting narrow along the stretch behind my place as it is) and then who will get the job of cleaning it up?? That's when I see them allowing mixed use - have the good old volunteer snowmobile club clean it up every fall so the others can use it the rest of the year with little to no investment. Honestly not looking forward to either group using it, would rather have the trains back. Miss having my back yard privacy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 The "do-gooders" will want it paved, so it can be plowed in the wintertime to allow walking. 10-4 on the snowmobile club doing the clean up for free. People (on-users) will freak if they hear of municipal money being spent on it so hooligans can rip up and down it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 Just saw this on Faceplant about the CN line in the Valley: https://www.pembroketoday.ca/rss/cn-county-far-apart-on-deal-for-more-rail-line/?fbclid=IwAR3Ndz_y9d-f4puGqmobz0pNxXocg8o7Iy8p-scl0p6Fs9Bb3Bsw356GgQQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diceman Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 On 4/29/2016 at 8:29 AM, revrnd said: Great news up in Dist' 6: http://www.thedailyobserver.ca/2016/04/28/renfrew-county-signs-historic-rail-trail-deal I wonder how this will affect the current route of TOP A? wheres the article, can not seem to find it with the link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 3 hours ago, Diceman said: wheres the article, can not seem to find it with the link? Thats wierd? I see that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 I checked the website & the article seems to have disappeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manotickmike Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 We need to get Doug on a sled. I bet he'd fit right in with some of the live-wire characters I've met recently. (Names omitted to protect the innocent) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 https://www.pembroketoday.ca/2021/05/31/21km-section-of-algonquin-trail-between-renfrew-and-cobden-to-be-stone-dusted-this-summer/?fbclid=IwAR3AICnGJN-Ablmw3DjEh5N7kAtIzOMQsSIFPjq4ZU5p0hYLh3z1QplvWqI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, revrnd said: https://www.pembroketoday.ca/2021/05/31/21km-section-of-algonquin-trail-between-renfrew-and-cobden-to-be-stone-dusted-this-summer/?fbclid=IwAR3AICnGJN-Ablmw3DjEh5N7kAtIzOMQsSIFPjq4ZU5p0hYLh3z1QplvWqI Kudos to them for doing this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Big investment. Assuming this is good news! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 30 minutes ago, Spiderman said: Big investment. Assuming this is good news! From what I've read it is. Guys have posted that riding on the ballast on stretches west of Pembroke was hard on tires. I know it likely would be difficult to bike on it unless you were on a fat bike. I MTBed from near Dranoel (south of Bethany) up to Lindsay several years ago. They had spread crushed stone along 1 stretch & it was like trying to ride thru the ball pit @ McScrawny's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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