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For those interested, here is some more info on event with time etc...

http://versicolor.ca/posts/2011/HNWTA.pdf

I will be there.

There is a meeting regarding the Whopper Mountain Bike Trails:

Tuesday, September 27th at 7pm
Room #1108 of the Mona Campbell building at Dalhousie (corner of La Marchant and Coburg).

If you know of others who would be interested in attending, please feel free to extend an invitation.

At this early stage, we ask that the media not be invited for reasons we will share at the meeting.

a group was formed under trails ns / bns or whatever it is called. Hoping to get some traction with HRM and protect the lands which won't have big boxes on em...

Also copied from Aug. 8 minutes:

7.2 Presentation Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lake Wilderness Reserve –
Mr. Bruce E. Smith, Halifax North West Trails Association

Mr. Bruce Smith, Halifax North West Trails Association, provided a presentation on the Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lake Wilderness Reserve and expressed concern regarding 180 to 190 acres that was recently sold to Bank Developments. He indicated that a trail head behind Kent Building Supplies in the Bayers Lake Business Park was the last remaining section of that trail dating back to the 1930s and that his trail connects to the Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes area; noting that the area could be set up as a picnic park. Mr. Smith stated that the developer has begun cutting paths and expressed concern regarding the wilderness area that boarders Suzie’s Lake that was sold. He indicated that, presently, the community had no legal access to the wilderness area as a result of the land being sold and they may never have it back again. He advised that, if the plan goes through for 37 acres, the area was ideally suited to be a park as there would be a cul de sac which would allow access and parking for the wilderness area as well as a natural granite park and would lead into the lake.

Mr. Michael Wile, Manager of HRM Business Parks, provided further background information regarding this matter; noting that staff was in the process of a real estate development with Bank Developments including 180190 acres of land; noting that the trail head and parkland matter was still under discussion. He indicated that the trail would have an additional piece of property that would provide street frontage; noting this was all covered under the subdivision Bylaw and that there would be more parking and trail head than there was currently. Mr. Wile stated that HRM has commissioned a survey of lands and residents would see some survey lines blazed through natural
areas as a result.

In response to a question posed by Councillor Mosher, Mr. Wile stated that HRM would,in fact, facilitate easier connection to parkland and parking areas and that the dedicated parkland area would be retained by HRM as it was not being transferred under this purchase and sale agreement. He also indicated that staff have placed covenants on
the land to protect development from the park interface and have taken extra care to include protections for the look and feel of the parkland; noting that there would also be some grading changes to create a buffer between the buildings and any new development.

MOVED by Councillor Wile, seconded by Councillor Mosher that Chebucto
Community Council request a report on the presentation regarding the Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lake Wilderness Reserve including any relevant information staff are able to bring forward pertaining to this matter at this time.

MOTION PUT AND PASSED.

I was a little confused when I saw them refer to the jump park as trails but then I thought about it and realized that they are city councilors and don't know anus from hole. They're Halifax councilors, calling them bright and willing to help is being pretty generous. Can't wait for the cat fight to ensue when the boundary wars start.

what's the difference with the hole and anus?

Just show them all the older NWD Vids and tell them how Gnarly our Steeze is.