2008 Expanding our base

2008 Expanding our base

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The canoes get set to set off

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Sheila Thompson watches the canoes land at Fort George Buckingham House

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The road section of the Riverland Challenge

In 2008 in partnership with the Friends of Fort George and Buckingham house, we worked on a new event the Riverland Challenge. Our website had revision number 3 done.

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We were able to get many mayors, reeves and councillors out on a spring tour of the trail. 

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Spring Tour checking out the base of the Cold Lake Trestle

 

A new federal program caused hectic months of grant writing but at Halloween the federal government approved a Trail Surfacing grant $660,000 and it was soon in progress.

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Gerry Bidulock showing the installed signs. 

A small team installed staging areas with new yellow Access signs to help direct traffic within large towns and give users directions between staging areas.

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We partnered with Hillside Power Merchants to put on an event at Anshaw event. 

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New Trans Canada Trail interpretive signs were installed along the trail.

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NE Municorr wins Canadian Snowmobile Award of Excellence

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Part of our snowmobile group Vern Billey and George Deputat look at the Canadian Snowmobile Excellence Award at the ceremony

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Ray Danyluk congratulates NE Municorr