Revive Gatineau Park Trail Names
In the 1970s the NCC discontinued the use of trail names for the xc ski trail network, marking trails and maps with numbers instead.In recognition of the heritage of the trails, many of which predate... continue reading »
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"I support the revival of the old Gatineau Park trail names!"
"Keep the long heritage"
"great initiative!"
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"Add the old names for historical purposes and to increase interest in skiing in the park but retain the numbering system"
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"Names are more memoriable than numbers, and as humans, we connect better to names. Would you want to be #12345?"
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"The NCC should consider at least renaming some of the trails for a mix of names and numbers. Numbers are cold and clinical (fitting well with government buraucracy), but names carry history, mystery and personalization....these are signs of a vibrant heal"
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"Retaining the original names of the trails maintains the historical image of the trails"
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"Please revert to original trail names. Put current ID. in brackets on maps."
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"As a skier in the park since the '70s I always found the names more colourful than faceless numbers."
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"If not a complete return then how about bilingual signs (numbers AND names)"
