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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"The old names should be included with the trial numbers."
"Can't imagine signage being fixed to trees, but... Assume where needed, names would be bilingual."
"I have lived within the park for over 40 years and remember all of the old names before they became just numbers. They were a rememberance of our LOCAL history!!! And we, who have resided here so long, should be entitled to that."
"This should be part of the historical preservation of the park."
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"The original names are very descriptive, and were established by the volunteer crews that built them, and by those members of the the Ottawa Ski Club that first used these trails for recreation and enjoyment."
"as a paddler and skier, how can I not sign this petition!"
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"Those unique names are memorable numbers are not"
"Names are history and more interesting and memorable than numbers. If the English is a problem, make the names bilingual whenever possible."
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"Trail names - pls restore our history."
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"Highland Fling and other wonderful memories!!"
"the old names added enjoyment to the experience of skiing the trail, like "highland fling""
"Heritage is important."
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"I have been working at an outdoor education centre at the edge of a beautiful provincial park in BC. Both the cabins and trails at the private lodge/outdoor centre and the trails and mountains in the provincial park have evocative names. People here have "
