Entries by Marlaine Koehler

The 2025 Great Waterfront Trail Adventure Marks 30 Years of Connecting Communities to the Great Lakes with a New Cycling Route

The 2025 Great Waterfront Trail Adventure Marks 30 Years of Connecting Communities to the Great Lakes with a New Cycling Route 30 Years, 3 Great Lakes, 1 Epic Ride: A Legacy Trail Marks a Milestone Hamilton, August 8, 2025 – In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail, the Waterfront Regeneration […]

Rouge National Urban Park Celebrates 10 years

It was terrific to start the week by celebrating one of citizen advocacy’s finest accomplishments!  The Rouge National Urban Park marked its 10th anniversary this morning. About 50 people gathered to reminisce and reflect on the 50 years it took to build political support for protecting a pristine urban river valley.

Join us at the World Trails Conference September 30-October 3, 2024

The Waterfront Regeneration Trust is proud to support the #WorldTrailsConference as a sponsor! Join us in Ottawa and immerse yourself in discussions about trails, tourism, climate and nature. Join us for four magnificent days of sharing and learning about the international trail movement. Ontario has made so much progress on its trails–the Great Lakes Waterfront […]

Saddle Up for Scenic Cycling: Registration for 2024 Farm Fresh Cycle Tours Opens

Celebrate Bike Month by Registering! June 25, 2024—Toronto. The Waterfront Regeneration Trust, in partnership with the Greenbelt Foundation, CAA and Hamilton Halton Brant Regional Tourism Association, announces the return of the popular Farm Fresh Cycle Tours this September. Do you love Ontario in the fall – the crisp tang of a freshly picked apple, the clear […]

Corbett Creek, Whitby Closure

The Town of Whitby’s section of the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail will be closed from Forbes Street (adjacent to the Corbett Creek Water Treatment Plant) to Intrepid Park from September 2024 with an anticipated completion of May 2025.

Closure-East Point to Highland Creek, Toronto

Shoreline repair and long-term erosion mitigation project along Waterfront Trail between East Point Park and Highland Creek. Work on this section of Trail will be complete and the section reopened to the public by end of day June 25, 2024.  TRCA has completed and integrated shoreline protection. Repairs addressed extensive trail damage caused by erosion […]

Waterfront Regeneration Trust receives Grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation

The Waterfront Regeneration Trust is the grateful recipient of a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund. The grant has supported important work to evaluate, diversify and strengthen our fundraising capacity and communicate our impact. Over the past few weeks, we have met with many of the donors and champions who have supported […]

Keira McManus named the recipient of the 2022 Pauline Browes Fellowship

Fostering the next generation of leaders in conservation in Rouge National Urban Park Waterfront Regeneration Trust fellowship empowering students through hands-on learning in Rouge National Urban Park Since 2019, emerging conservation leaders have been earning an opportunity to shine in Rouge National Urban Park, thanks to the legacy of a community leader who helped save […]