Trail News Articles
Trail Re-opened
Trail News Trail Notices & AlertsFrom the Provincial government: The risk of wildfires has lowered enough in some counties for restrictions on travel and activities in the woods to be lifted today, August 29. The burn ban remains in place for the entire province until October 15 or until conditions improve further. See full release here
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TRAIL CLOSED to all users
Trail News Trail Notices & AlertsWe are closed to ALL USERS as of 4 pm today (august 5) until further notice. The Province is restricting travel and activities in the woods because continued hot, dry conditions have greatly increased the risk of wildfires. These and other measures are in place on provincial Crown and private land until October 15 or…
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Trail NewsTrail maintenance is being done in the Boutiler’s Point area past the Indian River bridge to Station Road in . Expect delays and please use caution in that area.
Continue ReadingTrail work continues in the Queensland area
Trail News Trail Notices & AlertsYou may encounter stop and go traffic in the Queensland area as well as construction equipment. This work is a result of the 2023 storm damage and is focused on storm-water repairs and upgrades. Please be respectful of signage, construction crews, volunteers and other trail users.
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Annual General Meeting 2025
Events Members news Trail NewsHello Members, We would like to invite you attend the upcoming Annual General Meeting of the St. Margaret’s Bay Area Rails to Trails Association. The AGM will be held in person on Wednesday June 18th, 2025 from 6:30-8pm at the Tantallon Library. Members who have paid their annual membership fees are eligible to attend and vote at the…
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Puddle Bridge re-open
Trail NewsThe new Puddle Bridge will re-open today at 5 pm . We would like to thank the residents off Black Pt and Puddle Rd area for their patience with the construction project in that area A special thank you to Black Pt Fire and homeowners of Gilbert Ln as it was used as a staging…
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Puddle Bridge is in place!!!
Trail News Trail Notices & AlertsThe structure for the new puddle bridge was placed early this morning. Work began earlier than expected due to predicted gusting wind later in the morning. All went in without any issues and the bridge looks amazing!! Our contractor will start the decking tomorrow, with the deck work expected to continue through next week. Next…
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Trail News Trail Notices & Alerts Urgent alerts - messagesThe cleanup of the section from Island View to Ingramport will be started next week We are doing this as we have the other sections, to re-establish the ditches, sight-lines and address other drainage issues. The amount of unseen damage from the July 2023 flood is severe and we are working to upgrade the trail…
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Puddle Bridge in Queensland update
Trail NewsOn behalf of the board of St Margaret’s Rails to Trails Association we would like to again thank PC Candidate Danielle Barkhouse for her support in obtaining funding to replace Puddle Bridge. The project start is January 2025 with reopening in May 2025 . This is a big project for our board of volunteers as…
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Trail patrols this past week
Trail NewsLast week, RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment’s (HRD) Community Action Response Team, HRD Traffic Services, and the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, joined forces to conduct off-highway vehicle (OHV) patrols on the BLT Rails to Trails and St. Margaret’s Bay Area Rails to Trails. During this two-day initiative, officers engaged with over 250…
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