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k’yuwaatl’aagee / k’yuwaatl’aagaay
Haida Gwaii Trails Strategy
k'yuwaatl'aagee / k'yuwaatl'aagaay means, the path out of concealment or the road out of the woods, in the Haida Language.
Thank-you to everyone who participated in the recent public and stakeholder consultation process. The considered and often in-depth responses provide a broader base from which to continue to build the Trails Strategy. Some results:
· 38 trails were recorded as being used on a regular basis by local people
· Schools use trails regularly for educational and fitness activities
· a summer job program should be considered to assist with trail maintenance, and to employ our youth
· sustained annual trail maintenance funding is key to a reliable and marketable trail system
· cyclists who use the highway say motorists are generally accommodating
· “share the road” signage may be helpful for highway cycling awareness
· regular cleaning of the area outside of the white line would be helpful to cyclists
· Municipalities, Rural Areas and local Trail Societies are interested in what a centralized trail maintenance fund could assist them with. Societies note that they would like the freedom to determine the priorities for maintenance within their purview.
For much more on the public and stakeholder consultation process, including all of the responses, please download the Report on the Public and Stakeholder Consultation Process for Stage 1: Parameters and Results
Several previous reports and a Terms of Reference have been created for the Haida Gwaii Trails Strategy. You can download them here:
How the Haida word for the HGTS was chosen
