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Annual clean-up day at The Summerstown Forest

Submitted article on the trails, making them ready for
the coming season, which is a much
ummerstown – More than 20
Smembers and friends attended the better use of volunteer hours.
annual clean-up day organized by the In addition to clearing dead
Friends of the Summerstown Trails branches and fallen trees on the 20
(FOTST) this past Saturday, Nov. 22. plus kilometres of cross country ski
In spite of the cold temperature to start and snowshoe trails, the volunteers
with, the volunteers were upbeat and also did regular maintenance work,
eager to tackle the work to be done, in the form of cutting back the small
and motivated by the snow that had branches and vegetation that grows
fallen in the days prior the event. “I back every year. Special attention
am here to express my thanks to those is taken in trimming back the It is because of the efforts of a relatively small group of people that the
who look after the trails. I appreciate “eyecatchers” in order to make the Summerstown Trails have become a popular place to enjoy the great
the closeness and convenience of the trails safe to enjoy. outdoors. Submitted photo.
trails to Cornwall. I come here often As soon as there is enough snow
all winter long and cross-country
on the ground, the trails will be
ski or snowshoe whenever I come groomed. Watch out for the opening
here,” said FOTST member Glenna
of the trails, which occurred in mid-
Redmond.
December last year. As was the
Because of the work done in previous case in previous years, FOTST will
years and the general awareness be offering weekend rentals of XC
by the general population as to the ski and snowshoe packages at an
importance of this recreational site for affordable rate and will also offer
the community, there is less garbage beginner and intermediate XC ski
and other debris to be found on the and snowshoe lessons in January. The
trails and in and around the parking trails are situated on Summerstown
lot. Consequently, rather than picking Road, 1.6 km north of exit 804 of
up garbage as in previous years and the 401. Check our website at www. Because there was less garbage and debris to clean up than in previous
also because of the snow cover, most summerstowntrails.com for more years, volunteer were able to concentrate on cutting back small
of the volunteers were put to work information. branches and vegetation. Submitted photo.

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