***UPDATE***

The Open House on Thursday went quite well.  Thanks to everyone who took the time to drop by. It was great to see so many mtn bikers out - we were definitely the majority of attendees at the open house. The next step is to fill out and submit the comment form - it's the best way to ensure cycling is well-represented in this plan. If you have any questions about what's going on, feel free to drop us a line or post a comment. Thanks!

The individual docs are:
Executive Summary
Draft Plan
Comment Form [e-mail it to westbraggcomments@gmail.com after filling it out].

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It’s no secret that the existing trails around the West Bragg Creek area are not great for mountain biking.  They are most often muddy and rutted and are not terribly exciting for us bikers.  The trails ended up this way mostly by design as the entire network was originally developed over 25 years ago as winter use only with a focus on cross country skiing.

 The CMBA, in partnership with the Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association, Alberta Parks, SRD, and other recreational and industrial user groups, are looking at the problems of the existing area and are working on a long term plan for the development of an all-seasonal, multi-use trail network centred on the West Bragg Creek day use area.

 The committee has created a first draft of the plan that includes proposals to bring certain existing winter trails up to summer use standards as well as proposals on a network of new summer use trails throughout the area.

 The Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association in partnership with Alberta Parks (Kananaskis Country) is hosting a public open house on a Proposed All Season Plan for the West Bragg Creek Trail System at the Bragg Creek Community Centre on Thursday, Nov. 26th from 4 until 8 pm.  Everyone is welcome.  At the open house, you can see the planned all-season networks drawn out on maps, look over lists of trails that will be improved, and talk to committee members who took part in the planning process.  Representatives from all different types of recreational and industrial user groups will be available to talk to.

   As mountain bikers, we need your input!  Please come by and see our maps and ideas, and share your thoughts with us.  We want to hear what you think!  If you can’t make it in person, we hope to have the plans posted online here a few days in advance of the open house, so keep an eye on this space.  You can forward any input to us via email or through the CMBA forum, and we will make sure it gets to the planning committee.

 These are exiting times to be a mountain biker in Calgary!  Great new things are happening in our future, and you can be a part of that and have your say!  So speak up and tell us how we can make West Bragg one of the best mountain biking destinations in the Calgary area!  See you all at the open house!

For more info, contact Eric Lloyd at elloyd@davincibb.net or telephone (403) 949-2696.

The Bragg Creek Community Centre is located at 23 White Avenue, Bragg Creek AB.
 

Some of our parters on the planning committee:

Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association

Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (SRD)

Alberta Tourism, Parks, and Recreation (TPR)

Spray Lakes Sawmills

Shell Canada

Husky Energy