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News Archive - 2000 Nose Hill Report Card
Nose Hill Park Since the City passed the Nose Hill Trails Policy in the spring CMBA has been very active working to mitigate the negative aspects of this policy and implement the policy initiatives that support fair sustainable access to the Park. Over the summer and fall Nose Hill saw some dramatic changes. Regular users will have noticed the orange snow fencing, closure signs, metal stakes and rototilled trails signifying trails closed to all users. What is not apparent is the imposition of bicycle-only closures because the city has yet to erect these signs. Bicycle-only closures means you are pretty well restricted to one route from each point of entry to get you to the top, and there are no ways to connect the bottoms of these routes other than a brisk ride along a shoulderless, high-speed (80-90 km.h) motorway.
CMBA, the MAC and City Administration Make Progress on a Pilot Trail A committee composed of CMBA, MAC and City Administration representatives has worked to re-designate a small amount of trail from the 64th avenue parking lot as a multi-use trail. This one kilometer trail will be used as a pilot to test the use of IMBA trail building guidelines.
Bowmont Park The City is beginning the process of creating a Natural Areas Management Plan for Bowmont Park. Over the summer and fall they have been gathering usage information and performing field surveys. In November they will be contacting CMBA to inform us of the dates and times for review meetings that are planned for this fall. Unlike what happened in Nose Hill, CMBA is being involved in the planning from the beginning. We hope that this involvement will result in fair treatment of cyclists and will prevent miss-information from driving policy. Our Zone representative for Bowmont Park is Michael Le Feuvre. He will be attending the review meetings to present CMBA's position and to help provide trail and natural area expertise. If you have any questions, need information or would like to help you can contact Michael at michael_lefeuvre@shaw.ca
IMBA Visit
CMBA at the Canmore World Cup & 24 Hours Of Adrenalin On the July 8 / 9th weekend several members of CMBA attended the World Cup mountain bike race at Canmore to erect and man our display tent, once again to try and increase the public awareness of CMBA and our goals, and to increase our membership base.
Roundtable Discussion on Trail Maintenance Are you involved ( or would like to be involved) in trail maintenance and want to share ideas with others? CAOC is holding a roundtable discussion to allow groups to discuss issues such as tool sharing, coordination, funding and volunteer recruitment.
For more information call 270-2262.
Trail closures on Mt. Norquay and Stoney Squaw Over the past few years, cyclists have used and created many unofficial trails on the steep, south sides of Mt. Norquay and Stoney Squaw near Banff townsite. Parks Canada will be enforcing its ban against off-trail riding effective mid-August, 2000. The Norquay Road, the Stoney Squaw loop trail and the Lower Stoney Squaw trail will remain open for cycling.
Bear Closures
Moraine Lake The grizzly bear has returned to the Moraine Lake/Lake Louise area and Parks Canada has once again implemented Restricted Access on the Moraine Lake Highline Trail.
Kananaskis Trail Maintenance
Please email or call to confirm your attendance. A few people have indicated that they would like or need to car pool. If this is something that interests you please contact their volunteer coordinator for more information.
Nose Hill Management Advisory Committee There is one position that is becoming open on the MAC. CMBA is looking at supporting individuals who understand cycling as well as have an interest in protecting the natural character of the Park.
The Importance Of Nature To Canadians The federal government has released the second major report on the Importance of Nature to Canadians. Statistics Canada conducted the survey of 87,000 Canadians.The second report, which focuses on the economic significance of nature related activities shows that 20 million Canadians participated in one or more nature related activity in 1996. By taking part in nature-related activities such as camping or fishing, participants helped to support 215,000 jobs in Canada. Nature related activities contributed $12.1 billion towards Gross Domestic Product and generated $5.4 billion. This is a useful report to counter arguments that species protection is too costly, costs jobs etc. For further information on the report see Environment Canada
Capture the Wild Photography Contest
They're Back
Turple Brothers, Bike Shop Of The Year We are proud to announce that Turple Brothers of Red Deer won the CMBA 1999 Bike Shop of the year award. This shop bought a CMBA membership for every person who purchased a $1000 plus mountain bike. What a great idea, wish I would have thought of it. Keep up the good work guys. Bike shops, we don't mind if you copy this idea, actually, we encourage it.
Central Alberta MTB Report Jordan Sinclair tells us what's up in central Alberta
The Nose Hill Trails Policy has passed through council The policy regarding trails in Nose Hill Park has passed through council. During review Alderman Joanne Kerr stated that the City has moved beyond the belief that cyclists cause excessive damage and now understands that cyclists and pedestrians create similar impacts. She has further stated that the goal of the City with regard to Nose Hill Park is one of inclusion rather than exclusion.
Sad To See You Go Special thanks to Executive Board Members Murray Knight and Bonnie Dyck for their outstanding effort and support. For those of you that don't know, Murray was one of the founders of CMBA. He did outrageous amounts of work (just ask his family) dedicated to Fish Creek Park, the City Off-pavement Policy, Nose Hill, and even was Acting President for a few years. Bonnie was not only the Treasurer, but Murray's right hand man for a few years. She did all those miscellaneous things that need to get done but no one wants to do. Thanks you two, you will be truly missed.
In The Crunch Thank you to the bike shops who supported the CMBA by funding the Calgary Herald advertisement regarding the proposed Nose Hill Trail Closures.
See who they are
Recognition for a Job Well Done At the SPC on Community & Protective Services CMBA gave a 'tag team' presentation. This 25-minute presentation covered all of the issues that CMBA has been discussion regarding Nose Hill Park and cycling in natural areas. Even though the committee decided to vote against cycling in Nose Hill Park the presentation clearly showed that their decision had no basis. The following people deserve a great deal of thanks for donating many hours in the preparation of the presentation and for taking time off from their normal work to attend the committee meeting and present. Pete Griba spent many hours putting the presentation together, recruiting presenters and discussing how the Administration's process was flawed. Joel Mayer put together the introduction that laid the groundwork for the entire presentation. Don Weir drove down from Edmonton to present the science regarding cycling impact and trail design. David Caplan summed up our presentation and identified clearly the actions that we were asking of the committee. We all owe these people thanks. Even though the outcome of the committee meeting was not what we had hoped the presentation showed that we were knowledgeable, credible, reasonable and understood how to preserve the Park better than Parks & Recreation. Buy them a beer if you see them.
Turple Brothers innovative funding initiative The Turple Brothers Bike Shop from Red Deer has come up with an innovative plan to help advance the cause of cycling advocacy. Jeff, from Turple Brothers, is sending down $5 from every bike they sell. He and Jordan Sinclair will also be submitting a written piece on why they are doing this and why they feel it is important. No trails equals no sales! We'd like to take this opportunity to thank Turple Brothers, and of course all the other shops that are active Retailer Members for their past contributions and continued support.
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We are asking members to rate the effectiveness of the actions of City Hall, City Administration and other associated agencies in meeting the ongoing needs of Nose Hill Park and Park users.
The IMBA (International Mountain Bike Association) Trail Care Crew passed through Calgary again this year to help us with our on-going quest to keep access to off-pavement trails in and around Calgary.
The berries are ripe and bears are coming to valley bottoms to feed. There have been several attacks reported in the last few weeks in the Canmore/Banff area as well as Kananaskis Country. Please take precautions and respect all bear closures.
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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is proud to present the Second Annual Capture the Wild Photography Contest and Gala. Designed to raise awareness and funds in support of Alberta's wild spaces, CPAWS invites photographers of all ages to capture the beauty of Alberta, and the world!! Deadline for entries is August 31, 2000
