Dreamers and Champions: Making Trail Towns Happen

The Southeast Regional Service Commission (SE RSC), together with the Municipality of Tantramar, invites local Dreamers, Champions, and community groups to help shape the future of a major regional trail initiative—and to explore how the municipality can become a cornerstone of a potential Southeast New Brunswick Trail Towns network. 

Tantramar already has a proud and diverse recreational community, built over many years by the municipality, its residents, volunteers, and local organizations. Trails and outdoor spaces exist because community members have created them, cared for them, and shared them. Any future growth can only succeed if it continues in that same spirit—driven by local voices, local priorities, and local knowledge. 

SERSC is working to connect communities from throughout the Southeast region by creating a cycling and hiking network being built in two phases, the first being a 170-km route from Alma to Cap-Acadie, with potential for Tantramar and other communities to become connected and become integral to, if not help lead, the region’s Trail Towns movement.

Trail Towns are communities that not only lie along long-distance trails but embrace them as part of their identity. They welcome trail users with practical amenities—food, lodging, rest areas, bike facilities—as well as community spirit. Trail Towns thrive when residents, businesses, and local groups work together, and when trails are seen as shared assets that support local businesses, attract visitors, and create new forms of prosperity for everyone in the region. By working collaboratively, SE RSC and Tantramar can bring existing efforts together, strengthen the trails we already enjoy, and ensure that any new development reflects the values and identity of the region. When the community leads the way, the result is a connected and celebrated trail network that benefits residents first, supports local businesses, and helps our area continue to grow in a way that feels right for Tantramar. Interested stakeholders are invited attend a community consultation session as follows:

Tuesday, January 27 - 6:00 PM – Tantramar Municipal Council Chambers
 

For further information, please contact: Marc Leger – Regional Trails Coordinator - marc.leger@nbse.ca - (506-381-4887)