Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Cathy Trimble, the chair of the Hastings Trails Destination Inc., issued a press release on Jan. 20 to announce that HDTI had received a grant of $15,000 from Ontario Highlands Tourism Organization through their Tourism Recovery and Innovation Program Partnerships Program. This money will assist HDTI with their 2021 trail initiatives, which will eventually lead to a county-wide non-motorized recreational trail network.
Trimble has given presentations to multiple township councils in the area over the past couple of weeks, including Carlow Mayo, Tudor and Cashel and Limerick. In these presentations, she provided a history of the HDTI, she went over its accomplishments in 2020, most notably getting an OTF grant worth $145,800 to refurbish 18 kilometres of trails at Eagles Nest Park, McGeachie Conservation Area and the Gut Conservation Area, managing 1,593 volunteer hours, securing in-kind contributions in the amount of $28,000, getting $52,375 in