Meeting tonight!

A month ago it looked as if we could start completing the trail work we started last year any day. All the snow means that it will likely have to wait until late April ….. but there is an important event next week that all Bow Valley mountain bikers should plan to attend. The Town of Canmore, MD of Bighorn and Alberta Community Development are jointly hosting a series of open houses to discuss trail closures and seek public input into the future of trail use in the Bow Valley. There have already been a series of meetings but it has been arranged to have a dedicated session just for mountain bikers this coming Monday, March 25 from 7 to 9 PM at the Provincial Building in Canmore (800 Railway Ave). A large turnout by mountain bikers will speak volumes to the people who manage the lands so we our encouraging everyone to attend. Impassioned and reasoned input is welcome. My only caution is that the group hosting these sessions labels mountain bikers as irresponsible trail users who don’t care about wildlife, sustainability of trails or user conflicts so we should do everything possible to show that we do have a responsible trail user perspective.