Trail Upgrades and Maintenance Activity in 2021

2021 has been a very active year with numerous trail upgrades and increasing capability within Cataraqui Conservation to contain vegetation growth along the trail. Trail upgrades and source of funding or assistance were:

Project/Initiative	Funding/In-kind Support
Chaffeys Bridge Redecking	Rural Economic Development Grant and Rideau Lakes Township
Trail Resurfacing (County Road 5 Eastward – Rideau Lakes	Rideau Lakes Township
Trail Resurfacing (County Road 5 Westward) – Rideau Lakes	Infrastructure Canada Improvement Project grant
Trail Parking County Road 5 and Highway 15	Rideau Lakes Township
Signage Improvements	Friends of the Cataraqui Trail – Private Donor
Signage, Surface and Gate Improvements	Crabtree Foundation
Parking Improvements Highway 15 and Indian Lake Road	Crabtree Foundation

Maintenance projects included:

Activity	Funding/In-kind Support
Mowing, Maintenance (Smiths Falls, Rideau Lakes, South Frontenac)	Cataraqui Conservation staff & equipment
Mowing, vegetative management and surface maintenance (Stone Mills)	Stone Mills Township
Vegetative Management (Smiths Falls to MacGilvray Road)	Rideau Ridge Riders Snowmobile Club
Spring Clean-up Month	Friends of the Cataraqui Trail – Trans Canada Trail Grant