Public Meeting-Cedar Trail-Hemer Park to Boat Harbour

This trail, used by the community for years and years, was blocked by a tall metal fence at the end of the park when the current owner took possession.  Recently, a proposal for development of the property, including the former rail line, was submitted to the RDN.  The subdivision drawings show twenty-four five acre lots, with access from Holden Corso Road.  The development plan is not yet available for public view, but people who have seen it said the rail line trail could be accommodated with minor modifications.  Somehow, the legal right of way for the section of the rail line from Hemer Park to Boat Harbour is unclear.  At a meeting a few of weeks ago at the Cedar Heritage Centre, Jessica Stanley, our RDN director, noted that NOW is the time to speak up for the right of way to be reinstated.  Once the development proposal goes by this first stage of approval, other considerations such as water and traffic may be addressed, but the right of way must be decided now.