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01/19/2022

Hi Everyone! Update on the Waking/Rolling Trails!
LET'S GET THESE BUILT NEXT!

CWATS (County of Essex) has identified our routes to be built in the short term (0-5 years) as follows.

1. Paved Shoulder along West Ruscom River Rd from County Rd 2 to County Road 42

2. Bike Lane along County Rd 42 from County Rd 31 to East Ruscom River Rd

3. Multi-Use Pathway along East Ruscom River Rd from County Rd 2 to County Road 42

This is where you all come in! We've worked hard and waited patiently, now it's our time to have our voices heard and get our routes built next! Please sign the petition linked ASAP so it can be presented at the next Council Meeting on February 1st with the two previous petitions.

Note: Unfortunately due to covid we will not be going door to door.

99 signatures are needed to reach the next milestone!

12/22/2020

The Municipality/Township and County have both been looking into making this project a reality! Your civic engagement efforts are paying off!

Essex Couty Update:

Essex County's County Wide Active Transportation System (CWATS) is updating its Master Plan. County Rd 31/West Ruscom River Rd, East Ruscom River Rd, and the stretch between the two on County Rd 42 made the list!

Currently, it looks like the County is willing to fund up to 40 % of the following projects:

A Paved Shoulder on County Rd 31/West Ruscom River Rd)
A Signed Route (Blue CWATS Signage) on East Ruscom River Rd
Buffered Paved Shoulder or Separated Bike Lane on 42. The color-coding was not clearly associated with one or the other.
Use the following links to let them know these routes are big priorities for you and your families/friends and that we'd like to see them built as soon as possible. The more responses stating that this is a priority, hopefully, the sooner it will be funded and built.

If you're looking for different/enhanced measures such as a two-way multi-use pathway (like Stoney Point) let them know!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NFWH95Z

https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_lbvWKHA=/

Town of Lakeshore Update:

While the County has put us on their map, The Town of Lakeshore is completing a feasibility study to investigate options and cost implications of the preferred design solutions. We should be seeing the results of the study in 2021 as they were originally aiming to consult the public this December. The options they're looking at are paved shoulders vs building a single wider pathway on one side of the roadway (like Stoney Point I believe)

The Town is working to finalize the material to schedule a public information session to obtain public input before finalizing the study with the recommended design and associated preliminary cost (This is where we will all provide input to the Town about what we want).

The future planning of implementation through the CWATS (County Wide Active Transportation System) program would be the next step along with the future potential for additional grant funding possibilities (see the first part of this update).

These maps illustrate the CWATS network including existing and proposed facility types.

09/29/2020

Below is a summary of the update received from the Municipality of Lakeshore upon inquiring on the status of the multi-use trail along the East Rustom River Road:

The Town is completing a feasibility study to investigate options and cost implications to drive out the preferred design solution. These options consist of looking at paved shoulders versus building a single wider pathway on one side of the roadway.

The Town has been working with the consultant to finalize the material to schedule a public information centre to obtain public input before finalizing the study with the recommended design and associated preliminary cost. The goal is to complete this study by the end of this year so that the future planning of implementation through CWATS program would be the next step along with future potential for additional grant funding possibilities.

This study is used then to hopefully get this trail system added under the County’s CWATS program for future funding and implementation under the County’s program. The benefit of the program when projects are approved by the CWATS Committee is they supported with 40% funding towards the project from the County.

They also provided updates about the playground equipment, tree planting and a water bottle refill station at the Geralyn Tellier Perdu Park. If you're interested in those updates, please comment below and I can make another post.

06/22/2020

This week we'll be showcasing some awesome vintage photos from the Diocese of London. Did you know that we have an archivist and a climate-controlled archive?

- St. Joachim, Oct 4, 1944

05/08/2020

Thank you! Merci!

Christina Maure de St-Joachim fait partie d'une équipe qui fabrique des masques et des sauves-oreilles, non seulement pour le sud-ouest, mais aussi pour des citoyens aussi loin que l'Alberta : https://bit.ly/35HWe5O
Photo : C. Maure

02/21/2020

Les oeuvres de vingt jeunes du Centre-Sud-Ouest se retrouve maintenant dans un recueil de poèmes intitulé Le poème de ma langue....la voix de la jeunesse. Bravo les poets de l'École Saint-Ambroise

Les oeuvres de vingt jeunes du Centre-Sud-Ouest se retrouve maintenant dans un recueil de poèmes intitulé Le poème de ma langue....la voix de la jeunesse.