West Scarborough Rail Trail - MANY WAYS TO GET INVOLVED!
Hello Friends of the West Scarborough
Rail Trail
There are many ways to get involved in supporting the West Scarborough Rail Trail. We have 4 levels of support to match your interest and availability. Every contribution helps including signing a petition, writing a letter, attending a community event or joining the committee. There is no contribution to small!
The West Scarborough Rail Trail is a legacy project integral to Toronto’s Active Transportation Network that is in immediate jeopardy of being cancelled forever. We need your support now to make the West Scarborough Rail Trail a reality.
The proposed West Scarborough Rail Trail is a 3-kilometre
undeveloped trail that runs from Warden Subway Station to Kennedy Subway
Station along a Hydro and rail corridor.
It was first envisioned over 50 years ago by University of Toronto grad
students, supported by the last 3 local councillors and included in the Warden
Woods Secondary Plan. It is the missing
link between established trails that would create a continuous cycle and
pedestrian trail system from Lake Ontario to the Meadoway and Rouge National
Urban Park.
It is now in peril from the TTC wanting to create a “pocket
track” to park two trains overnight on the historic GECO rail bridge and rail
line that are integral to the trail. The TTC is seeking operational control
over the city owned rail lands and bridge and cancellation of the trail.
We need your help NOW to Save the West Scarborough Rail
Trail.
Here are four ways to get involved immediately:
1. Community Member
A Community Member supports the creation of the West
Scarborough Rail Trail by signing the petition, participating in letter writing
campaigns, attending community meetings and participating in WSRT events.
2. Supporter Member
A Supporter Member would be invited to attend, promote and
support WSRT events and initiatives including community hikes, letter writing
and petitions. Promoting WSRT information and initiatives would include sharing
on social media, websites and newsletters. A supporter member can be an
individual or represent a community group.
3. Active Member
An Active Member would join the committee, attend meetings,
and take on organizational, decision-making and leadership roles. Active membership includes Supporter role
commitments. An Active Member can be an
individual or represent a community group.
4. Champion Member
A Champion Member is essentially an executive member. A Champion Member takes on a leadership,
organizational or promotional positions on the WSRT Community Committee. This may be as a representative on the
Councillor’s WSRT Working Group, an executive position, promotions lead, media
lead, social media lead, petition lead, events lead, etc. A Champion Member can
be an individual community member or someone representing an organization.
To get involved contact:
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