 Each year, the Toronto Club, along with its 8 sister clubs, holds special hikes and events to celebrate Bruce Trail Day. This year, on Oct. 1, 2023, as our President David Royle noted above, the theme is inclusion and “welcoming.”
Bruce Trail Day is especially geared to those new to the trail, who might want to learn more. For this year’s theme, we want to emphasize “belonging” for all; so that everyone, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, gender, physical limitation, or age, feels welcome to connect to nature and to your community of hikers.
As this newsletter reaches many members and regular supporters, we encourage you to invite a friend that might benefit from our theme of “welcoming.” We’ll also be reaching out to various special interest organizations and media and influencers to introduce the trail to non-members.
If you want to learn more about our people, our clubs, and the Bruce Trail, there are special hikes and displays Oct. 1 in Limehouse (near Georgetown). Limehouse Memorial Hall is open for refreshments, displays and washrooms. Toronto Club members will be on hand to answer questions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
New this year, is an emphasis on urban Toronto, the multicultural capital of Canada where we can make hikes more easily accessible, by transit, for many more people. Our hike leaders will take special care to “make you feel welcome,” and talk about how we want to build an inclusive hiking community. |
Mississauga Urban Hike: Come out and celebrate Bruce Trail Day in Mississauga with a beautiful walk high above the Credit River on University of Toronto (Mississauga) trails followed by an end to end of the attractive Sawmill Valley Trail. The hike will originate and finish at Erindale Park with a loop on each end. The Credit River Valley is a significant feature of the Bruce Trail and the Credit Valley Footpath, an unfinished side trail that, once completed, will extend all the way to Port Credit. The river valley was a major trading route for native peoples as well as home and hunting grounds for the Mississaugas of the Credit. The terrain is relatively easy without any major hills. We will be walking on a variety of dirt, packed gravel, and paved paths with some grass and boardwalks. Public washrooms available at Erindale Park only, but nature stops will be offered during the hike.