Nokiidaa trail extension set to officially open Sept. 15.

Ribbon cutting will be followed by walks along the extension

Yorkregion.com
September 13, 2018
Simon Martin

It’s been a long time coming but the Nokiidaa trail extension is ready to go.

An official opening for the trail will be held Saturday, Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. There will be a ribbon cutting followed by trail walks along the extension. People will be meeting at the parking lot at Mount Albert Road and Yonge Street in Holland Landing. Representatives from the Town of East Gwillimbury, the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority and the Region of York will be on hand for the event.

The LSRCA recently finished a Ghost Canal wetland enhancement project along the Holland Landing portion of the trail. The project created a 1.06 hectare wetland in what used to be a depressed field near the southeast corner of Yonge Street and Mount Albert Road.

Authority conservation lands general manager Brian Kemp said the new wetland would provide environmental benefits to the area, including reducing the risk of flood and associated damage, filtering groundwater and helping fight the effects of climate change. A boardwalk viewing area has been installed and will tie into the Nokiidaa Trail. The Rogers Reservoir Conservation Area is more than 84 acres of wetland forest and contains remnants of the historic “ghost canal” lock system.