8 - North Shore News - Wednesday, April 12, 2000

Trans Canada Trail
Relay hits N. Shore

Deana Lancaster

News Reporter
dlancaster@nsnews.com

IN the next five
months 5,000
Canadians will snow-
mobile, ride, ski, run
and rollerblade to mark
the opening of the
longest shared-use
recreational trail in the
world.

: Trans Canada Trail
has its origins in an idea devel-
oped cight years ago. Since
then, trail councils in each
province and territory across
the country have worked to
turn the idea into reality: a
trail that spans the country
and can accommodate a mul-
titude of activities.

The trail is almost finished
now, and it's 16,100 kilome-

elfes

Thursday, p
es dof inclu

0,000 miles) long.

o mark the openme of

the ual in September, the
Trans Canada Trail
Foundation has planned Relay
2000 — the longest trail relay
in the world.

On Feb. 19 water was
drawn from the Arctic Ocean
and last Friday in Victoria it
was drawn from the Pacific
Ocean, In May, water will be
collected from the Adantic
Ocean.

During the next five
months the water will be
passed from carrier to carrier,
through communities across
the country to meet in
Ottawa, where all three vessels
of water are to be poured into
the Trans Canada Trail
Fountain on Sept. 9.

Tomorrow, the water trav-

els the North Shore section of

the trail, and a full slate of cel-
ebrations and activities is

scheduled
WES am.: The water arrives in
Horseshoe Bay trom
Vancouver [sland via the
Nanaimo Bathtub,

The celebration will be
hosted by West Vancouver
Mavor Kon Wood and will
feature live entertainment by
the BC Boys Choir.

As the relay passes through
West Vancouver, school chil-
dren will line the route to
cheer on the passing athletes.
@ 12:20 p.m.: The water pass-
es through Capilano. River
Regional Park and is
exchanged from carrier to car-
rier at the Capilano Fish

On the main stage
in Edgemont Village North
Vancouver District. Mayor
Don Bell welcomes the Trans
Canada Relay 2000.

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WEST Van resident Frank Kurucz is the official Relay 2000 water carrier picking

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