Chair person: Gloria Yeung

Those attending: Mark Bauman, Loretta Dunn, Joyce Cumm= ings, Inga Rinne

1. Guidebook Distribution: Eleanor pro= vided an e-mail report to the group. Highlights: All vendor= s have been visited, topped up with supply and displays tidied and filled.

2. WTG Membership Report: Brenda was not present to report. Gloria will send an e-mail to Bren= da to inquire about any need for supplies and current membership numbers.

3. April Hikes: April 15 Mark repo= rted attendance of 25-30 for the birding hike.&= nbsp; It was a cloudy day, but lots of interesting facts were described and species spotted. Brad was not present to report on the April 28 hike.&nb= sp; Joyce reported that the April 29 hike at Snyder’s Flats was enjoyable. There were about 2= 4 in attendence. Joyce also report= ed that the Dogs on Leash signs have been removed again despite their recent replacement. The new trees pl= anted in the area are looking good.

4. May 27 Hike: Inga will be leading the hike with Judy from the wildflower society. Gloria will lo= ok into obtaining a copy of the hike waiver that can be accessed more easily by hike leaders, perhaps by having a copy placed on the website.

5. 2007 HC Month: Joy has requested that anyone with feedback about April’= ;s events should contact her. Th= is can be on anything that you worked on or attended. The group discussed. Gloria will send a summary note to= Joy. In general, the soccer clinic and hike-on-a-bus were well attended and had lots of positive comments. All thought the overall organizati= on, publicity and partnering across organizations contributed to the success of= the events.

6. Hike on a Bus: Gloria showed s= ome of the information that was provided to those attending the Hike on a Bus event April 12. Clint and Shirley l= ed the hike and Ken Reger was on board to provide local history and a wealth of kn= owledge about blue birds in the area. Many positive comments were made about the event stops and highlights. A map with stops was provided for = the attendees and this too, was well received.= People liked to be able to find again some of the spots to which they were introduced. Hike Schedul= es, brochures, postcards about the “Taste of Woolwich” event, and “Buy Local, Buy Fresh” maps were also handed out.

7. Grand Actions Report: Gloria re= ceived an e-mail regarding updates for the 2007 Grand Actions Report. Gloria will send the updated infor= mation to the GRCA for this, coordinating with Bev at the Township.

8. Ontario Trails Legislation: Gloria passed out information on a session in Kitchener put on by the Ministry of Health Promotion regarding Ontario Trails Legislation. Of the varied topics to be discuss= ed, there was agreement that for us, keeping the development and maintenance of trails simple and at the local level was important. Local issues need local solutions.= Questions from the group centered = around what might be done about education and liability for trails at a Provincial level. It was thought that if= a general fact sheet on liability for property owners where trails are present was produced by the Provincial Government it would provide a helpful tool in addressing land owner concerns with liability issues.

9. CW Optimist Report: Pete was= not present to report.

10.<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> Gr= and Valley Trails Updates: Jo= yce presented her news from the GVTA in the attached report. I. General GVTA News:

We just had our AGM and a= t the moment do not have a president. If anyone can offer any suggestions of some= one who might be willing, please let us know. Otherwise we seem to be in good shape. We now actually have a trail director for each of our four sections,= so we hope the trail will soon be in better shape, especially in the north.

II. Black Walnut News:

III. Woolwich Township Ne= ws:

There is no decision yet = on our proposal to create a side trail north of West Montrose using the Kissing Br= idge Trailway.

The Whacky Women trail ma= intenance party on Wednesday April 18 was attended by 12 people, ranging in age from 3 to 70. We were joined by a photographer from the Woolwich Observer and Jane Prime and our 3 year old, Gyvina Hagan-Ip got their photos in the paper April 21. We worked on the mi= ddle section off of Middlebrook Road, creating a slight reroute around a garbage dump, removed 3 trees leaning over the trail, and rearranging rocks to make= the crossing of the little stream a bit safer.

Only 7 people turned out = for the April 24 trail maintenance day, four from Woolwich Township (organized by C= lint Rohr) and three from the GVTA. The section that we worked on, from Highway 86 to Middlebrook Road is in pretty good condition. It will need some weed whacking later, usually in mid to la= te June and in late August. The two people from the GVTA who joined me were impressed with what a beautiful section this is.

The hike on Snyder= ”s Flats on April 29 was attended by 24 people, including two descendents of t= he original Snyder settlers.

11. Breslau Update: Lorreta was present to report on Breslau happenings. There was a great turn out for the soccer clinic held for HC month. There are on-going access problems= at a section of trail in Breslau. = Some ways of limiting access of unauthorized vehicles needs to be investigated.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Mark will obtain a map from the to= wnship so the area of concern can be discussed and worked on. It was also thought that a letter = to Council regarding unauthorized presence of vehicles in Breslau might prompt some further investigation and patrolling.

12. New Business: In Breslau Mark mentioned there is= a property with a wetland pond that may have potential for a trail development project. He will look further= into this.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; It was discussed what might be needed to repair the wash out from spring flood= ing on the HVT. Mark will work wi= th the Township on this repair.

13. Next Meeting: Thursday September 20^{th, 7:00
pm at the St. Jacob’s Firehall.
Gloria will book the meeting room.}

Upcomin= g Hikes:

Sunday Sept. 16, 2 pm: Grand Valley Trail north of W= est Montrose.

Meet Joyce at the east end of Balsam Grove Rd. From Elmira, take Line 86 east to Middlebrook Rd. Go north on Middlebrook to Balsam Grove Rd. Call Joyce for more info 519 742-5197.

Sunday October 21, 2 pm: 2 hr hike at Schneiders Woo= ds.

Enjoy the fall colours at Schneiders woods! Meet Joy at the access point at the corner of Wideman Rd and the Wilmot Line (Wilmot/Waterloo boundary one concession south-west of Erbsville). Bring drinking water. Trail rating: challenging due to steep hills. = No baby buggies or dogs please.

Sunday Nov. 18, 2 pm: 2 hr hike and Geocache on Lion= s Lake Trail near Floradale.

Discover geocaching-the adventure that uses= GPS to locate hidden “caches” around the world. Join hike leader and veteran geocac= her John Robinson for an introduction to this exciting new trend. Meet at the Floradale park ball di= amond behind the Mennonite Church on Florapine Rd near Floradale Rd #19. Trail rating: easy, well maintained trail: includes gravel, earthen and grassed sections. Washroom available.