Terry Fox trail gets stainless steel upgrade
CBC News | Posted: June 17, 2016 10:13 PM | Last Updated: June 17, 2016
Updates will help the fitness trail to stand the test of time
The Terry Fox Fitness Trail in Assiniboine Park has gotten a new lease on life with a wood-to-steel upgrade.
After 30 years of wear and tear, the trail was showing its age.
"Terry Fox is such a Canadian icon that we felt we just absolutely had to ensure that his legacy, his name on this trail was kept alive for the future,"said Don Peterkin, COO of the Assiniboine Park conservancy.
The idea of a fitness trail was a new concept when it arrived in the park. Peterkin said it's now been upgraded to stand the test of time.
"We have now the next generation of material," he said. "It's going to withstand heavy wear and tear and use, and we think it's going to last for the next three or four decades."
The upgrades to the fitness equipment are not the only improvements. The one kilometer pathway has been widened, and over 100 trees and shrubs were planted along the trail in conjunction with Garden Days.