Section of Elora Cataract Trailway temporarily closed for tree maintenance

A section of the Elora Cataract Trailway in Wellington County will be temporarily closed on February 3, 4 and 5th in order to undertake hazard tree maintenance along the trail.

Trail closure signs will be posted on the section between 3^rd Line and 6^th Line and access will not be permitted. Members of the public are asked to avoid the area between 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. daily while the work is underway and to obey all posted signage so that crews may complete the work safely.

Maintenance will include the removal of approximately 300 hazard trees along the trail. Most of the trees are dead or dying Ash species which are small in diameter and pose a risk to the public. Where possible, trees that are removed as part of this maintenance work will be chipped or left on the forest floor where they will form new habitat and enrich the soil in the area as they decay.

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Media contacts:

Cam Linwood, GRCA Communications Coordinator
Phone 519-621-2763 x2251  |  Email clinwood@grandriver.ca

Lisa Stocco, GRCA Manager of Communications
Phone 519-621-2763 x2316  |  Email lstocco@grandriver.ca