Ecological Integrity, Public Access
Highlights: Introduction We started the 2023-2024 year by electing a strong and active board with many members reoffering from the previous year. However, we also started and ended the year without a president in our executive team. MRWA has always had a space reserved for …
MRWA’s Annual General Meeting will be held at 7PM, May 15, in the Captain William Spry Community Centre in Spryfield. We’ll be in the “Multipurpose Meeting Room”. The AGM is a great opportunity to get to know about MRWA and volunteer your help with the …
Halifax’ municipal government is updating it’s Regional Plan, which will shape future growth and development of all HRM including the McIntosh watershed area. This post describes MRWA’s feedback to the HRM Draft Plan. Submit your own feedback by October 27. If you support MRWA’s approach …
HALIFAX (Kjipuktuk), March 28, 2023 — The McIntosh Run Watershed Association (MRWA) is expanding the McIntosh Run trail system and will be adding 16 km of new backcountry singletrack trails to the network. Over the last 24 months, MRWA completed a detailed plan for the expansion and secured landowner approvals. The first 3 km of new trails are under construction and will open this spring. MRWA is looking for community help to complete the project.
The MRWA volunteers and trail builders have been working hard on new trails since October, weather permitting! The new trails are all on the southwest side of the river, in the area between Norawarren and the existing Orange Jelly trail which starts at Sarah Drive. …