Progress Report

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Progress Report 1

• Brad Poirier, Bryce Everist, Colin Gillis, Justin
  Clifton, Shoneth MacInnis

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Overview

• Bridge width decided
• Gravel Types decided
• Flooding areas located
• New information from the Department of Fisheries
  and Oceans and the Department of Environment and
  Labour

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Objective

• Help the Town of Antigonish meet their goals of
  diverting cyclists and pedestrians away from busy
  streets and promoting healthy lifestyles

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Blaine Gillis

• CEO RDA Strait Highlands Region
• Gained information on Cape Breton and surrounding
  area trail systems
• and trail development in other towns

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Nova Scotia Trails Association

• Contacted through email
• Directed to their website and published document
  about design process, implementation, and
  completion of trail

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Charles MacInnis

• Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)
• Agreed with idea of bridge
• A water course alteration permit is needed
• Bridge would eliminate youth placing pallets
  across, restricting flow and preventing spawning

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David Shea

• Environment and Labour
• Bridge abutments cannot be within three meters of
  rivers edge
• Abutments cannot alter ice flow
• Removal of trees may alter strength of banks
• Vehicles entering bridge area are a concern to
  the water and sewage lines

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David Shea

• Location
• Received a map that shows the high water contours
  of 1-in-20 and 1-in-100 year flooding
• Advised to build the bridge to withstand the
  1-in-20 year flooding

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Marvin Hudson

• Stora Enso Woodlands Unit
• Grant Hayden (retired)
• Directed to Forest Engineers
• Mike Kelly
• Paul McDonald

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Measurements and Location

• Footings must be three meters from bank
• Therefore, bridge will be placed at highest point
  on the riverbank to comply with regulations
• Distance is now 50 feet, approx. 15 meters

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Measurements and Location

• Ideal width is 6 feet, allowing any combination
  of walker, cyclist or wheelchair user to cross at
  the same time
• Ice flows under the other bridges along the
  river, and therefore our bridge must be equally
  as high or slightly higher to accommodate for any
  extra ice picked up between bridges

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Bernie Chisholm

• St. Francis Xavier University Cross Country
  Running coach and former National Coach for both
  World Championships and World University
  Championships
• Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame Inductee
• Crusher Dust is best for top layer (A little more
  expensive)
• Type II Gravel for base

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Bernie Chisholm

• First layer to be graded then rolled
• Second layer to be rolled
• Once it rains, the path will be almost permanent
  under normal conditions

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Achieved Goals

• Additional Accomplishments
• Contacted Stora Enso and David Shea
• Obtained Flood Plain Map

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Revised Schedule