The year 2024 saw the opening of a 1.8-kilometre trail in Salisbury that is now helping to keep residents active.
“To be quite honest, it has changed, the whole look and feel of the community, from a recreation perspective, I couldn’t be more thrilled. This has been a vision that many people had and to see it come to life, it’s 10 times better than I could have ever even dreamed of,” Mayor Robert Campbell told our newsroom.
The trail starts in the park in the Larson subdivision, and it stretches behind our ball fields and the back of the school near Braemar.
“We’re in the midst right now of connecting that with a bit of a pedway or bridge to our wetlands trail, which will again be a game changer,” Campbell adds.
The trail is accessible all year round, and Campbell says it is kept well-groomed in the winter.
The whole project cost around $450, 000, with contributions from the feds and the province.
Funding also came from a Town ‘Participaction’ challenge win. Salisbury was named Canada’s most active community in 2023 and received $100, 000. A poll was done with residents and the majority wanted the money to be spent on the trail.
“I met an individual on the trail, a gentleman in his 70s who talked about he’s never really been out walking before in his life. He’s now out every day walking that trail. He thinks, from a health perspective, that’s one of the best things our community has ever done,” Campbell says.
