Foundation Assisted Projects

Project Partner(s) Foundation Contributions

1988-2000 Projects
1. Canoe Portage at Wilkes Dam G.R.C.A $1,000.00
2. Dike to Trail Access Stairs – Waterworks Park G.V.T.A. $2,000.00
3. Brantford to Hamilton Rail Trails G.V.C.F. $60,000.00
4. D’Aubigny Creek Fish Habitat Steelheaders $2,000.00
5. Paris Walking Trails – Nith and Grand Rivers Town of Paris $1,675.00
6. Gordon Glaves Memorial Pathway 15 local Associations + In Kind $1,000.00
7. Whiteman’s Creek Fish Habitat Trout Unlimited $800.00
8. Regulation Signage – Whiteman’s Creek Trout Unlimited $1,600.00
9. Brant County Field Guide Brant Field Naturalists $1,000.00
10. Tree Planting – Lions Park Greening of Brant $8,000.00
11. Trail Brochures – Brant County G.V.T.A. $1,516.00
12. Resurface Trail Access Parking – Waterworks Park PUC & Industries $4,000.00
13. Printing of “Grand Footpaths” G.V.T.A. $2,000.00
14. “Brantford Environmental Education Programs” (B.E.E.P.) $200,000.00
15. Assistance for Pathway Cleanup Flood/Ice Damage City of Brantford $5,000.00
16. Core Area Waterfront Improvements City of Brantford $20,000.00
17. Improvements to Canoe Portage around dam Town of Paris $14,500.00
18. Ponds and Nature Area Improvements Mt. Pleasant Optimists $2,500.00
19. Brant County Monitoring Program Long Point Bird Observatory $3,500.00
20. Picnic Tables Kiosk Restoration City of Brantford $5,730.00
21. Jerseyville Trail Parking Area Grand River Foundation $7,000.00
22. Donor Recognition Signage Fordview Park City of Brantford $9,500.00
23. Prairie Grass Enhancement Project Brant Naturalists $4,000.00
24. Picnic Table Project YM/YWCA & Urban Rangers $4,000.00
25. Phase I & II – Trans Canada Trail through Brantford 8 Major Partners $89,000.00
26. Contribution to Trail Steward’s Salary City of Brantford $2,554.00
27. Concept Plan for Trail Pavilion Site City of Brantford $2,115.00
28. Tree Planting Project Greening of Brant $2,500.00
29. Sponsor a Metre Flyers B.W.F. $1,775.00
30. Phase iii Trans Canada Trail Birkett’s Lane to River Rd. B.W.F. & Corporate Partners $47,557.00
31. Asphalt Trail & Amenities – Lock’s Rd. to Mohawk Park B.W.F. & Corporate Partners $32,000.00
32. Alfred Watts Hydro-Generating Plant Restoration B.W.F. $4,940.00
33. Phase II – Trans Canada Trail B.W.F. & Corporate Partners $87,187.00
34. Trans Canada Trail “In Kind” Donation B.W.F. & Blue Circle $104,000.00
35. Trail Signage Trillium Project $50,618.00
36. Trail Pavilion – Trans Canada Trail Pavilion B.W.F. & Corporate Partners $56,831.00
37. Interpretive Signage – Brantford to Paris B.W.F. $1,800.00
38. Paris River Access Project $8,000.00
39. Cockshutt Bridge River Access $14,200.00
40. Bell Homestead Trail Steps & Interpretive Tablet $2,000.00
41. Glenhyrst Trail Access $16,877.00
42. Restoration of Trail Signage between Soloray & Morrell Street along Grand River Avenue $14,743.00
43. Sponsor a Metre Program – Fund Raising Program $39,975.00
44. Grant to Relay
2000 Sub-Committee for local Ocean Water Relay Celebrations		 City of Brantford $2,500.00
45. Grow Green Project County of Brant $1,500.00
46. Interpretive and Historic Signage Along the Trans Canada Trail Trillium $75,000.00
1998-2000 Sub Total $1,019,993.00

2001 Projects
47. Yorkshire Access Ramp
48. Locks Road Rest Area S.C. Johnson $5,350.00
49. Improve Trail Safety at Earl Haig Park $2,800.00
50. Printing of New Trail Brochure (20,000) $13,787.00
51. Reprinting of Lions Park and Forest Trail Brochures $4,197.50
52. Complete River Trail – D’Aubigny Creek $24,702.02
53. Signage Kerr Shaver Terrace – Oakhill Drive $500.00
54. Update and Replace Kiosk Mapping $22,135.50
55. L.E.& N. Trail Development Trillium $75,000.00
2001 Sub Total $148,472.02

2002 Projects
56. CD Production & Tremaine’s 1856 Map Brant County City of Brantford $2,000.00
57. Bell Homestead Interpretive Signage Bell Homestead National Historic Site $2,552.00
58. L.E. & N Trail – 3.5 kms Mt. Pleasant to Brantford County of Brant & G.R.C.A. $75,957.91
59. “Sponsor A Metre” Updating Inscriptions City of Brantford $1,678.09
2002 Sub Total $82,188.00

2003 Projects
60. City Section of L.E. & N. Trail City of Brantford $55,343.61
61. Assisted with Bell Homestead Restoration Bell Homestade Committee $10,000.00
62. Updated Trans Canada Trail Pavilion Trans Canada Pavilion $663.90
63. Riverside Trail Survey County of Brant $2,992.71
64. Interpretive Signage & Kiosks City of Brantford $14,835.28
2003 Sub Total $83,835.50

2004 Projects
65. Cockshutt Bridge River Access City of Brantford, G.R.C.A & S.C.Johnson – A Family Company $86,851.66
66. Cockshutt Bridge Engineering J.H. Cohoon Engineering $6,590.05
67. Bean Park (Paris) River Access County of Brant $10,000.00
68. Trail Brochures – 20,000 City of Brantford $5,395.14
69. Kiosks & Signage – Exceptional Waters Brantford – Community Foundation $2,404.29
70. Kiosks & Trail Improvements City of Brantford $14,163.14
71. Canadian River Heritage Conference Sponsorship G.R.C.A. $5,000.00
72. Annual Pavilion Names Update City of Brantford $2,105.48
2004 Sub Total $132,509.76

2005 Projects
73. Cockshutt Bridge Sign City of Brantford, G.R.C.A. $698.63
74. G.R.C.A. – exceptional Waters >G.R.C.A. $2,685.31
75. G.R.C.A. – cockshutt bridge signage City of Brantford, G.R.C.A. $3,055.91
76. Grand River Foundation – Glen Morris river access Ancient Mariners Canoe Club / GRF $5,000.00
77. Trail Construction – grubbing City of Brantford,Walsh Enterprises $2,500.00
78. Real Perras, paving/signage.(Trail Brochure) City of Brantford $19,256.51
2005 Sub Total $33,196.36

2006 Projects
79. Brant’s Crossing Site Plan City of Brantford $575.00
80. Brant’s Crossing Pavillion City of Brantford $191,870.30
81. Exceptional Waters – Signage / guide books G.R.C.A. $2,029.25
82. Creedon Wetlands Restoration Ducks Unlimited $5,000.00
83. T, H & B Purchase County of Brant $127,484.00
2006 Sub Total $326,958.55

2007 Projects
84. Perched Fen – Trail & Signage City of Brantford $25,000.00
85. Whiteman’s Creek Dam Removal & Naturalization Trout Unlimited $14,737.00
86. TH&B Trail Construction – tree removal/grubbing City of Brantford, Walsh Enterprises $5,000.00
2007 Sub Total $44,737.00

2008 Projects
87. Children’s Water Festival Brantford, Brant, GRCA $1,000.00
88. Cobblestone Common – Paris County of Brant $15,000.00
89. Brantford Trail Video City of Brantford $7,000.00
90. WTH&B Trail – Trail preparation- City Portion City of Brantford, Walsh Enterprises $16,800.00
91. Semi – Annual Pavilion Names Update $732.06
92. TH & B Trail – paving City of Brantford portion City of Brantford $224,651.00
93. Burford Lions Trail Burford Lions & Lafarge TBD – 900 t Stonedust
2008 Sub Total $265,432.00

2009 Projects
94. Children’s Water Festival RBC Bluewater Projects & GRCA $5,000.00
95. Paris Lions Park Walkway Nelson Contracting $3,300.00
96. TH & B Project, County of Brant Fed & Prov Gov’ts, & Cnty of Brant $181,985.57
97. TH & B Project, County of Brant: Armour Stone Dufferin Aggregates $2,992.76
98. TH & B Project, County of Brant Lafarge, Dufferin Aggregates & County of Brant TBD-6700 t Stonedust
2009 Sub Total $193,278.33

2010 Projects
99. Children’s Water Festival RBC Bluewater Projects & GRCA $5,000.00
100. T.H.& B. Project, County of Brant Fed & Prov Gov’ts & County of Brant 489,042.27
2010 Sub Total $494,042.27
Accumulated Grand Total to the end of 2010 $2,824,942.79
TOTAL ACCUMULATED WITH PARTNERS’ CONTRIBUTIONS IS OVER 4.5 MILLION DOLLARS

Legend:

G.R.C.A. – Grand River Conservation Authority
G.V.C.F. – Grand Valley Conservation Foundation
G.V.T.A. – Grand Valley Trail Association
B.W.F. – Brant Waterways Foundation

NOTE: With the contributions of the various “partners” in the projects, well over $4.5 million dollars of water related and riverside trail projects have been accomplished. At the same time, the Foundation continues to accumulate interest-generating capital.