{"id":8824,"date":"2024-09-19T14:46:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T17:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/?p=8824"},"modified":"2024-09-19T14:47:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T17:47:14","slug":"coastal-trail-to-see-improvements-from-60000-provincial-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/2024\/09\/19\/coastal-trail-to-see-improvements-from-60000-provincial-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Coastal Trail To See Improvements From $600,000 Provincial Grant."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cape Breton residents and visitors will see work to improve the environment along the Celtic Shores Coastal Trail in Inverness County with a provincial grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe volunteers who have built and continue to maintain this trail have created a tourism icon for our province,\u201d said Allan MacMaster, Minister of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage. \u201cThis funding will help them continue their good work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Celtic Shores Coastal Trail, which stretches 92 kilometres from Port Hastings to Inverness, is used by bikers, hikers, runners, horse-back riders, skiers and snowmobilers. The trail association received funding for shoreline erosion repair and storm surge protection at Walkers Cove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quotes:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Celtic Shores Coastal Trail, managed by dedicated volunteers, connects western Cape Breton communities and offers endless recreational opportunities for both locals and visitors alike.\u201d<br>\u2014&nbsp;<em>Blaise MacEachern, President, Celtic Shores Coastal Trail Association<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Celtic Shores Coastal Trail is more than a scenic route, it is a vital link that supports sustainable tourism, bolsters local economies, and preserves our rich natural heritage. Funding this destination infrastructure is essential to ensure the trail&#8217;s continuity, offering future generations of residents and visitors the opportunity to experience and safeguard our cherished coastal landscapes.&#8221;<br>\u2014&nbsp;<em>Amey Beaton, Manager, Destination Development, Destination Cape Breton<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quick Facts:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the Celtic Shores Coastal Trail Association received a provincial grant of $600,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage grants and programs:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cch.novascotia.ca\/investing-in-our-future\">https:\/\/cch.novascotia.ca\/investing-in-our-future<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online grant finder tool:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.novascotia.ca\/find-grants-offered-through-department-communities-culture-tourism-and-heritage\">https:\/\/beta.novascotia.ca\/find-grants-offered-through-department-communities-culture-tourism-and-heritage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Celtic Shores Coastal Trail:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.celticshores.ca\/\">https:\/\/www.celticshores.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source : Provincial Release <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cape Breton residents and visitors will see work to improve the environment along the Celtic Shores Coastal Trail in Inverness<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10,12,13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-general","category-latest","category-news","category-top-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8824"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8826,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8824\/revisions\/8826"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}