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Riverside Trail
In late
2006, Western Maine Health applied for and received a
$160,000 grant from The New Balance Foundation to be
designated towards the development of the Riverside
Trail.
The Riverside Trail
is a yet to be constructed piece of trail that will
connect the Viking Trail at Oxford Hills Comprehensive
High School and the trail at the Oxford Hills Middle
School. When completed the trail will be suitable
for multiple outdoor activities, be wheelchair
accessible and stroller friendly, and the site of
ongoing physical activity programs for the entire
community.
The Riverside Trail
project is the result of coordinated efforts between
WMH, Healthy Oxford Hills, SAD #17, including Oxford
Hills Middle and High Schools, as well as the Norway and
Paris recreation departments, to tackle the issue of
obesity in Oxford Hills. Programs and special
events will be rolled out on the trail after it is
completed.
Construction will
begin on the trail in May 2007 with the help of
volunteers from the Maine Conservation Corps., local
contractors, and local volunteers.
In celebration of
National Trails Day, Saturday, June 2nd, WMH and HOH
will coordinate a volunteer trail clean up beginning at
8:30 am and ending about 11:30 am.
For information
on volunteering for trail clean up please call (207)
743-5933 ext. 778.
Stay tuned for information on programs
associated with the trail!
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