The purpose of the Coordinating Committee is to provide advice on the implementation of the Ontario Trails Strategy. Roles will include advising on grant project priorities for years two through five, monitoring progress towards achievements of key deliverables, and keeping interested groups abreast of developments while providing them with opportunities to offer input.

The inaugural meeting of the Ontario Trails Coordinating Committee was held on March 20, 2006. The committee met on June 26, 2006 and will meet again December of 2006. The committee is comprised of the following ministries and stakeholder groups:

• Ministry of Health Promotion – lead ministry

• Ministry of the Attorney General

• Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

• Ministry of Natural Resources

• Ministry of Transportation

• Ministry of Northern Development and Mines

• Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

• Ministry of Finance

• Ministry of Tourism

• Ministry of Culture

• Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal

• Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration

• Ontario Trails Council (OTC)

• Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)

• Nature and Outdoor Tourism in Ontario (NOTO)

• Active Living Resource Centre for Ontarians with a Disability

• Go for Green

• Conservation Ontario

• Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)

• Ontario Heritage Trust

• Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters

• Trail Studies Unit, Trent University

Other key interest groups such as the forestry industry, fur trappers and prospectors will be kept abreast through a networking contact list and will be invited to provide input where appropriate.

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