FAQs

Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) holds a non-exclusive lease from the Ministry of Transportation for non-motorized recreational use for the northernmost 17 kms of the right-of-way from KM 3 (just north of the powerlines) to KM 21 (Woolsey Road).

The remainder of the Log Train Trail connects through a variety of formal and informal trails on private, municipal and/or crown lands south in the City of Port Alberni.

The management plan will specifically address the section of the Log Train Trail currently managed by the ACRD.  The management plan will also consider future partnerships and/or joint projects that could help address feedback received about other portions of the Log Train Trail.

Park management plans are guiding documents that set strategic direction, contain information on park values and threats and outline the objectives, strategies and priorities for how parks will be managed.

Management plans include implementation plans that identify achievable short, medium and long term priorities that take into account the capacity and resources of the ACRD.  

Over time, the ACRD intends to prepare management plans for all its parks and trails. These documents, coupled with the Parks and Trails Strategic Plan, approved by the ACRD board of Directors in 2015 will help the ACRD plan and prioritize operational and capital budgets across the parks and trails system.

The park management planning process can be summarized in the following steps:

• Gathering of background information (i.e. existing environmental, recreational and cultural values, etc)
• Initial engagement process – gathering information, ideas and suggestions from First Nations, other governments agencies, stakeholders, interest groups and the public
• Project team review of information received during engagement process and development of a draft management plan 
• ACRD Board reviews draft management plan
• Second engagement process – review of the draft management plan by First Nations, other government agencies, stakeholders, interest groups and the public
• Project team reviews input received and finalizes the management plan
• ACRD Board review and approval of the proposed management plan

This project is graciously 100% funded by the Canada Active Transportation Fund. 

The Canada Active Transportation Fund seeks to improve community connections and promote social equity amongst vulnerable Canadians, make travel by active transportation easier, more convenient and enjoyable, and enhance user safety and security, encourage people to choose active transportation over personal vehicles, contribute to long-term, sustainable, inclusive economic growth, while setting the foundation for achieving a more inclusive Canada and net-zero climate emissions by 2050, and Support the Canadian economy through a reduction in congestion, the creation of jobs and enhanced access via active transportation modes to businesses.