Maps and Dreams... trails that could be

Maps are fascinating things. I've been working my GoogleMap skills up, and decided to practice by adding a feature to the #CV2050 map.

What's the feature? One of my favourite "legacies of logging" – the Comox Logging & Railway Co's right of way that once stretched from north of Campbell River to the log dump and booming ground at Royston.

I've marked it in brown here (I'm not sure where it went north after what used to be called "Camp 3 Road" (but is now known as Endall Road, in Black Creek). Part of it has been turned into the "One-Spot Trail," thanks to the work of some horse folks. That part is marked in green. One day I hope to see a walking, cycling, equestrian trail from Royston all the way past Echo Lake (that's by the old Camp 8 sight north of Campbell River), and eventually connecting to old rail grades from Merrill & Lynch, and the big Bloedel Steward & Welch camps in the McCreight Lake and Sayward Valleys. Perhaps by 2050?


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I've also included a couple of landmarks in red: the Centre of the Known Universe (the roundabout at Cumberland and Willemar), and the constellation of 3 dance venues (Florence Filberg Centre, Courtenay Legion Hall, and Native Sons' Hall) that are one of the centres of activity and fun for me.


What and where are your special places in the Comox Valley? 


What kinds of trails and public spaces are you dreaming about?


Have fun!


hanspetermeyer 
29 April 2010

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#CV2050 Google map – Yours to annotate!

Yes, I know I said it'd be a cool thing if someone created a #CV2050 Google map that all of us who care about the Comox Valley could annotate. But it's so easy, and I'd rather be doing this than packing for my trip to Vancouver tomorrow... so here it is! A #CV2050 Google map. Ready for annotations!

To be fair, I googled "comox valley google maps" and found a great map already annotated for volunteer groups. A good place to start. Volunteer organizations are the heart of our communities. If we're going to have a resilient, thriving community in the Comox Valley in 2050, we'll probably owe some of that reality to the folks working and playing and enriching life through the organizations on this map. Thanks to whoever put together the original volunteer map!


But a thriving, sustainable community is more than volunteer organizations...
We also want to know things that only you can share. What's your favourite place, and why? What are the critical salmon streams? Where's a good place for a picnic? What's your favourite place to walk or cycle or spend time with friends?

We don't want to create a gold rush mentality about special private places, but we do want to give some texture and cultural depth (that means things like attaching family and community stories to places) to geographic locations. Sometimes it's just enough to put a heart as an annotation (♥ or <3 works).

Show us the love you feel for this place.

Tell us what you're concerned about.

Tell us a story about how you'd like to see some change (maybe you want to see a brownfield site – that's land use talk for: industrial lands – rehabilitated, or a vacant lot turned into a park or playground or maybe a community centre or even a commercial centre; go for it!).

Sustainability comes in many flavours. #CV2050 is about stimulating a rich, colourful banquet of voices in conversation about what the Comox Valley is going to look like in 2050, and how it's going to get there.

Want to play? ;-)


hpm

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