This fall, the Five Bridges Wilderness Heritage Trust organization turns 20. The non-profit group run by nature-loving community leaders was originally founded in 2001 to halt development on the Chebucto Peninsula. One of the original founding volunteer team, Wayne Rogers, 77, remembers its inception well. “We knew that the centre of the Peninsula would soon…
Photo Contest Winners
Drum roll please! The following original photos by talented non-professional photographers have been selected by our jury panel as the outstanding winners of the Trust’s second annual Photo Contest. Each photo was carefully selected for its beauty, composition and representation of the Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area. Category 1 – My Favourite… 1st Place: Stephanie…
Tribute to Ralph Wheadon
Outdoorsman, Friend and Nature Advocate Ralph Wheadon, 92, of Timberlea, passed away a few weeks ago. He was a valued former Trust Board volunteer and Board Advisor, who knew the wilderness area very well after working and being the first fire chief in the area. As an elder of our community and an outdoorsman who…
AGM 2021
Join the volunteer Board of Trustees as they share news about recent projects and plans for the year ahead encouraging public use of the Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area. Everyone is welcome. Free event. Social-distanced seating, mask wearing and hand-sanitizing precautions in place. If health regulations change, notices will be shared here. To join online,…