emailName That Trail!
Contest Results
E&N Rail Trail - Humpback Connector. That has been chosen as the official name for our regions first rail with trail!
The CRD, in partnership with CFAX 1070, held a community contest to name its next regional trail. The public was offered a chance to be a part of history by giving it a name. With construction of the trail underway, it was an opportune time to create awareness, enthusiasm and support for the trail. 206 entries were submitted and a public jury was selected to recommend a winning name to the CRD Regional Parks Committee and CRD Board.
The jury noted that the CRD is one of several regional districts on the island in which trails will be built within the E&N railway corridor running from Victoria to Courtenay. It was the jury’s vision to connect them with the singular name E&N Rail Trail. A further recommendation was that the trail in the CRD be called the “Humpback Connector and that as the trail system expands, communities be encouraged to select names for their own sections.
Contest Winner
Nancy Chiu of Victoria for the winning entry ‘humpback’
“Congratulations to Nancy Chiu of Victoria for the winning entry ‘humpback’. Thanks also go out to the jury for their efforts and all the residents who entered the contest,” said Christopher Causton, Chair of the CRD Regional Parks Committee, who sat on the jury.
The E&N Rail Trail – Humpback Connector is a commuter cycling and recreation trail that is being built largely within the rail corridor in Victoria, Esquimalt, View Royal and Langford. Phase One is underway, consisting of a 14.3 kilometre contiguous route from Esquimalt Road in Victoria to Jacklin Road in Langford. It is slated for completion in 2012. Future phases will see the trail stretch from the Johnson Street Bridge in Victoria to Humpback Road in Langford. The first rail-with-trail in the region, it will form a key part of the trail network managed by the Capital Regional District, which includes the popular Galloping Goose and Lochside regional trails.