‘A real gem’: Report outlines what the future could hold for P.E.I.’s Confederation Trail [Video]

The P.E.I. government has released recommendations about how the Confederation Trail could be used in the future.

The independent report on the trail, which runs on old rail beds from one end of the province to the other, was prepared by the firm Volume 18, and was based on feedback from Islanders during public consultation sessions.

The P.E.I. Snowmobile Association was pleased to see the recommendations include renewing a lease for exclusive snowmobile use in winter. That lease expires in March 2026.

“I think that the government realizes the economic value that we can bring to the communities, especially the communities in rural P.E.I., between the restaurant owners and the gas stations and the hotels that are our partners,” said Dale Hockox of the snowmobile association.

“We bring a lot to them when the snow is here. It makes a big difference to those rural companies [and] businesses.”

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