Past Projects

Regent Street Crossing Project

We worked directly with Live Love Louder and Junction Creek Stewardship Committee to include trail head signage, trail map, directional signage and a beautiful interpretive art piece to help beautify the trail. Be sure to walk the Junction Creek Waterway Park to view the updates on the east side of Regent Street, heading downtown.

Community Hiking in the City of Greater Sudbury

At Rainbow Routes Association, we love to see our community out on the trails. In 2024 we were awarded the funds to support an active lifestyle for seniors in our community to get active and moving on the trails. We are currently seeking support from individuals who want to be hike leaders, hike sweepers and be involved in our community engagement events.

If either of these sound like something you would be interested, and you would like to join in our upcoming training workshops, please reach out to us through our volunteer application, or by contacting Aajeel Joshi, our Volunteer Coordinator at Aajeel.Joshi@rainbowroutes.com. 

This project is funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

TCT Nelson Street Bridge

   Collaboration: City of Greater Sudbury

  •    Project Cost: $3 million

  •    Description: Replacing the existing pedestrian bridge(build in 1980) with a prefabricated structure to support the Paris-Notre Dame Bike-way.

  •    Timeline: May-August 2024

  • Features:

    • New prefabricated Waren Truss with a clear width of 3m. (1m wider than the existing bridge)

    • New asphalt and pavement markings

    • Lifespan of 100 years with minor rehabilitation

    • Galvanized steel for less maintenance

Note: People will have to detour to the Bridge of Nations (Paris Street Bridge) during the 4 month construction.

OTF Grant Program

  • Project: To create and support new program on Trails.

  • Grant: Resilient Communities Fund, $48,400 awarded in 2022 by Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF).

  • Launch: August 2023

  • Completion: March 2024

  • Outcome:

    • Increased access to programs throughout the Rainbow Routes trail network

    • Expanded programming and new community partnerships

    • Initiated the Inclusive Trail Trekkers program and English Conversations On The Trails (ECOTT)