Trailhead North Program
| Tuesday April 25th | Topic | Presenters | |
| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Registration | Coffee Served | |
| 9:00-9:30 AM | Welcome Remarks and Blessing | Lavina Collins, Suzanne Kukko | |
| 9:30-10:15 AM | Presentation | Trails Act & What it means for Northern Regional Trails | Carol Oitment, Ministry of Tourism Culture and Sport |
| 10:15-11:00 AM | Presentation | Parks Canada’s Trails Program & Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area | Colin Crowell, Parks Canada |
| 11:00-11:15 AM | Break | ||
| 11:15-11:45 PM | Presentation | Implementing the Parks Canada Trail Classification on Local Trails | Jake Oflaherty |
| 11:45-12:15PM | Presentation | Future Trail Research | Harvey Lemelin, Lakehead University |
| 12:15-12:30 PM | Discussion | Implementing Trail Education Program With Northshore Network | Audience |
| 12:30-1:15 PM | Networking Lunch | ||
| 1:15-2:15 PM | Presentation | First Nation’s Trail Development | Luke Wassegijig, Wikwemikong Tourism |
| 2:15-2:30 PM | Discussion | Implementing Trail Training Program | Audience |
| 2:45-3:00 PM | Break | ||
| 3:00-3:45 PM | Presentation | Climbing Guide & Risk Management | Aric Fishman |
| 3:45-4:00 PM | Presentation | Ontario Grants Portal | Marlene Wright |
| 4:00-4:15 PM | Wrap Up | Patrick Connor & Kirsten Spence | |
| 4:30-5:30 PM | Local Hike | Rob Swainson, Hike Leader | |
| 5:00-6:30 PM | Networking | Cash Bar | |
| 6:30 – 9:00 PM | Dinner & Keynote Speaker | Trails, the Outdoors & Climate Change (7:30 PM) | Kelsey Jones-Casey |
| Auction | Support local trail Development! | ||
| Wednesday April 26th | |||
| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Registration | Coffee Served | |
| 9:00-9:15 AM | Welcome Remarks | Kirsten Spence, Patrick Connor | |
| 9:15-10:00 AM | Presentation | Lessons Learned – Setting Up A Guiding Business | Carole Blaquiere & Chris Kuntz |
| 10:00-10:15 AM | Presentation | Grants for Aboriginal Trail Tourism | Pat Forrest |
| 10:15-11:15 AM | Presentation | Tourism Excellence North Program | Karen Peacock |
| Coffee Served | Break | Sponsored by Lakehead University | |
| 11:15-12:15 PM | Presentation | Fat Bikes & Winter Trails | Justin Truelove, IMBA Canada |
| 12:15-1:15 PM | Networking Lunch | ||
| 1:15-1:45 PM | Presentation | Canadian Trails Federation & Trailhead Canada | Patrick Connor |
| 1:45-2:15 PM | Presentation | Trails Tourism Strategies – Lessons Learned from Central Counties | Kirsten Spence |
| 2:15-2:40 | Presentation | Nipigon’s Trails | Rob Swainson |
| 2:40-3:10 PM | Presentation | Implementing The Lighthouse Trail – Connecting 4 Lightstations on Lake Superior | Darrell Makin |
| 3:10-3:30 PM | Discussion | North of Superior Trails – Getting Organized | Audience |
| 3:30-3:45 PM | Conference Wrap-up | Kirsten Spence, Patrick Connor | |
| 4:00-5:00 PM | Stakeholders meeting for the Kinghorn Trail | Kirsten Spence, Patrick Connor | |
(Updated April 23rd, 2017 – subject to change)
