Rivers Edge Neighbourhood Parks and Trails

The Rivers Edge trail project was completed in spring 2024. Work included installation of new roadside trails along Kaye Road and Peterson Road and a new culvert and trail connection in Stormwater Community Park. Thank you to all who provided input during the community engagement phase of this project and for your patience during construction.

Construction of a roadside gravel path along Kaye Road and Peterson Road, as well as a culvert and trail connection in Stormwater Community Park, is scheduled to begin in early May and be completed by mid-June, 2024.

The roadside path will run on the south side of Kaye Road from Rascal Lane to Peterson Road and along the west side of Peterson Road from Kaye Road to Stone Fly Close.

The culverts in Stormwater Community Park will connect two ponds and provide a trail connection from Kaye Road to Honey Wulff Close.

Please obey all safety signage and remain alert to construction activities while using the existing roadside paths and while in Stormwater Community Park.

As part of the preparations for the roadside trail along Kaye Road and Peterson Road, an arborist crew will be working from January 12 - January 17. Work will include tree pruning, brushing, and removal of some small trees in the areas where the path will be located.

A survey crew will be working along Kaye Rd and Peterson Rd from Wednesday December 13 to Friday December 15. The crew will be staking the edge of the road right-of-way in the areas where the roadside trails will be built. This will help determine the trail location and alignment within the right-of-way.

A Community Trail Network Plan has been created based on the engagement results and was approved by the RDN Board in May 2023. The Plan is available in the Documents section of this page. Based on this Plan, there are three trail improvement projects currently underway:

1) Stormwater Community Park

• A pedestrian crossing will be constructed to connect two trail segments and create a continuous trail between Honey Wulff Close and Kaye Road. This was originally envisioned to be a pedestrian bridge and has since changed to a culvert for cost and long term maintenance considerations.
• The design of the culvert requires an engineer to account for the seasonal stormwater flows through the ponds. The design work is currently underway and is expected to be completed in Fall 2023.
• Construction is expected to take place in late 2023 and be complete before the end of the year. Inclement weather and contractor availability may delay the project.

2) Internal Trail Network

• The internal trail network connects Matuka Drive, Cinnamon Sedge Way, Rascal Lane, Peterson Road, Kaye Road, and Rivers Edge Drive through RDN parkland and through a section of undeveloped roadway at the end of Rascal Lane (provincially owned through the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure). These are shown as trail sections 1 - 5 in the Community Trail Network Plan.
• Improvements will include removal of any standing dead trees that pose a hazard to trail users and improving drainage and trail surfacing in areas that are seasonally wet.
• This work will take place in Fall 2023.

3) Roadside Trail Network

• The roadside trail network will consist of improved pedestrian trails constructed along the west side of Peterson Road from Caddis Crescent to Kaye Road, and along the south side of Kaye Road from Peterson Road to the driveway access near Rascal Lane in Rivers Edge Community Park. If project budget allows, an additional section of trail will be constructed on the west side of Peterson Road between Caddis Crescent and Stone Fly Close. These are shown as trail sections 6 - 8 in the Community Trail Network Plan.
• The new trails will be constructed within the road allowance, and will require approval from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI). The trails will be gravel, 1.0 - 1.5m wide, and will include considerations for drainage and driveway crossings where required.
• The design work for the trails is currently underway. Construction is anticipated to take place in late 2023 to early 2024. The review and approval process with MoTI, inclement weather, and contractor availability are potential sources of project delays.

Thank you to everyone who completed the online questionnaire to provide feedback.

A summary of the responses we received is available here or in the Documents section of this page.

As a next step, we are currently reviewing the engagement results to determine the park improvement project to proceed in 2022.

Some of the comments shared were concerning the condition of the roads within the neighbourhood. The roads in Electoral Area G are the responsibility of the province and are managed by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI). The comments regarding the roads have been passed on to MoTI.

So we have had over 30 responses to the Rivers Edge Neighbourhood Parks and Trails survey. Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed so far. If you have not had a chance to do so, please take a few minutes to complete the survey and share your thoughts about the parks and trails in the Rivers Edge Neighbourhood. The survey will close on Wednesday, December 22.

A summary of the survey results will be posted here in January, 2022.

A 10 - 15 minute survey is now open to capture community input about the parks and trails in the Rivers Edge neighbourhood in Electoral Area G. The feedback received will help inform and guide future park improvements.

Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts. The deadline to submit a response is Wednesday, December 22, 2021. Thank you!