We are one step closer to the Credit Valley Trail vision and connecting local residents and their communities.

Your support helped advance planning, partnerships, and fundraising for the Credit Valley Trail (CVT), connecting 43 km of trail and achieving 65% of the $10-million community campaign goal toward a continuous 100km trail corridor linking communities to nature and the Credit River. This support enabled strategic land acquisition, strengthened stewardship and conservation initiatives, and fostered new community and Indigenous partnerships, while creating meaningful engagement opportunities for partners, volunteers, and residents alike.

Key projects completed in 2025 include a 15.4 metre pedestrian bridge at Upper Credit Conservation Area and nearly 200 metres of elevated boardwalks and bridges at Ken Whillans Conservation Area. Early design work for Phase 1 of the Giigoonh (Fish) Doodem—, located at CVC’s Charles Sauriol Conservation Area— the second of seven planned Indigenous placekeeping spaces along the trail, has also begun—bringing culture, community, and conservation together along this remarkable watershed corridor.

Growing Community Partnerships through SNAP, stewardship and education programming, together.

Last year, CVC’s Community Stewardship & Education team travelled across the watershed, connecting residents to nature and fostering a deep, lasting love for the natural environment. More than 9,000 volunteers, participants, and youth played a critical role in building climate resilience in neighbourhoods by taking meaningful, hands-on action for conservation. Together, these individuals participated in 220 events and programs, contributing over 10,000 hours of personal time to enhance and protect the neighbourhoods we live in and the watershed we rely on.

The Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP) is a comprehensive, place-based strategy designed to revitalize mature neighbourhoods facing environmental challenges. SNAP responds to local issues and community interests, aligns with municipal and regional priorities, and identifies key projects that support a shared neighbourhood vision. With your funding support, CVC’s Community Stewardship & Education team was able to engage schools and residents in meaningful ways—where it matters most. In 2025, every school within CVC’s SNAP neighbourhoods had the opportunity to participate in special, curriculum-linked programming, with building connections to nature and increasing environmental literacy at the heart of every lesson.