McIntosh Run Watershed Association

McIntosh Run – Reflecting the quality of life from Spryfield to Herring Cove

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Monthly Meetings

Everyone is welcome to the MRWA Meetings. Membership is optional and only $5/year:

• Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of the month.
• Time: 7:00pm at Captain William Spry Community Centre, 10 Kidston Rd, Halifax (street view)
• President: Kaarin Tae <>
  Hi all,
  MRWA's next monthly meeting is Monday, March 19th 2012 (at the Captain Spry Community Centre, 7:00 PM).

  And the MRWA Annual General Meeting will be Monday, April 23rd (Captain Spry Community Centre, 7:00 PM).

  Everyone's welcome to come to the meetings.
  Kaarin <>

About the McIntosh Run watershed and the association

The McIntosh Run Watershed Association (MRWA) began in early 1980s by Martin Willison and Sandy Clark. With goals of understanding the ecological health, restoring health where conditions were found lacking, promoting public access and appreciation.

The watershed is about 37 square kilometers in area, and the Run is 12.8 km in length.

News and events

Upcoming events
1. Monthly meeting. All are welcome to the meetings. Meetings are at Captain William Spry Community Centre (10 Kidston Rd, Halifax), 7:00pm. Ask at the front desk which room the McIntosh Run is meeting in. All are welcome. Meeting at Captain William Spry Community Centre (10 Kidston Rd, Halifax), 7pm.

News
• Feb 2012 – We now have a new version of the MRW Community Trail map, and we are ready to install kiosk signs at River Road and Drysdale
• Signage – By the summer of 2011 the MRWA intends to install kiosk and information stands at various points along the trail.
• Trails – We are hoping to finish Phase II of the McIntosh Run Community Trail late in 2011 (all the way out to the Roach's Pond ball field). And to begin on the footpaths of Phases 3 & maybe 4 in 2012.

Past events
• 2011 June 4 – Annual McIntosh Run Cleanup organized by students from J.L. Ilsley High School for the community.
• 2011 March 31 – The 1st half of Phase II of the McIntosh Run Community Trail was completed.
• 2010 June 05 – Annual McIntosh Run Cleanup. Organized by students from J.L. Ilsley High School. 50 people made the area clean.
• 2010 May 19 – The AGM. Guest speaker Brian Kinsman gave a presentation on the Long Lake Provincial Park management plan and how it all relates to the McIntosh Run.
• 2010 May 09 – 1st annual Mothers Day Stroll; invitation and photos.
• 2009 Dec 12 – The McIntosh Run Watershed Association held the Grand Opening of the McIntosh Run Community Trail (Phase 1) on 12th December 2009, 1-3pm. Fifty people attended the event despite the storm-force winds and frigid temperature! We met at the north end of River Road in Spryfield, listened to a few short speeches, went for a walk, drank some coffee, ate some cookies and admired the river, the aorta of Spryfield. Phase 1 is about 1.2 km long. This used to be a really rough service-road for the sewer pipeline. McIntosh Run Community Trail A Reality. Planned trail system and map.
• 2009 Nov – Phase I of the McIntosh Run Community Trail was completed at the end of November.

Trails

Directions to the trail: The McIntosh Run Community Trail starts at the north end of River Road
· By car or bike take Herring Cove Road past the South Centre Mall, over the McIntosh Run bridge, to Drysdale Ave. Turn left on Drysdale, then turn left again onto River Road and go to the end.
· By bus, take the 19 or 20 to the bus stop at Drysdale Ave. Cross Herring Cove Road and walk one short block down Drysdale, then left onto River Road, and walk to the short distance to the end of the road.

"McIntosh Run Community Trail A Reality" – phase I of the McIntosh Run Community Trail is now complete. This first phase improved the trail surface to HRM standards (including wheelchair accessibly). Starting at the footbridge at River Road, phase I follows alongside McIntosh Run approximately 1.2 km to near Bridget Ave.

Phase II (2010, and 2011), will complete this portion of the trail system, improving the trail surface all the way out to Roach’s Pond Ball Field (another approx 2 km).

Phase III (2011 2012), a Riverside Loop footpath near Roaches Pond.

Phase IV (2012 2013), a Wilderness Trail beyond Roaches Pond, downstream all the way to Herring Cove.

Planned trail system, with a direct link to the Trail Map half way down that page.

This trail is within HRM park land — ATVs & motorized dirt bikes are strictly forbidden and should be reported to police.

Photos

The First Annual McIntosh Run Mother's Day Stroll was a fantastic success; Spring 2010.

The photo tour of the McIntosh Run. Viewing of this overview tour is highly recommended, as it tells the story of the Run.

Maps of McIntosh Run watershed

Watershed relief map and named map, from slides 3 and 4 of the photo Tour.

Map of the planned McIntosh Run trails.