Fran Cutler’s family has an attachment to the Wakefield area that goes back almost one hundred years. Like many of us, Fran considers Wakefield one of her “favourite villages in the whole world!”. For the 30 years she worked at the CBC, the Ga

Kerry Hodgins, Trail Adventurer

Jun 26th, 2019 4m 55s

Kerry is one of those people who has beautifully fabricated a life for herself in which work and play seem to co-exist in perfect balance. Her home, also her main place of work, is nestled between the Gatineau River and the surrounding hills c

Nick Appleby, Constructeur de ponts

Jun 25th, 2019 5m 41s

Not that we’re giving his age away, but Nick remembers the days of his youth when there were no computers, and kids like him mostly spent all of their time outdoors. He still makes a point of getting out into the forest – both on and off the tr

Liz Robertson, Trail Traveller

Jun 20th, 2019 4m 56s

Liz Robertson, also known in the Wakefield area as Pip, spends plenty of time on the trails. Originally from New Zealand, she now calls Wakefield home. As a fitness instructor, she often uses the trails for boot camps and even incorporates trai

Colin Bunge, Trail Teacher

Jun 18th, 2019 5m 33s

Colin Bunge has been seeking adventures for quite some time. And he turned that passion into a career – teaching outdoor ed and running outdoor adventure programs for youth in the Western Quebec area. His goal? To instill that passion in other

Bodi Delgrosse and the Trails of Life

Jun 14th, 2019 5m 11s

Bodi Delgrosse would choose a forest over a desk any day so it was a definite yes when his college classmate, Adrian Vaillancourt, asked him, in the spring of 2018, if he wanted a summer job working on the Wakefield trails. During those months,

Ken Bouchard, Old Fart Trail Champion

Jun 11th, 2019 5m 16s

It was his mother who introduced Ken to trails and the call of the wild. He was only 5 years old but that experience shaped the rest of his life. Now into his seventies, Ken looks back at his personal connection to trails and trail building and

Joan Garnett, Trail Pioneer

Jun 7th, 2019 5m 31s

At 88, Joan has a lot of amazing memories of the place she has called home for more than 50 years. During that time, she has witnessed the evolution of a community that co-exists with nature. And she completely understands the importance of the

Julien Loiselle, Trail Explorer

Jun 4th, 2019 4m 33s

Is there anything better than sharing in the enthusiasm of a child as they discover the world around them? 6 year-old Julien Loiselle takes us on a Wakefield trail tour and talks about the importance of getting out into nature and the thrill of

Phoebe Miles, Trail Runner

Jun 1st, 2019 6m 2s

On the verge of turning forty, Phoebe took up her son's challenge to run in a local race. She did the 5K. And she just kept running. Now logging 80K in a weekend, its obvious trail running has become Phoebe's passion - a way to deal with person

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