Mosaic And Partners Celebrate Renewed Recreational Access To Trails In Cumberland
Nanaimo, BC — Mosaic Forest Management and the United Riders of Cumberland (UROC) are celebrating the renewal of an access agreement allowing non-motorized recreation on Mosaic’s private forest lands near Cumberland. This agreement embodies the positive working relationship between Mosaic and UROC that continues to support world-class recreational opportunities in the Comox Valley.
The Cumberland Trail Network is an extensive, multi-use trail network shared by mountain bikers, hikers, and trail runners. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was also signed between Mosaic, Manulife Investment Management, the Village of Cumberland, and UROC to guide the activities for all associated lands in this area.
“The new access agreement and MOU are consistent with our focus on managing Mosaic’s private forest lands to provide sustainable forest stewardship and a variety of recreational opportunities to our neighbouring communities,” said Domenico Iannidinardo, Senior Vice President, Climate & Forest and Chief Forester of Mosaic. “Many years in the making, this access agreement and MOU provide mountain bikers and trail users with exceptional access to Cumberland’s world-class trail network.”
The United Riders of Cumberland is a registered non-profit society that manages and advocates for the Cumberland Trail Network. “This access agreement means the community can continue to enjoy the Cumberland trails that are a showcase for this region,” said Dougal Browne, Executive Director of UROC. “In coordination with Mosaic, we communicate with our network of trail users about things like trail conditions, forestry operations, and wildfire risk to ensure trails are safe for non-motorized use.”
“Our MOU with Mosaic, Manulife Investment Management and UROC demonstrates the benefit of collaborating on recreational access to the Cumberland Trail Network to the benefit of our residents and visitors,” said Vickey Brown, Mayor of the Village of Cumberland.
“We want to congratulate all parties on the new MOU, which represents Manulife’s commitment to good stewardship of our forests and the communities around them,” said Matthew Merritt, Vancouver Island Manager for Manulife. “The collaboration stands as another example of how communities and landowners can work together to promote recreation in the working forest.”
For information on recreational access opportunities on Mosaic’s private forest lands, visit MosaicForests.com/Access.
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About Mosaic Forest Management Corp.
Mosaic Forest Management Corporation is in the business of sustainable forest stewardship, managing private timberlands and public forest tenures in Coastal British Columbia for more than a century. Mosaic employs several thousand people directly and indirectly, and is strongly committed to achieving positive economic, social and sustainability outcomes from the working forest.
Media Inquiries
Mosaic Forest Management
Karin Doherty, Director, Government Relations & Communications
Media@MosaicForests.com
United Riders of Cumberland
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Village of Cumberland
info@cumberland.ca
Manulife Investment Management
mmerritt@manulife.com