Each director held leadership roles in their own community and brought lifelong professional experience to the table.

Although our name contains the word “trails”, and trail promotion and development are a key part of our work, we are not a “trails” society. We purposely named ourselves “Trails TO the Boundary”, to focus on bringing economic and community development to the area, and to acknowledge that the rail trail connects our communities.

Our trail work is multi-faceted: trail management, maintaining amenities, education about trail etiquette, working with neighbouring property owners, working with Boundary Invasive Species Society to mitigate spread of weeds, formal referrals through Rec Sites Trails, advisory, advocacy, emergency management and messaging, fundraising, education, promotion of active lifestyle, events on the rail trail, promoting the trail locally, regionally, nationally and international collaborations.

In other community development we promote responsible tourism, create attractions (heritage development, Indigenous cultural spaces, birding materials & events) and amenities, support business development, operate a year-round full-service visitor information centre, support other non-profits in the West Boundary, support service delivery across the area, support communication (through our website and community newsletter), provide youth employment opportunities, education & socialization for seniors, promotion of local arts, crafts & food products, liaise with neighbouring communities, emergency preparedness and food security.