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Ottawa business owner hails virtues of community trails

Jeff Carroll professes to be an avid cyclist, routinely heading out on miles and miles of trails for fun, adventure and exercise.Yet, while the trails provide safety from traffic and a connection to nature, he realizes they’re so much more.“What I’ve seen in a lot of towns that have worked on transforming their community,” Carroll says, “is that sometimes trails can really change the way a town is viewed and conceived by residents and visitors.”Carroll was the featured speaker during the Oct.

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