8 | Town of Paradise
it deserves note that only minutes away,
similar facilities are being constructed in
Mount Pearl and Conception Bay South.
The collective development of this infra-
structure will certainly add to Newfound-
land’s draw of hockey players and fans,
not to mention commercial opportunities
for the future.
HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS
Cumby says other initiatives involving
improving upon access in and out of Par-
adise. For example, he says the present
access between Conception Bay South
and Paradise often leads to issues of traf-
fic congestion. The long term plan seeks
to facilitate greater traffic flow along this
artery, as well as others. At the same time,
Paradise has developed more trail sys-
tems which garner appeal with bikers and
hikers. In this northern Avalon region,
Paradise is unique in that it is more of an
urban centre than rural community, yet it
is part a major trail network. One connec-
tion between three urban areas is known
as the Grand Concourse Walk, 100 kms
of walking trails spanning three munici-
palities. The Grand Concourse is com-
