In 1997, John joined the recently reborn Peninsula Bruce Trail Club as a member-at-large. The late eighties and early nineties had been a time when the Peninsula Club was somewhat dormant, and most of the working help came up from other clubs further south. The next year he took on a newly created position of Director of Land Stewardship, and thence to Vice-President. In February 1999, he became Trail Director and stayed in that position until stepping down in 2009. This job had two objectives: to develop re-routes and new trails, and to maintain existing trails. In John’s decade as Trail Director, the Club saw a number of magnificent achievements. The quality of trail work improved dramatically.  Also, additions to the Trail on the Optimum Route came almost annually. Each Rattler had an article by John, praising those responsible for the achievements and enticing new volunteers to join the team. John was particularly pleased to be part of increasing the number of side trails so that loop hikes were more numerous. As John said, “It's not everyone that wants or is capable of doing many of the PBTC linear sections.”  In an interview to the Sun Times in 2002, he said that “we made some great strides in trail maintenance with the good supply of Trail Captains. In particular I was always proud of our attempts to keep the treadway clear of deadfalls and keep an emphasis on blazing. The various Tom East Awards that PBTC won, were a testament to the activity happening on the Bruce.”