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1995-1997
June 16 and 17, 1995, was the International Committee's first meeting in Quebec, which was held at Gîte du Mont-Albert, located in Gaspesie Park.
June 1995, the "Grande Traversée" trail in Gaspesie Park which has a length of 100 km and goes from Mount Jacques-Cartier to Mount Logan, was the first stretch to belong to the International Appalachian Trail.
October 19, 1996, Robert Rioux, Cap-Chat Regional Committee's President officially opened the first fully developed 18-km stretch, between Mount Logan and Cap-Chat River.
Spring 1997, the first newsletter called L'Oréade was published. It is a co-production of Quebec, New-Brunswick and Maine. Mrs. Jocelyn De Champlain from Matane, Quebec thought of the name. Oreads are any of the nymphs of mountains and hills in Greek mythology.
In 1997, John Brinda was the first American to hike the distance between Key West in Florida and Cap-Gaspe in Forillon National Park.
November 11, 1997, David Leblanc, Matapedia Regional Committee's President officially opened a 15-km stretch.
Fall 1997, The Valley Regional Committee's President, André Fournier, announces that the 112-km-long trail in his region is now completed. To achieve this, about 100 right-of-ways were signed with landowners. Furthermore, a few dozen volunteers committed themselves to maintain this portion of the Trail. Good job!
1997, opening of a 25-km stretch in Forillon National Park and a 17-km stretch in Cap-Chat region.
1998-1999
September 1998, with the help of a subsidy from Emploi-Quebec, IAT - Quebec hires Eric Chouinard, Project Manager, as its first employee.
1998, 60 year-old M.J. Eberhart, becomes the second American to hike the entire distance of 6 600 km between Key West in Florida and Cap-Gaspe, in Forillon National Park.
October 24, 1998, official opening of a 25-km stretch by Jean-Claude Bouchard, Matane Regional Committee's President, between Beaulieu and Matane Lakes.
1998, official opening of a 30-km stretch by Ronald Coulombe, Haute-Gaspesie Regional Committee's President and Patrick Golliot, between Gaspesie Park and Mont St-Pierre.
1998, official opening of the last 17-km stretch in Matapedia as well as a 19-km stretch in Forillon National Park.
May 5, 1999, on the International Trail Day and the International Environment Day, Ronald Bujold, Director, Jacques Fournier Project Director and Parc Canada's Managers officially opened the 45-km Trail in Forillon National Park, as being part of the International Appalachian Trail. Some of Quebec, New-Brunswick and Maine's Representatives were present.
June 6, 1999, 66 year-old Glenn Fighrda and 27 year-old Scott Galleway start their hike going south from Cap-Gaspe, in Forillon National Park, to Key West Florida, a distance of 6 600 km.
October 17, 1999, official opening of a 18-km stretch in Matane Wildlife Reserve.
Fall 1999, a Haute-Gaspesie 35-km stretch is finished as well as a 3-km stretch in Gaspesie Park.
Fall 1999, Jean Roy, Côte-de-Gaspé Regional Committee's President, announces that a 70-km stretch is now completed in his region.
2000
January 2000, IAT - Quebec starts to negotiate to sign an agreement with the SEPAQ in order to implement infrastructures including shelters in Matane Wildlife Reserve.
January 2000, IAT - Quebec hires Jean-Claude Bouchard's, architect, to prepare plans and estimation to build infrastructures in the Lower-St-Lawrence and Gaspesie region.
March 2000, under the responsibility of Frank Wihbey from Maine, Suzanne Bailey from New-Brunswick and Jocelyne De Champlain from Quebec write a French-English glossary, specifically for hiking.
March 2000, the Town of Cloridorme in Gaspesie starts to build three shelters.
March 2000, IAT - Quebec hires a coordinator, Johanne Blais, as well as 11 other employees, and rents a carpenter shop to build prefabricated shelters, information stopping places, trail signs as well as other infrastructures for the Trail in the Lower-St-Lawrence area.
March 2000, Jean Roy, Haute-Gaspesie Regional Committee's President asked for financial help totaling
$1 280 900 to the CRCD Gaspesie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine, to finalize the Trail's development and to build 8 shelters, 4 information stopping places, 11 wilderness campgrounds, trail signs as well as other infrastructures for the trail which covers a distance of 278 km in Gaspesie sector.
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