TRAILS BC
The Trails Society of British Columbia
Okanagan Region
The Trails Society of British Columbia
Okanagan Region
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TRAILS BC The Trails Society of British Columbia Okanagan Region |
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Vermilion Trails 2000 Progress ReportThe year started off with clearing and restoring of the railbed between Coalmont and Princeton, thanks to a tremendous contribution and effort from Ed Forde. The next step was the placing of the compacted surface from Burton Avenue to the School Board yard, which was funded by the Town of Princeton. Also in town, the tunnel surface was repaired, replacing the large loose rock with a new compacted surface. Funding for this came from the Trails B C organization. Timber delineators and planter boxes were manufactured from logs donated by Weyerhaeuser, custom cutting by John Byatt at Ed Forde’s mill, followed by assembly by a dedicated group of volunteers.Another major project undertaken this year was the restoration of the railbed at the Ochre bluffs. This involved widening the trail to its former width and stabilizing the riverbank. This was a cooperative effort involving the Province of BC Land Use Coordination Office (LUCO) in Victoria, the Upper Similkameen Indian Band, the Town of Princeton, and the Vermilion Trails Society. Weyerhaeuser Princeton, through their youth program “Making Waves”, cleaned the trail from the blue bridge to the castle and planted 450 yellow pine seedlings. The eight youths that volunteered their time for this community project were rewarded with Weyerhaeuser paying their way to the forestry camp at Silver Lake. John Allison Elementary School, who have adopted the trail from the tunnel to the silver bridge, for the second year spent Earth Day cleaning up their portion of trail and providing and planting flowers in the boxes. They also planted 900 yellow pine seedlings along the trail. Through a generous donation from Princeton Light and Power the tunnel is having lighting installed which we hope to have completed this fall and have a “lighting up ceremony”. Currently, the three trestles between Coalmont and Princeton are being restored to provide safe recreational passage for trail users. Funding for this is again provided by LUCO. The trestle just through the tunnel is already completed, go down and have a look I’m sure you will be impressed, as will our many visitors. Out at Osprey Lake, portions of the trail were closed off to automobiles and an archway was installed near the Three Lakes Store marking the Trans Canada trail. In Tulameen, the Princeton-Brookmere Rails to Trails Society engaged in a project with many volunteers to install 11 log benches along Otter Lake. The LUCO Trans Canada Trail Project Office people provided a tremendous infusion of effort and funding for improvements in Princeton. It’s been a busy year! These accomplishments are thanks to the efforts of those mentioned above and many other Princeton businesses and individuals. There’s room for more! The trail is coming here! With your help we can have more people come sooner. Please get involved and help us help ourselves. Next meeting Nov 15 at 7:00 PM Arena Mezzanine. Any contribution of time, funds or items is greatly appreciated. Drop by the Backroads Bike Shop anytime, telephone (250) 295 3722, or contact: backroad@plpower.com
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