Okanagan Rail Trail - Re-visited

Brad Clements addressed our club a number of months ago about the Okanagan Rail Trail Initiative.  He returned at a recent meeting to give us an update.  All parties concerned have now come to an agreement to purchase this property. The original asking price was about 50 million, and the final agreement ended up at 22 million. The track and ties have been removed from some areas and plans are set to remove the rest soon. Plans for development of the cleared areas are now being set – there will be some paved parts and the others will be packed crushed gravel, as access to some stretches is difficult.  About 24 km. is ‘lakefront’ and there are approximately 23 points of interest along the entire route; these include parks, some shopping areas and a distillery. Considering it will be available to pretty well any form of walkers, joggers and cyclists, it is anticipated there will be many thousands of users yearly.  Please visit their website for more information - http://www.okanaganrailtrail.ca/index.php   (photo shows Brad (R) with Rotarian Rob Bauml)