Kal Park trail losing support
By Jennifer Smith - Vernon Morning Star Published: August 04, 2013 1:00 AM
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Coldstream is backtracking on its support for a new trail in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park. Professional trail builder Cameron Sorensen (also
a member of the North Okanagan Cycling Society) is collecting regional
support for a new multi-use trail in the Cougar Canyon area of the park. Called the Eight of Spades, the proposed
23-kilometre trail would loop in a figure eight between the lake and the
canyon. It is projected to be built over the next three years at a cost
of $185,000. Parking expansion is also in the works. In a split decision, Coldstream originally agreed to write a letter of support which the builder could use in seeking funding. “Following that meeting I received a call from
Friends of Kal Park notifying that they were not supporting that
application,” said Mayor Jim Garlick. What many would like to see first is an environmental assessment, but Sorensen says he needs support before the assessment. Funding of upwards of $10,000 is needed to complete the assessment. “That environmental assessment is kind of the road block right now,” said Sorensen.
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