Recreational Corridor

• Open house on Okanagan rail trail finalizes details before construction begins

  Construction is about to begin on the first phase of Okanagan rail trail between Vernon and Lake Country.

  Economy

  Oct 5, 2017
  
• Initial work underway for construction of the Okanagan Rail Trail

  It's anticipated about 26 kilometres of compacted, crushed aggregate will be laid down by next spring.

  Sep 21, 2017
  
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• Okanagan Rail Trail section re-surfaced to see what works best

  A one kilometer stretch of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Lake Country has been reworked and re-surfaced as a test to determine how best to transform it into a user friendly recreational corridor.

  Jul 26, 2017
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• More money for Okanagan Rail Trail Project

  On Tuesday, the initiative to build the Okanagan Rail Trail got another financial boost.

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  Mar 28, 2017
• Politicians endorse nearly $8-million rail trail plan

  So far both the Greater Vernon Advisory Committee and Kelowna City Council have given their support.

  Apr 18, 2016
• How the Okanagan plans to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday

  The Okanagan Rail Trail Initiative has set a goal to turn the former CN rail line between the central and north Okanagan into a cycling and hiking trail by the summer of 2017.

  Aug 7, 2015
• Lake Country family can stop rail-trail plans in their tracks

  Day is thinking about using his right of first refusal to buy the section of tracks near his property.

  Apr 3, 2015
• WATCH: Rail revival unlikely; trail campaign speeds ahead

  "We've put up our website which people have been emailing us at," says Clements, an Okanagan College professor and avid cyclist. "So to date, we've got over 3,000 emails of support. People are saying, no, we do need to protect this."

  Mar 4, 2014