2020 Projects List
Trail Projects Proposed and Accomplished
Finishing the Tantalus to Depot Trail (and the adjacent fence at the east end of Depot) - Looking Glass Trail now completed
Improving the accessibility of the trail through the Westwind site between the Heron Trail and Swan Trail -Will look for additional funding and move to 2021
North Dyke trail access and board walk - Some of the work to be completed by Dec 2020
Planning for connectivity of Holborn Park to adjacent green corridors - Will continue to monitor but will be a long range plan
New Green Circle trail in Alice Lake Provincial Park Joint project with SORCA
Smashiter - Deferred to 2021 or beyond
Valleycliffe Lil Stawamus Creek Trail to Plateau Drive Westway intersection - Deferred to 2021
Continued improvements to Smoke Bluffs Park Main Trail - Completed but may need more improvements in the future
Estuary and WMA trail maintenance agreement - Waiting for approval from Squamish Nation headquarters
Further Senior Smoothers' Projects - Submission for another project has been sent
Brush Back Brigade - In 2020 there were 182 hours of volunteer work and 6.7 km of trails brushed back
The Sea to Sky Clean-up and Signage - 8 signs were put up from Depot Rd and North
Town dike trail between Third Ave. and Vancouver street needs grading to remove centre hump and make it wheelchair accessible - DOS will be doing dike improvements so no point in fixing this until the DOS work is completed
Amblepath trail south entry needs rerouting to reduce slope and make it more accessible for prams and strollers - Just got approval to proceed with work and will go ahead in 2021
Refuge island in Upper Mamquam Blind Channel - deferred….no date planned
Work with CN Rail to establish safe, rolling railway crossings at trail intersections - One left to do at the entrance to the Heron Trail off Main St
Bill's Place Trail. Geotech has already prescribed a plan. - Won’t be taken on at this point
Picnic benches and picnic tables near trails- with viewpoints and no danger trees - DOS has a policy in place for memorial benches. We have two approved sites on the Mamquam River and will look for contributors on our website
Trail from south end of Swan to Terminal Lead, very muddy in sections (especially when tide is high near pile of rocks, very slithery, cycling tracks) - done
Top end of McNaughton trail in Valleycliffe, near the Tennis courts, muddy. - done
The new Huckleberry trail blocked off for new road construction - open all the way to Blind Channel now
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