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HELSTON: A rail trail might be easier than we thought
While the scenic, lakeside railway between Vernon and Kelowna rolls closer to being put on the market, the fact remains there’s not much prospective buyers could do with the property. The land, which carves its way through several Okanagan communities past lakes and parks, comes with a few strings attached. The City of Kelowna has...
Public invited to open house on rail trail tonight in Coldstream
COLDSTREAM – You can help shape the development of the 47 kilometre Okanagan Rail Trail…
Ambitious fundraising campaign pitched for realization of Okanagan rail trail
VERNON – Greater Vernon politicians have been told it will take a community to build…
Okanagan Indian Band announces involvement in creation of rail trail
OKANAGAN – The Okanagan Indian Band is getting involved in the planning and construction of…
Communities forge ahead on purchase of rail corridor between Armstrong and Sicamous
ENDERBY – Negotiations continue between CP Rail and a coalition of local governments to buy…
Injunction hearing over Okanagan Rail corridor set for this month
VERNON – A Supreme Court Judge will hear the Okanagan Indian Band’s argument for an…
Former Kelowna councillor may force rail trail off its tracks
OKANAGAN – Local municipalities won’t be getting a continuous stretch of land as part of…
Big investment announced for rail trail between Armstrong and Sicamous
SICAMOUS – Efforts to convert the old rail line between Armstrong and Sicamous into a…
North Okanagan voters asked to borrow more than $2M for rail trail
NORTH OKANAGAN – North Okanagan residents will be asked to borrow more than $2 million…
Do you agree with borrowing $2.3 million for the North Okanagan-Shuswap Rail Trail?
NORTH OKANAGAN – If you think borrowing $2.3 million for a rail trail between Armstrong…
One step closer to an Armstrong-Sicamous rail trail
NORTH OKANAGAN – Efforts to acquire a discontinued rail corridor between Armstrong and Sicamous have…
Discontinued rail line between Armstrong and Sicamous purchased for public use
NORTH OKANAGAN – It’s full steam ahead for a rail trail that will run from…
Recent purchase of old CP Rail corridor one piece of a much larger trails network
VERNON – Now that two former rail corridors have been preserved for public use in…
Agreement reached for Okanagan Rail Trail to go through Eldorado Ranch
KELOWNA – Completion of the Okanagan Rail Trial is one step closer with an agreement…
A different kind of ride share: Okanagan octogenarian creates an opportunity for all to get on the rail trail
VERNON – When Steve Skultety first headed out onto the Okanagan Rail Trail on his…