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VOL 118 NO. 22
Groups hope to stop motorized traffic on trail CRAIG LINDSAY
Grand Forks Gazette
A group of stakeholders are hoping to make the Trans Canada Trail between Grand Forks and Christina Lake designated non-motorized. The Grand Forks Community Trails Society (GFCTS) has already begun the process and met with the Grand Forks ATV Club and the owner/ manager of the trails: Rec Sites and Trails, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO). Stakeholders in the process gathered on April 17 for a meeting, which was moderated by Wendy McCulloch. Attending the meeting were: McCulloch, Community Futures; Tennessee Trent, MFLNRO Rec Sites and Trails; Ed Smith, mayor of Greenwood; Sarah Meunier, Trans Canada Trail; Doug Zorn, GFATV; Ray Johnson, GFATV; Barb Stewart, Boundary Invasive Species Society; Chris Moslin, Grand Forks Community Trails Society; George Longden, GFCTS; Vicki Gee, Area E Director, RDKB; Justin Dexter, MFLNRO Recreation; Sasha Bird, City of Grand Forks; James Wilson, BCRCC; Dolores Sheets, City of Grand Forks; Don Frew, ATVBC; Terry Wardrop, Quad Riders of B.C.; Ryan Elphick, BC Parks; Ross Elliot, Midway Trails, Kettle River Trails, Trails to the Boundary Society; Donna Dean, RDKB; Cavin Gates, Christina Gateway; Grace McGregor, Area C director, RDKB; and Roly Russell, Area D director, RDKB. GFCTS president Chris Moslin said the purpose of the meeting was to gauge local support for designating a section of rail trail (Kettle River Heritage Trail) as non-motorized; to discuss opportunities for partnership or stewardship of the rail trails in RDKB and to look at management of the rail trails in other jurisdictions. “After reviewing the background history of the Trans Canada Trail in the province and the Boundary, the presenter (Tennessee Trent of Rec Sites and Trails) examined the trail management systems including the agreement between the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen,” said Moslin. “The (people at the) meeting were also informed about the legislation that governs the management of the trail. It was made clear to
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Grand Forks Fire/Rescue was called to a fire Monday afternoon at a residence on Brown Creek Road North. The matter is under investigation, said RCMP Cpl. Richard Lanz. See story page A14.
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