User:Eggplantstudios/Westside Legacy Trail

The Westside Legacy Trail is a 25 km long publicly accessible paved trail between Invermere, British Columbia, Canada and Fairmont Hot Springs,  British Columbia, Canada. The trail requires $5 Million in donations to complete, $1 Million of which has already been sourced.

Organization
The Columbia Valley Greenways Trail Alliance is responsible for the fundraising and creation of the trail.

Location
The Westside Legacy Trail will connect the communities of Invermere, British Columbia, Canada and Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada. The trail will run parallel to Westside Road, with trailheads on the north and south ends.

Timeline
The Westside Legacy Trail will be completed in 2017, over the course of several phases. The first of which is the 6km route starting in Invermere, BC, heading south, for 6.5km, slated for Spring/Summer, 2016.

Funding
The Westside Legacy Trail requires $5 Million in donations to complete. $1 Million has been collected to date (Jan 20, 2016), in the form of cash donations, stocks, in-kind, and land donations.

Amenities
The Westside Legacy Trail will have two primary entrance/exit points at the north and south end of the trail. These trailheads have washroom facilities, and parking. There will be two additional parking areas for people who want to experience a shorter distance. Flatter portions of the trail for wheelchair users will be accessed from the mid-trail parking areas.

The trail will be located within a 12 meter wide Statutory Right of Way, five meters in width with a three meter wide paved surface with painted centreline.

Regional Park Adoption
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) has agreed to adopt the trail into its regional park system.

Land Donations
In 2015 all 25 Km of land has been donated to the Westside Legacy Trail by 8 private owners. All eight landowners have signed Statutory Right of Way Agreements, and the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation has issued a construction permit where the trail is located on their lands.

Trail Routing
Trail routing has been determined, reviewed with land owners, flagged, and surveyed. The legal agreements have been completed, signed and being registered with BC Land Titles.

Maintenance
The Columbia Valley local government councils (Invermere, Radium Hot Springs, Canal Flats, Areas F & G) whose residents will pay for ongoing maintenance, have voted within their communities and all have agreed to pay for ongoing maintenance, projected to be $1.11 / 100,000 of property value.

Activities
Hikers, Runners, Cyclist, Roller Skaters/Bladers, Roller Skiers, Cross-Country, Wheelchairs, Bicycles, etc.