October 15th Dance at Song Sparrow a Benefit for the Rail Trail
Media Release: October 3, 2022 The Shuswap, North Okanagan, Splatsin Fresh after their very successful inaugural dance party, the Celebrate Shuswap Society is gearing up to present the funk, hip-hop, jam band, The Hillties at Song Sparrow Hall on October … Read More
Rotary Club of Salmon Arm supports the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail with a $10,000 donation
Media Release: August 15, 2022 The Shuswap, North Okanagan, Splatsin The Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail is pleased to announce a donation in the amount of $10,000 from the Rotary Club of Salmon Arm to construct the Shuswap North Okanagan … Read More
SASCU supports the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail with $50,000
Media Release: April 20th, 2022 The Shuswap, North Okanagan, Splatsin The Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail is celebrating Earth Day with an announcement of a $50,000 donation from SASCU toward the construction of the rail trail. Dave King, Chair of … Read More
Gift a Metre of Rail Trail
Media Release: December 14th, 2021 Gift a Metre of Rail Trail The Shuswap, North Okanagan, Splatsin With the holiday season fast approaching, make it a December to remember with the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail stocking stuffers! We can hear … Read More
With a passion for healthy living, Askew’s Foods supports the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail with a $100,000 donation
Splatsin, Shuswap, North Okanagan, A $100,000 donation will support the construction of the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail. The Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail is pleased to announce a donation in the amount of $100,000 from Askew’s Foods to construct … Read More
Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail receives BC Active Transportation grant funding of $500,000
The Shuswap, North Okanagan, Splatsin A $500,000 grant towards the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail will support preliminary work of the 19.8 km section of the rail trail from Sicamous to Mara, allowing the public early access to this part … Read More
Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail receives CVRIS grant funding of $459,061
Media Release: July 29th, 2021 The Shuswap – North Okanagan, Splatsin A $459,061 grant towards the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail will support construction of a pilot section of the rail trail connecting Enderby and Splatsin. Splatsin, Regional District of … Read More
Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail signs MOU with Shuswap Community Foundation and Community Foundation of the North Okanagan
Two new charity partners have joined the fundraising effort to make donating to the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail project easy and secure. Splatsin, Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO), and Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) rail trail ownership partners … Read More
A Big Rail Trail Shout Out to the BC Wildfire Service Rapattack Crew!
BC Wildfire Service Rapattack Crews spent a couple days this month completing danger tree falling on the developing Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail. Before the trail can be fully converted to a safe and viable non motorized tourism trail corridor, … Read More
Thank you for your support!
Because of your financial support, we are accumulating the capital funding needed so the Rail Trail inter-jurisdictional partners can continue to apply for provincial and federal grants to start building the trail – one step at a time. There are … Read More
Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail receives grant funding of $250,000
A $250,000 grant towards the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail will support construction of a pilot section of the trail later this year. Splatsin, Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO), and Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) ownership partners were awarded … Read More
April 2021 Update
Although the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail remains closed to all traffic, both motorized and non-motorized, progress is being made! A portion of the trail within the City of Enderby and Splatsin has been approved to develop as a pilot … Read More
The many potential benefits of the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail
ShuswapPassion.ca published the following story on April 7, 2021 The Shuswap is poised to reap substantial benefits from the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail once it is completed. The 50-kilometre-long, 3 to 4.6-metre-wide non-motorized trail will extend from Sicamous to … Read More
Agricultural Land Commission gives go-ahead to Rail Trail
Splatsin, Regional District of North Okanagan, and Columbia Shuswap Regional District ownership partners received formal decision from the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) allowing a change of use for the former CP Rail Corridor to public greenway trail. It is another … Read More
Cycling club steps up in a big way!
Recently, the Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society reached out to us to offer a pledge to match funds from other clubs and organizations donated to the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail from March 8 to June 30, 2021, up to … Read More
Work on first stage could start as early as this year
Infonews.ca published the following story on February 02, 2021 Construction of a two-kilometre section of a proposed rail trail linking Sicamous to Armstrong could start this summer with plans afoot to create a short piece of the trail in Enderby. … Read More
Rail Trail Fundraising Campaign Launch
The community fundraising campaign for the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail launches with a splash of colour as Askew’s Foods steps forward to be the first community partner offering up to $20,000 in matching funds! The launch features a specially … Read More
CSRD, RDNO, Splatsin reaffirm commitment to ownership agreement, shared regional vision
from CSRD website The original Sicamous-to-Armstrong Rail Trail partners are standing together in support of the unified vision for the trail project as a legacy that will benefit the citizens of the entire area for generations to come. The rail … Read More
Erosion & overpass add costs to rail trail development plan
After a year of research, a draft development plan for the greenway rail trail between Sicamous and Armstrong has identified some challenges that will require additional work and increase the total cost of the project. A primary factor is erosion … Read More
Planning proceeds on Rail Trail
Despite the COVID-19 restrictions, technical planning for the new rail trail between Sicamous and Armstrong has moved ahead over the past two months. As part of the commitment to tell the true story of the region within the Secwepemc Nation … Read More
Rail Trail restrictions address unauthorized use
Sunny days are seeing more people heading outside on local trails as a recreational option during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the Sicamous-to-Armstrong Rail Trail is not one of the trails that is currently open for use. The Rail Trail Governance … Read More
Rail-Trail planning proceeds with information displays, agricultural meetings
Planning is well underway for the Shuswap-North Okanagan Rail Trail between Sicamous and Armstrong. Citizens throughout the Shuswap and North Okanagan are invited to learn more about the project through a series of public information sessions, a dedicated information website … Read More
Governance partner move planning and technical consultation forward
The Shuswap – North Okanagan – Splatsin of the Secwepemc Nation, British Columbia – Planning for the Sicamous-to-Armstrong Rail Trail continues to move forward with adoption of a communications plan and engagement of technical expertise at the recent Rail Trail … Read More
Shuswap Trail Alliance to assist CSRD, RDNO, Splatsin with Rail Trail Project
The Shuswap Trail Alliance has been retained by the Sicamous-to-Armstrong Rail Corridor Governance Advisory Committee to administer the day-to-day operations as the project moves into the design and planning stages. The committee endorsed a recommendation to bring the Shuswap Trail … Read More
Funds add momentum to Sicamous-to-Armstrong Rail Trail Project
Plans for the development of a non-motorized trail connection from Sicamous to Armstrong are taking a leap forward with the announcement of a $500,000 BC Rural Dividend Grant to advance the project to the design phase. The Columbia Shuswap Regional … Read More
CSRD, RDNO, SPLATSIN make progress on the Rail Trail Initiative
The opening words from Kukpi7 Wayne Christian of Splatsin accurately summed up the spirit of the entire Sicamous-to-Armstrong Rail Trail Corridor Interjurisdictional Governance Advisory Committee at a meeting held March 15 at the Splatsin Community Centre. Kukpi7 Christian, who was … Read More
Purchase of CP Rail Corridor finalized
Purchase of CP Rail Corridor between Armstrong and Sicamous has been finalized The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) and the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) have successfully concluded the purchase of a section of CP Rail corridor that runs … Read More
Public assent achieved
Public assent achieved to purchase sections of the abandoned Canadian Pacific Rail corridor between Sicamous and Armstrong The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) and the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) have both successfully concluded an Alternative Approval Process (AAP), … Read More