NOTICE OF TRAIL CLOSURE – UPDATED – July 29th Just for clarification, the Slocan Valley Rail Trail remains closed on the section that is under evacuation alert from the Trozzo Creek Wildfire. This is from north of Katelnikoff Rd to Ringrose Creek. It was mistakenly stated that it had opened. The same status applies to all Rec Sites and Trails BC trails and sites under evacuation orders/alerts or area restrictions throughout the province. Sorry for any confusion.

NOTICE OF TRAIL CLOSURE – Because of the Evacuation Order now in place from the Trozzo Creek Wildfire, the Rail Trail is closed to everyone between Perry’s Siding and Lindsay Rd.

FIBRE OPTIC UPDATE – The crew will be resuming cable laying the week of July 19th. They will be beginning with some work in the Village of Slocan. Tentatively they will be on the Trail by Wednesday, July 21st to lay the line from the Village of Slocan to Perrys Siding. They only work Monday the Rail Trail Monday to Friday.
Please use caution on the Trail and obey all warning signs.

The fibre optic crew is parked at Perrys Siding for the weekend.
Crews and equipment will be installing conduit and cable vaults in the following location:
The Slocan Valley Rail Trail from just Perrys Siding Bridge Rd, north to Lemon Creek Trailhead (approximately 5 km.
Work will move south to north ~2km per day.
Trail users are encouraged to avoid travelling along this segment and obey all posted signage.
As well, a crew will be working at various locations along the Rail Trail doing
‘Spot work’ to finish and/or clean up conduit interconnects and installing vaults and lids. This work will not be trail use impacting

Construction of the Slocan Valley Fibre Optic Backbone project is taking place this summer on the rail trail from the Playmor Junction to the Village of Slocan. The work is being performed by a direction drill and vibratory plow that will bury conduit within the rail trail corridor. Every week, on Thursday or Friday, we will post the construction schedule for the coming week and advise which sections of the trail will be impacted.

This Connecting BC project is funded by local governments, the Province of BC and Columbia Basin Trust.

NOTICE OF WORK JUNE 14TH TO 18TH.
The crew ended their week at Pedro Creek and will continue on to Winlaw and points north beginning on Monday. The crew only works on the Rail Trail during the week.
Trails users are encouraged to avoid travelling in this area and to obey all posted signage.

This Connecting BC project is funded by local governments, the Province of BC and Columbia Basin Trust. The work is being done by the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation

NOTICE OF WORK: Week of May 25
Crews and equipment will be installing conduit and cable vaults in the following locations:
The Slocan Valley Rail Trail junction at Slocan Rd South Trail and Harold Street (approximately 200m work zone)
The paved portion of the Slocan Valley Rail Trail between South Slocan Village Road and Frog Peak Café (approximately 4km work zone)
Trails users are encouraged to avoid travelling in these areas and should obey all posted signage. No work will be occurring over the long weekend.
Construction of the Slocan Valley Fibre Optic Backbone project is taking place this summer on the rail trail from the Playmor Junction to the Village of Slocan. The work is being performed by a direction drill and vibratory plow that will bury conduit within the rail trail corridor. Every Friday the contractor will be providing us with a post on the construction schedule for the coming week and advise which sections of the trail will be impacted.

This Connecting BC project is funded by local governments, the Province of BC and Columbia Basin Trust.

MAY 13TH UPDATE – Do you have a waterline, cable or other piping that goes under the Slocan Valley Rail Trail? The Columbia Basin Broadband Corp. will be beginning the process of laying the fibre-optic line along the Rail Trail shortly.
Right now they are trying to identify all the locations where they potentially may come across a line. They will be digging a narrow trench 18″ deep. Most lines are deeper than that and it won’t be an issue. They will be reaching out to adjoining landowners, but we want to make sure no one is missed and that there are no surprises for anyone! If you think you fall into this category, please PM us. Do NOT post your details on this post, thanks.
The process of cable installation may take up to two months. Initially they may be hopping all over the place, prepping sites to link cable segment before they drop in the line.
We are hoping disruption will be minimal, but there may be brief periods when the Trail will be closed to traffic.
We will be trying our best to keep this FB page and our website up to date. Thanks for your understanding

WORK ON THE RAIL TRAIL – Starting Tuesday, April 6th,we’ll be repairing the culvert just north of Lemon Creek. This may take three days to complete. The Trail will be closed for part of the time. Watch for signs please.

It’s that time of the year again when we ask for your support for a project we hope to do on the Slocan Valley Rail Trail. Click on this link to the Community Initiative Program of the Columbia Basin Trust and follow the instructions. The Community Engagement period is from March 29th to April 9th. This means you can offer your thoughts on the applications.
This year, we’re looking for funding to help us once again remove trees that are starting to encroach along the Rail Trail. It’s a process we go through every several years. We need to do this to allow snow to reach the tread surface of the Trail and not be blockout by the bows on coniferous trees. This helps us to groom and trackset the Trail for the winter months – a period which many of us enjoy.
You’ll find our application primarily in Area H, but we are asking for help from the surrounding RDCK Area’s E, I & F as well. All the applications are listed alphabetically, so you’ll have to scroll down a long way to find it. Please take the time to help us, thanks.
You’ll find many worthy groups looking for funding support for some great ideas. Take the time to offer your thoughts on as many of these applications as you wish. You can find a link to this program through the RDCK website

WORK ON THE RAIL TRAIL – WEEK OF MARCH 21ST – We will be doing a culvert repair south of Slocan Park on Monday or Tuesday. A second repair will be happening north of Lemon Creek between Wednesday and Friday. Heavy equipment will be working on the Trail and it may be impassable. Use caution. There will be warning sign posted around the work sites. Thanks for your understanding