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Grant for Pathway to West K Received

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News Release

November 5, 2024

Peachland Receives Grant for Pathway to West Kelowna

The District successfully applied for a grant of up to $500,000 to fund construction of a new trail that will connect Peachland to West Kelowna’s Goat’s Peak when fully complete.

Phase I of the Peachland to West Kelowna Multi-Use Trail will be constructed in 2025 and the District is already applying for funding for Phase II.

When both phases are complete, the new trail will be 2.8 km long, starting just north of the intersection of Highway 97 and Buchanan Road and ending near the Seclusion Bay underpass in West Kelowna. It will provide a safe, protected multi-use pathway, allowing essential active transportation between the two communities.

This trail section will provide a critical link in a 250 km multi-purpose trail system that will span the Okanagan Valley. Three trail systems are close to connecting communities from Sicamous in the north to Osoyoos in the south with the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail, the Okanagan Rail Trail and the Trail of the Okanagans.

A fully connected trail system is expected to have a profound economic impact for the region and communities along the route and would vault the trail system to one of international significance.

For more information, email info@peachland.ca.