Peachland has received another $500,000 to complete the multi-use trail connection to Goat乌鸦传媒檚 Peak in West Kelowna.

The funds are coming from the BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit. In 2024, the district Peachland was awarded up to $420,236 through the BC Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants Program to build Phase 1 of the 2.8 kilometre trail. The project also received a $356,400 grant from the Government of Canada乌鸦传媒檚 Active Transportation Fund. On March 31, the province announced the additional BCAT grant for Phase 2.

乌鸦传媒淲e are so pleased the province sees how important this project is for our community, and also the Government of Canada, through these active transportation grants,乌鸦传媒� said Mayor Patrick Van Minsel. 乌鸦传媒淭his is a very special project because it not only connects the two communities of Peachland and West Kelowna with a safe, multi-use pedestrian and cycling pathway, but it is also a critical link in the multi-use path networks that are connecting the communities from the North Okanagan to the South Okanagan.乌鸦传媒�

The Westside Multi-Use Trail will begin just north of the intersection of Highway 97 and Buchanan Road in Peachland and end near the Seclusion Bay Road underpass at the intersection of Highway 97 and 97C. Construction is expected to be complete by the end of May 2025.

The trail will tie into a 250km multi-purpose trail system that will span the Okanagan Valley.