Update July 30
Residents Support Rail Trail Management Plan
The results of the household poll are in. Residents voted in favour of the management plan proposal 62% to 37% with a response rate of over 50%. Click here for the results of the poll  and to see a full analysis of the results and all comments submitted with poll responses.

Update July 12
The results of the poll on the Rosebery-Summit Lake Rail Trail management plan proposal are being tabulated, and a report is under preparation . All will be posted here soon.

Download the the 20-page Rail trail final version and the summary document now.

This section of the old CPR rail corridor begins at the northern boundary of the Slocan Valley watershed and lies totally within RDCK Area H North. The Official Community Plan for the area has specific goals related to Summit and Slocan lakes and to “identified wildlife corridors and areas with high wildlife and fisheries habitat values” such as Bonanza Creek (see management plan proposal).

Rec Sites and Trails BC and the RDCK Area H director have requested that local residents have an opportunity to express support for this management plan proposal as a condition of its moving forward. They have approved the use of a household poll of residents from Enterprise Creek to Summit Lake, including New Denver and Silverton, which will be conducted from June 17-30.

With endorsement by local residents, Rec Sites and Trails BC has indicated it will proceed with the interagency review required for official trail designation and with consultation with the RDCK and local First Nations.  With official trail designation, a local registered non-profit society will be formed to partner with RSTBC and to engage residents and user groups in stewarding the ongoing maintenance and development of the trail.

The timetable
June 3: Management plan proposal and summary documents posted to website and distributed to community outlets
June 3: Valley Voice newspaper article
June 17: Poll distributed via the Valley Voice newspaper
June 30: Deadline for mailing completed poll
July 10: Results tabulated and results posted