Work on the waterfalls trail in Centennial Park is proceeding nicely, according to District of 100 Mile House community services director Garry Laursen.
He notes most of the work has been completed and they are just waiting for the bridges to arrive.
When they arrive, Laursen says contractor Trevor Embree, of Bree Contracting Ltd., can then place them and finish gravelling the trails.
“They still have some work to do down there, but they want to wait until everything is in place and they will finish the gravelling last.”
He adds the project came in under budget.
“Everyone is very happy. He’s very thorough,” Laursen says, adding it has allowed the district to get a little extra trail work done on each end of the project.
Embree says the trail has been upgraded, rebuilt and gravelled from the district campground off Horse Lake Road down through the park to parking lot.
Noting they received a gift of property from Christ the King Lutheran Church in 100 Mile House, Laursen says the district has been able to upgrade an existing 120-metre trail that runs from the bridge on Horse Lake Road to the Blackstock subdivision.
He explains the trail was already there when the church purchased the property and now the district has an easement.
This has resulted in the trail being widened to five to six feet, levelled, gravelled and there will be a four-foot chain link fence, Laursen says.
“It’s all part of the park’s trail system. It’s amazing how well used that trail is; a lot of people use it for sure.”
If everything goes well, Embree says he figures the two bridges will be put in place between mid-October and the end of the month.
He says the bridges will be placed in Centennial Park’s parking lot and then a helicopter will pick them up and fly them down the creek to place them on the cement abutments his crew recently completed.
“It will be quite a sight to see with the helicopter carrying a bridge over the town. It’s not something you see all the time and I’m sure people are going to be interested.”
