Trail Officially Opened!
We look forward to seeing you on the trail…at a safe distance.
Thank you to all of our generous donors!
2021 GREENWAYS SUMMER TRAIL CHALLENGE!
Like the Toby Creek Nordic Club’s recent Whiteway Winter Challenge, this will be a month-long challenge. Participants will register individually or as a team and will challenge themselves to set a distance goal for them or their team to cycle, walk, run, or otherwise self-propel themselves along the Markin-MacPhail Westside Legacy Trail.
Grand prizes will be awarded to the top two individuals and top two teams with the farthest distance traveled throughout the month.
All proceeds will go toward purchasing two Alaska Ice Dragons, portable, propane-fired ice resurfacers to be used for the Whiteway.
Officially Open!
We’d like to thank everyone who joined us on September 18 and 19th to celebrate the official opening of the Markin-MacPhail Westside Legacy Trail. The Trail is open and rideable end to end; we invite everyone to go out and enjoy the great Fall weather!
Many Paths, One Trail
About the Project
Total Raised:
$9,600,000
FUNDS RAISED: OVER $9.2 MILLION IN CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS SECURED TO COMPLETE THE TRAIL
The Markin-MacPhail Westside Legacy Trail is a multi-use, non-motorized, paved recreational trail that will join the communities of Invermere and Fairmont Hot Springs. It will be a well-planned and meaningful addition to an already active community, and we encourage residents, businesses and local governments to contribute in their own unique way to help build this world-class trail amenity.
People will feel inspired to support the initiative for different reasons – be it for safety, health, economic impact, a stronger community, or the lifestyle it will provide, to name a few – but whatever your motivation, our diversity can converge on a single trail.
Over 1,100 donors have contributed over $9.6 Million to date.
Volunteers are hard at work to secure grants and donations to complete the final phase and reach the finish line. For more information or to make a donation, please click here.
Your Trail Ambassadors
TRAIL AMBASSADOR DON STEEDMAN
Keep an eye out for Don Steedman in his new trail ambassador shirt! Don rides the Westside Legacy Trail nearly every day, and might even know the path better than those who work on it.
Supported By
58% Government/Public Grants and Donations / 42% Private Donations
What's New On The Trail
Fall Update And Giving Tuesday
We’ve Missed You! With a hectic summer of construction, droughts, heat waves, managing through pandemic rules, we are very pleased with the progress the Greenways team has made! Now, we are excited to provide you with an update, to say thank you, and to provide an opportunity to continue your support. The most important thing [...]
REQUEST for INFORMATION – Old Coach Parking Lot Upgrade
Greenways, in cooperation with the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK), is seeking to upgrade the South Trail head parking lot and entrance at Old Coach Trail between the communities of Invermere and Radium. We are requesting qualified offers from established organizations which have a proven track record with all aspects of parking lots and […]
Funding boost for Columbia Valley trails
Courtesy of the Columbia Valley Pioneer By Steve Hubrecht Photo by sergey kolomiyets steve@columbiavalleypioneer.com Trail networks in the Columbia Valley got a financial boost last week, with two major grants being awarded to two separate trail projects either in or near Invermere. The District of Invermere will receive $983,000 for its Athalmer Destination Trails, and […]
Grant Supports Trail Expansion Through Eagle Ranch
ANNOUNCEMENT – for February 23, 2021 Today the Province of BC announced a $976,455 to support a shovel-ready segment of the Invermere to Radium legacy trail expansion project through Eagle Ranch. The announcement was made as part of the Rural Economic Recovery stream of the Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program. Columbia Valley Greenways Trail [...]
September 18 – The Last Spoke Unveiling
Opening Remarks Gallery Officially Open On September 18, 2020, the Greenways Trail Alliance and many of the Markin-MacPhail Westside Legacy Trail supporters, donors, stakeholders and users socially-distanced together to witness the unveiling of the Last Spoke Sculpture. The event marked the official opening of the Markin-MacPhail Westside Legacy Trail after a long journey totally close [...]
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