Category Archives: Building
Pump Track is in Progress!
The track is laid out! Yana, Lee and I marked out the pump track, and lay down the spray paint marking all the rollers and berms. It’s going to be over 120′ in either direction! There are some optional lines … Read the rest of this entry
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Further News
Hey Trail Fans! We’re progressing well on the Bike Park these days. After a good Saturday push from Sasha and Yana on their earth movers, we’ve got the area leveled out. As they went they mixed together the clay and … Read the rest of this entry
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Beaulah Creek Bridge Finished
It’s done! The bridge over the creek on Beaulah Creek Trail is finished and ready for customers. You know the one, where a local rider crashed hard enough on the skinny old bridge to be laid up for months. Well, … Read the rest of this entry
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Mostly clear & new boardwalk
The new boardwalk and short bridge are all done on Coltsfoot Trail! The Regional Parks Contractor came through and built a really nice curving boardwalk and a short bridge around the underwater section of Coltsfoot Trail near the Beaulah Creek … Read the rest of this entry
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Wheelbarrow
Thanks to Joan Jones of West Coast School of Mountain Biking, and to Liz Earle for bringing it up to Hornby, we now have a new wheelbarrow! This is one of those industrial, two wheeled kind. Now we’ll be able … Read the rest of this entry
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Getting ‘er done!
Another successful day at the site! Again it was the HIMBA crew out sweating to get ‘er done. Sasha Lebaron (LeBaron Contracting : 250 703 7700) brought his little “Yani” excavator and really got a lot done with it. Jer … Read the rest of this entry
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Hot Chipping Action!
With some hundred or so chipmunks we managed to get through 10 yards of slash in under 8 hours! Just kidding. With the very appreciated help of Dan and Tereza (Brynco Tree Services : 250 335 2534) and their awesome … Read the rest of this entry
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Excavators and Dirt!
Thanks to Dean Ellis (Hornby Landscaping) and Garth Millan (JAB Excavating : 250 335 1887) we have really progressed at the Bike Park site. Dean was in there all Thursday and Friday morning. With that machine of his he moved … Read the rest of this entry
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Bike Park Update
Work has been moving along at the Bike Park site. On Sunday Yana and I started at about 10 by hiking the site and deciding on the best access for the dump trucks. That location is the hill between the … Read the rest of this entry
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Land clearing at Joe King
With the go ahead from the Ballpark Board to build a Bike Park on the property, we now have a bunch of work to do. It’s so exciting to be starting work on what will be a great facility for … Read the rest of this entry
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