Squamish Lillooet Regional District announces Sea to Sky Trail partnership with the Trans Canada Trail

April 27, 2009 Pemberton, BC: The Squamish Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) is pleased to announce that the Squamish-Whistler section of the Sea to Sky Trail is the newest registered section of the Trans Canada Trail (TCT). Additionally, the Trans Canada Trail Foundation has committed $300,000 in funding support for Sea to Sky Trail development. “The Sea to Sky Trail is a magnificent addition to the Trans Canada Trail. With its mountain vistas, pristine lakes, old growth forests and dramatic rock formations, it will be a highlight of the Trail for both Canadian and international visitors.” said Valerie Pringle, Trans Canada Trail Board Chair. “We applaud the Squamish Lillooet Regional District, the Sea to Sky Trail Steering Committee and the local volunteers who have dedicated years of work and energy towards this project. We are delighted their team is joining the national TCT endeavour.” This partnership and support from the Trans Canada Trail is an exciting advancement for the Sea to Sky Trail project; enhancing national awareness and creating significant new partnering opportunities. Currently the route from Whistler to the south has become part of the Trans Canada Trail as developed, the route north through Pemberton & Mt Currie on to Lillooet may be eligible as an addition for future consideration. This 21,000 km national trail, once complete, will be the longest trail network in the world: connecting Canadians from sea to sea to sea. The route from Horseshoe Bay to Squamish is registered with the TCT as a water route. The land route through this region will be developed in subsequent phases of the project. Russ Oakley, Chair of...

DRAFT OF SEA TO SKY TRAILS STRATEGY DUE NOVEMBER 2006

The vision of the Sea to Sky Trail is the creation of a multi-use trail connecting the communities of Pemberton, Whistler and Squamish. After years of discussion among community partners plans are taking shape. The project is huge in terms of trail construction. The cost for the trail is expected to average about $20,000 per kilometre over the planned 190 kilometre route with potential funding coming from the private and public sectors. The Sea to Sky Trail will offer many benefits in the corridor including fostering environmental stewardship through exposure, and ecological educational opportunities, social benefits such as health and safety by offering an alternative transportation route that links communities while avoiding the highway and economic benefits related to tourism. Draft Sea to Sky Trail Maps can be found on the Squamish Lilloet Regional District website at...