Dewdney Trail Society works to restore and preserve historic trail
The installation of a restored sign is one of the first steps towards the preservation and restoration of the Dewdney Trail.
A group of enthusiastic volunteers have formed a new group based out of the West Kootenays called the Dewdney Trail Heritage Society. One of their first projects was the installation of a restored sign near Paterson, south of Rossland, on Highway 22 and at the trailhead of the Dewdney Trail. Funding for the sign restoration and installation was provided by Linda Worley, Area B Director RDKB.
The society is committed to preserving and restoring the Dewdney Trail, once the main connector to the interior of British Columbia, to usable condition for hiking, biking and horseback riding.
The restored sign sums up the trail's original mandate, "A travel route north of the boundary line" was the cry in the 1860's when gold was found in the Kootenays. Edgar Dewdney built much of the route—a trail 360 miles long from Coast to Rockies. For over two decades it carried miners, settlers, gold and supplies—a rugged and tortuous route, but Canadian all the way.
Richie Mann of Paterson is the president of the new society and a board of directors was selected on June 25, 2015
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