Rivers Trail closure should never have come to this
This week’s decision by Kamloops council to close a stretch of the Rivers Trail near the Yellowhead Bridge was at the same time wise and a little sad.
Certainly, it’s easy to understand why council should be reluctant to spend nearly $100-thousand to rebuild this section of trail.
It isn’t a necessary pathway as a connection between two other sections and staff say it’s often the second choice of users, behind the multi-purpose bridge over the CP Rail tracks.
Not only that, the water causing erosion is flowing off of the bridge itself which is the responsibility of the provincial transportation ministry.