CP Rail could float solution to Kicking Horse rafting battle at Friday meeting
GOLDEN, B.C. — The mayor of Golden, B.C., hopes a battle pitting Canadian Pacific Railway against his town and several commercial river rafting companies will be water under the bridge by the weekend.
Mayor Ron Oszust says representatives of CP Rail (TSX:CP) have requested a meeting in the southeastern B.C. community this Friday.
A public outcry greeted CP’s announcement last month that it would ban guided rafting tours from crossing its tracks to reach the only point on the Kicking Horse River where rafts can be launched along the cliff-lined waterway.
That would have stopped rafting through the river’s Lower Canyon, a renowned set of rapids that draws tourists from around the world and is vital to Golden’s economy.