Aberdeen Road in Coldstream will have a three-metre wide buffered paved shoulder added on the west side and a one-metre shoulder on the east side of the road as part of a sewer extension project. (Photo credit: Google Maps)

By Pete McIntyre

$433,000 project

Council finalizes plan for new recreational lanes

Oct 12, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Coldstream council has given the go-ahead to spending $433,000 to design and construct walking and biking lanes on Aberdeen Road.

A three-metre-wide buffered paved shoulder will be installed on the west side of the road, along with a one-metre paved shoulder on the east side.

Funding for the project will come from the community works fund (formerly Gas Tax).

The work will be done as part of a $3 million sewer extension project on Aberdeen Road with the timelines not announced by the district as yet.

The following are other highlights from Coldstream council’s Oct. 10 meeting:

Tributes For the Late, Former Premier

Vernon mayor among those remembering former Premier John Horgan

31m ago

Serious Crash in East Hill area

Two people in critical condition following serious crash Saturday night

51m ago

$30,000 Raised to Support People With Disabilities

Golden Burger Challenge sees nearly 3,000 burgers sold, $30,000 raised for charity

3h ago

BC Transit Expansion – Middleton Mountain Route

Council received a report that included the previously endorsed 2021 Vernon Regional Transit System Action Plan, which will add a new Middleton Mountain route in 2024, with the first full year of operation in 2025.

Active Transportation Network Planning

On September 5, 2023, Council authorized the submission of an application to the Active Transportation Network Planning Grant program and were subsequently presented with a report providing information on the proposed project deliverables for their consideration.

Request for Exclusion of a Property from the Agricultural Land Reserve

In follow up to resident’s request at the September 11, 2023 meeting to have their property be removed from the ALR, Council considered the request and received the report from Administration for information; as a result, Council will not be making an application to the Agricultural Land Commission to have the subject property excluded from the ALR.

North Okanagan Fire Dispatch Service Establishment Amendment Bylaw

Council provided their consent to the Regional District of North Okanagan to adopt the North Okanagan Fire Dispatch Service Establishment Amendment Bylaw No. 2969, 2023, which amends North Okanagan Fire Dispatch Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1663, 2000, by adding five properties in the Lewis Road area of Electoral Area “D” to the service area boundary.