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Fall 2024

Open Burning 

Annually November 1 - April 30 

The following summary is provided for ease of reference only - please ensure that you review all regulations regarding Open Burning. 

Open air burning of Non-compostable vegetation is PERMITTED in the Township of Spallumcheen from November 1 each year to April 30 of the following year unless a fire ban has been issued by the Fire Chief. ONLY the following materials may be burned: 

  • Untreated Wood
  • Prunings
  • Branches
  • Tree stumps & trunks 
  • Shrubs
  • Right to Farm Act Burning 

Please note that open burning is PROHIBITED in Residential zones R1 (McLeod & Udy Subdivisions) and R5 (Mobile Home Parks). If you are unsure what your property is zoned, please contact the Township office at 250-546-3013 prior to burning. 

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2024

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April 2025

Rail Trail Maintenance Underway 

The Rail Trail partners—Splatsin te Secwépemc, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD), and the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) would like to inform the public that crews will be performing annual maintenance on constructed and unconstructed sections of the former rail corridor property in the coming weeks. 

The Rail Trail partners—Splatsin te Secwépemc, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD), and the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) would like to inform the public that crews will be performing annual maintenance on constructed and unconstructed sections of the former rail corridor property in the coming weeks.

Scheduled work includes maintaining culverts, bridges and drainage infrastructure, and mowing weeds and brush growth. For unconstructed sections, mowing will be limited to the old rail bed (gravel ballast) where the future trail is to be constructed, as development plans for this corridor include the preservation of as much native vegetation as possible on the surrounding property.

Residents are reminded that only a few sections are currently open for public use, including the trail through Enderby, as well as the areas between km 0.5 and km 4.4 from Sicamous, and km 49.15 and km 50.15 into Armstrong. The Armstrong section is open for use, while access to the Sicamous section is restricted due to the Bruhn Bridge construction and limited trailhead parking on the west side of the Sicamous Narrows.

Skwlax Resource Management Ltd. was recently awarded the construction of the next section of trail between km 4.4 and km 14.8 along Mara Lake south of Sicamous. Construction on this section began earlier this month and is expected to take six weeks.

Construction of the trail for the remaining areas south of Mara Lake is pending Agricultural Land Commission approvals. In June of 2024, rail trail owners agreed to grant easements to farmers who requested them for driveways that cross the trail, however easement language has not been settled yet.

Yucwmenlúcwu (Caretakers of the Land) from Splatsin Development Corporation is overseeing the work.

To stay updated on the progress of the Rail Trail or to donate, visit www.shuswapnorthokanaganrailtrail.ca. 


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