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REVIEW The builders Wednesday June 10, 2015 Vol. 118, No. 23
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Seven studies recommended for Mackenzie Village development ALEX COOPER
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most of the trail building around Revelstoke. There’s a good chance you’ve experienced their work, whether it’s coasting down Flowdown at Mount Macpherson, cruising through the alpine on Frisby Ridge, or motoring around the Revy Riders network. Acton estimates they’ve built or fixed up close to 100 kilometres of trail in the Revelstoke area in the past seven or eight years. Their goal is to build trails that are sustainable and fun to ride. “The key to making a good trail is building a trail that will last,” Acton tells me. “Water is the key. You want to build a trail that will shed water. “The layout guy is pretty key for that.” The layout guy for the trail we were on was Joel Pirnke, who is
Seven recommendations have been made prior to moving forward with a bylaw for a major development in Arrow Heights. A 135-page staff report on the proposed 1,200-unit Mackenzie Village development is asking for the developer to complete a number of studies and plans prior to moving on a new bylaw. They include a financial impact study, traffic study, infrastructure & servicing study, environmental report, parks & trails plan, waste management plan and an affordable housing strategy. The report by Dean Strachan, the manager of development services, follows the April 30 open house at Arrow Heights Elementary that was attended by 154 people. The massive mixed-use, high-density development would be located on 35 acres of land off Nichol Road. Strachan has made the following recommendations prior to developing a bylaw: — That a study looking at the financial impact on the city be conducted. The study would look at the impact if it was developed as single family residential, and if it was developed as proposed. — That a traffic study be conducted by a civil engineer, including reviews of access points to the development, the Illecillewaet River crossing and the Nichol Road/Airport Way intersection. — That a plan be developed that looks at what infrastructure will be needed to support the development. This would provide
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Jeff Acton from Little Big Works tears a tree stump while building a trail for the Revy Riders. The mountain bike movie Builder is being screened at the Roxy on Thursday, so we talked to local trail builders to see how they work. See page 13 for the story. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review
The art and design of trail building ALEX COOPER
alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com Jeff Acton sits in the box of his mini-excavator, bouncing it up and down, hammering at the ground around a big tree stump. The stubborn tree planted itself in an old, overgrown road and it’s roots spread into the rocky bed. Now, it’s made for a big obstacle in a new trail the Revy Riders are developing as part of their network on the flank of Frisby Ridge. I met Jeff Acton, who’s the main machine operator for Little Big Works, last week. With Builder, a mountain bike movie that focuses on trail building, screening this Thursday at the Roxy, I sought out local trail builders to hear their story. Acton works for Little Big Works, the local business that does
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