After a short afternoon hike above the Lumby Golf Course in the early spring of 2019 the idea for The Monashee Trail Society was born. It was out of a desire to see accessible, designated, non-motorized trails in and around the Lumby area that would be accessible to everyone in the community as well as a tourist draw.
Next steps included contacting , The Lumby Village Council, Lumby Chamber of Commerce and The Regional District to garner support which they enthusiastically did.
Next came a full cast of board members.
- Lindsay Cochrane- President
- Suzanne Schneider-Vice President
- Laura Waugh-Treasurer
- Amand Pinnsonneault- Secretary
- Russell Braun- Member at Large
- Steve Cochrane-Member at Large
- Lorelei Fiset-Member at Large
- Amanda Miller- Member at Large
- Darren Schmidt-Member at Large
These members come from many different backgrounds and walks of life not necessarily all having experience on a board. The one thing everyone on the board does share in common is a love of Trails and the community of Lumby.
To date the trail society has met with various other trail groups in the Okanagan to gain an understanding of their goals and mandates and what made them successful.
A meeting was also held with Eric Gagne Forest Supervisor of Tolko Industries to discuss the road up Camels Hump Hiking Trail and happily Tolko Industries has left that road in very much improved conditions.
Recently the society has been exploring and investigating trails around Coppers Launch and hopes to have some signed and designed trails up there as early as next spring.
The Monashee Trail Society reports more events and projects coming in the next year to find out more. You can…
Attend their AGM meeting on October 19th at 7pm at the White Valley Community Center.
Check them out on Facebook at
The Monashee Trail Society
Or email them at monasheetrailsocietybc@gmail.com
