Imagine what’s possible:

As you traverse historic routes inhabiting diverse natural landscapes through a multi-use, four-season recreational trail system that connects healthy, vibrant communities throughout the Thompson Okanagan region.

Mission

The Foundation exists to create, preserve, and enhance a celebrated recreational trail system that connects healthy, vibrant communities throughout the Thompson Okanagan region.

Vision

The Foundation leads initiatives to nurture and sustain the trail systems that unite our region.

Purpose

The Foundation is a vessel to attract investment to maintain and enhance a world-leading trails destination.

Master Plan

The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) recently completed the Kettle Valley Rail Trail Masterplan: Midway to Glenfir. This plan articulates a vision for the Midway to Glenfir segment of the KVR Trail.

Guided by the vision set in TOTA’s Activating our Potential: Thompson Okanagan Regional Rail Trail Tourism Strategy 2016-2022, this newly produced master plan details the priorities and actions that should be implemented to:

Achieve a world-class export-ready trail experience and exceptional local recreation resource,

Resolve the recreation use conflicts along the trail,

Improve the management and integration of non-recreational use of the trail,

Improve the trail tread, maintenance and manage­ment of the trail, and

Mitigate the trail’s potential impacts on the envi­ronment, adjacent private landowners and tenure holders.

This master plan establishes a renewed direction for the future of this segment of KVR Trail. As the owner and manager of the trail, the master plan has been recommended to the Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD) for adoption and implementation.

The Kettle Valley Rail Trail Master Plan: Midway to Glenfir was championed by TOTA and assembled by the consulting team from McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. And RC Strategies + PERC.

The Project team especially thanks the staff from Recreation Sites and Trails BC, British Columbia Parks, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, Regional District of Central Okanagan, Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, the member governments of the Okanagan Nation Alliance, all recreation and trail clubs and organizations and the thousands of tenure holders, private landowners, trail users and residents that took the time to share their stories, concerns and ideas to help shape the future of the Kettle Valley Rail Trail.

TOTF Board of Directors

TOTF’s Board Members are experienced tourism professionals who represent many key sectors and areas of the Thompson Okanagan including a root in outdoor adventure experience. They volunteer to help TOTF to grow and sustain the trail systems that unite our region.

Contact Us

For more information about the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Foundation (TOTF) please contact us using the form below and we will be in touch.