If you like walking through the Greenbelt, you’ll love this…

Members of the Monashee Unit firefighting crew have dione the community a huge service by installing a wooden pedestrian bridge 150 metres downstream of the drainage canal. It joins the last section of Greenbelt land to  Crown land at the mouth of the Illecillewaet River.

Here are some photos of the new bridge and members of the unit crew in action:

Monashee Unit crew members (from the left) Matt Smider, Cal Read and Jay Ellsworth along with Christian Foster, who is not in this picture because he's behind the camera, have done the community a great service by building this terrific footbridge down in the Greenbelt. Christian Foster photo
Monashee Unit crew members (from the left) Matt Smider, Cal Read and Jay Ellsworth along with Christian Foster, who is not in this picture because he’s behind the camera, have done the community a great service by building this terrific footbridge down in the Greenbelt. Christian Foster photo
The bridge is about 150 metres downstream of the drainage canal. It joins the last section of Greenbelt land to crown land at the mouth of the Illecillewaet River. Christian Foster photo
The bridge is about 150 metres downstream of the drainage canal. It joins the last section of Greenbelt land to crown land at the mouth of the Illecillewaet River. Christian Foster photo
The new bridge is in a magnificent setting. The board of directors of the Illecillewaet Greenbelt Society is very grateful for their Monashee Unit's hard work. Thank you! Christian Foster photo
The new bridge is in a magnificent setting. The board of directors of the Illecillewaet Greenbelt Society is very grateful for the Monashee Unit’s hard work. Thank you! Christian Foster photo

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