Hi Everyone

With May Days close on the horizon, there is lots going on and KORTS will be hosting a May Days information booth at Vimy  Park for the weekend. Everyone is busy and so our next work party will be after the May long weekend.

If you would like to be involved in the KORTS booth at May Days, please contact Francois Blouin for a volunteer time slot.

We are also planning a BC Trails Day event for Saturday June 1 and will be looking for volunteers.

A few tasks need to be done before the long weekend if you have time and would like to volunteer:

- weed whack the Hwy 31A trailhead area including the picnic table viewpoint and the lower picnic table area along with the trail leading to the lower picnic table area

- weed whack the Higashi Way trailhead and the Kaslo Family Mountain Bike Park downhill connector trail

- weed whack the upper Lettrari Loop trail section alongside the airstrip including the section leading from the transfer station road to the downhill trail.

KORTS can provide a string weed whacker, fuel, and safety gear. Please contact Stu or Dave directly by email. Thanks for considering this volunteer opportunit

Happy Trails and hope to see you at May Days.

Stu Heard

Dave Clement

Kaslo Outdoor Recreation and Trails Society

2024 Annual General Meeting Agenda 

Meeting Date: May 8, 2024 @ 7pm

Location: Kaslo United Church Heritage Hall

1. Adoption of the 2024 AGM Agenda

2. Adoption of the 2023 AGM Minutes

3. Business arising from the Minutes

4. Reports
4.1  President (Dan Miles)
4.2  Financial (Ken Butt / Dan Miles)
4.3  Membership (Francois Blouin / Dan Miles)
4.4  Kaslo Mountain Bike Club (Pate Neumann / Rep)

4.5  Kaslo Nordic Ski Club (Sarah Heard / Rep)
4.6  Kaslo Disc Golf Club (KDGC Rep)

4.7  Kaslo Family Mountain Bike Park Outdoor Shelter (Sarah Pollick)

5. New Business
5.1  2024 Trail Crew & Volunteer Work Party Projects (Stu Heard)

5.2  Trail Counters (Stu Heard)

5.3  Election of Directors (max = 11) (Val Koenig)

2024 Nominations standing: 

Dan Miles, Francois Blouin, Ken Butt, Stu Heard, Tom Duchastel, Osa Thatcher, Dave Clement, Heather Stark, KNSC Representative Sarah Heard, KMBC Representative Pate Neumann, KDGC Representative Steve Willott.

Adjournment

 KORTS next work party Hwy 31A litter pickup Thursday May 9 @ 9am

Hi Everyone

It’s that time of year!….another highway litter/garbage pickup work party is on for our next KORTS work party schedule, then we will be back to regular trail work. Vida Turok (from Sandon) is organizing the annual Hwy 31A cleanup and as the saying goes “the more hands the merrier” so hope you can make it out for this.  Val Koenig says BRING A FRIEND!

Meet at 9am at the Hwy 31A Cross Country Ski parking lot. Bags/buckets/pickup sticks are provided and wear gloves. Walking several kilometres and walking down into ditches is necessary. 

Hope to see you there.

Stu Heard

Dave Clement

May 1 workparty

 Hi Everyone

Dan Miles will be organizing the next KORTS work party on Wednesday May 1, which will be a litter pickup along Hwy 31 leading into Kaslo. Meet Dan at the YRB yard just south of the Kaslo golf course on Birch Ave at 9am. YRB will be providing garbage bags and safety vests, and Dan via JVH School will be providing litter pickup tongs.

Thanks for your help.

Stu Heard
Dan Miles

AGM moved to May 8

Hi Everyone

Due to an illness we are postponing the 2024 KORTS AGM scheduled for tomorrow Tuesday April 23 to a new date Wednesday May 8 at 7pm at the Kaslo United Church Heritage Hall.

Hope to see you there.

Stu

Apr 24 workparty

 Hi Everyone

Our next KORTS trails work party is this Wednesday April 24 starting at 9am. Our project is to level some sections of the Kaslo River South trail where it has been slumping over the past couple of years. This project will be hand work using polaskis and rakes to dig out the upper slope and move it downslope to create a more level trail tread. This is especially important for winter use but also easier walking / biking for summer use as well.
We wil meet at the Kaslo River South Trailhead, just behind the Kaslo Village Shop. We will pick up tools from the KORTS shed there and walk in along the river trail.

Hope to see you there.

Stu Heard
Dave Clement

 Hi Everyone

Our next work party will be on Wednesday April 17 starting at 9am. We will be working on the west end of Lettrari Loop trail, replacing a section of broken bridge/boardwalk, and working on some drainage issues.

We will meet at the entrance to the Kaslo Transfer Station and then car pool from there with tools and materials. We have to carry in 24 pieces of 3’ long decking boards, nails, chainsaws,  polaskis, etc so please bring a large rucksack if you have one, and a substantial hammer. 

Thanks, and hope to see you there. Rubber boots will be helpful for some of us.

Dave Clement
Stu Heard