Goat River Trail funding boosts Northern B.C. link to National Hiking Trail
The Historic Goat River Trail was originally commissioned in 1886 as a gold rush trail along the Goat River, and was reportedly used during Prohibition in the early 1900s to deliver bootleg liquor to railway construction camps along the Fraser River. The trail was reactivated by Fraser Headwaters Alliance in the late 1990s to bring attention to environmental issues in the area and protect the Goat River watershed. Funding from the province, announced last month, is part of a $90 million community economic recovery infrastructure program to support economic resilience, tourism, heritage, an...
Source: princegeorgecitizen.com