Schooner Way Trail Opens on North Pender Island

0:00It's March 28th. Welcome to Vancouver News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story. A fresh trail just dropped on Northpinder Island called the Schooner Way Trail. It's a 1.2-kilometer-packed gravel path straight from Danny Martin Ballpark to Pinder Island School, perfect for easy walking or biking. This project's been building since 2021, marking the first leg of a larger network that will link up to the Otter Bay Ferry Terminal down. The line, funding hit nearly $2 million, kicked off by 1 million from the province with help from the Capital Regional District, Feds, Island, Coastal Economic Trust, and ICBC. Locals shipped in over 140,000 bucks through donations. Electoral area director Paul Brandt calls it a win from years of teamwork and community hype. It's built wide open for runners, cyclists, strollers, wheelchairs, you name it, hugging Schooner Way and Aldridge roads. As this ties into the full Gulf Islands Regional Trail, Island folks now got a safer way to

1:04move, setting the stage for even more connections ahead.