Whether on two feet or four, enjoy the Rushbrook Trail, just leave the bikes behind!

One item brought to the attention of City Staff late into Monday night's lengthy City Council session seems to have received the swiftest action. 

With the City of Prince Rupert reminding residents that use of the popular Rushbrook Trail on the city's east side is limited to those on foot, or their pets with four paws.

The topic came up through an observation from Councillor Nick Adey who asked for some clarification on some of the regulations for use of the trail, noting that he had believed that bicycles and ebikes had been prohibited form the waterfront pathway.

That prohibition was confirmed by City Manager Robert Long, who observed that there was a sign on the trail itself advising of such. 

The location of that advisory made for a secondary discussion point, with Councillor Adey observing that perhaps notices for the public could also be posted at both ends of the trail where they would be more helpful towards informing the public.

Just a few days later, the City of Prince Rupert has provided an update from Kaien Trails which maintains the trails, in addition to the reminder of the prohibition on biking they note that they have also replaced signs which have been vandalized along the trail.

The use of the trail also makes for some discussion on the City of Prince Rupert Facebook page which suggests that some RCMP enforcement may be required from Rushbrook to Seal Cove.

For more notes on Monday's City Council Session see our Council Timeline feature here, as well as our Council Session Archive page.

A wider overview of Council discussion themes can be explored from our Council Discussion Archive.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.