Final effort to complete Berg Lake Trail before Thursday’s re-opening

A helicopter made repeated trips over Kinney Lake carrying pieces of a steel bridge Sunday to finish off repair work on the Berg Lake Trail which was heavily damaged during a flash flood in 2021. The trail is slated to re-open in full Thursday after four years. The Ministry of Environment and Parks says the opening date is on schedule. The section of bridge in the image is for the Phillips Creek/Drainage crossing just before Emperor hill. This was one of the last sections of bridge needed to open the trail. /LAURA KEIL

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