For anyone who has attempted to cross the Fairy Creek Bridge heading out to ride Swine Flu and the other Procter mountain trails, or to get to Dicken Road and the Chamber of Commerce. You know that it is a death trap. No raised sidewalk, and oncoming traffic coming around a blind corner.

Many residents who live out Dicken Road way, especially those with children, have been writing to government encouraging them to build a pedestrian crossing on the westbound side of this bridge.

This has fallen on deaf ears.

The families have even went as far as building their own makeshift underpass to try to create a safe option for crossing this bridge.

Write to - Kareen.Peters@gov.bc.ca and cityhall@fernie.ca and ask them to build a bridge for pedestrians before someone gets hurt!

Last night I went out for my first official trail maintenance night. Dave, Luke and I headed out to the lower section of Al Matador to start the process of re-comissioning the trail. It has pretty much been abandoned since Three Kings has been completed. While still rideable, it needed alot of work to make it a little more friendly.

We put in 4 hours and have cleared the lowest section completely. The upper lower half needs another 4-5 hours of work. How about next Wednesday? Come out and meet us at Fas Gas at 6PM.

Do you know of any trails that could use a good once-over by a work party? Contact the club to learn more about how we can help you lead your own session.