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Jack Peake is a long-time advocate of conserving the Kinsol Trestle. As a councillor and one-time Chair of the CVRD, he oversaw dozens of debates about the feasibility of saving the trestle as a link in the Trans Canada Trail and as a symbol of our industrial past. Jack saw the economic possibilities for the Cowichan Valley in a conserved Kinsol Trestle and fought hard to overcome many negative attitudes and fears held by others.

Jack is now the Chair of the Kinsol Capital Fundraising Campaign. In an article he authored for the November 26, 2010 edition of the Cowichan Valley Citizen, he wrote, "As I stated when I agreed to take this on, there aren't many opportunities in a lifetime to make a difference for generations to come. But rehabilitating the Kinsol Trestle is one of those chances for me and everyone else involved in the effort...in the years ahead, our children's children will be walking across the trestle, staring down at the Koksilah River through the graceful curve and weathered beams and being told of the industry, skills, and audacity and sheer tenacity of those who built this engineering marvel in the wilderness."

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Trestle studies conducted by Macdonald & Lawrence
2007
Kinsol Trestle, Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, BC Canada


Credits:
Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives
Macdonald & Lawrence Timber Framing, photo credit