Image: M. Vanden Bosch / PML / This view of the valley floor from atop Little Mountain is what the City of Chilliwack hopes to re-create when it votes on a $134K request for quotation for a stairway project at its meeting this Tuesday (Aug. 2).

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Little Mountain

City of Chilliwack to vote on $134K contract for trail stairs, pedestrian pathway for south-facing Little Mountain trail

Jul 30, 2022 | 12:21 PM

CHILLIWACK — This is the spectacular view the City of Chilliwack hopes to bring trekkers up Little Mountain, minus the dreaded mosquitoes of course.

Chilliwack City Council will vote on a request for quotation this Tuesday (August 2) to have House to Home Landscaping build approximately 340 recycled stair treads up the southwest hillside of Little Mountain facing south.

The $134,432.80 contract calls for the supply and installation of 6-foot by 6-foot posts to act as stair treads, according to a city staff report prepared by Richard Fortin.

Three companies attended a mandatory site meeting, as is custom with city tenders and requests for proposal, on July 7. Of the three companies, only one, House to Home Landscaping, submitted a quotation that was found to have met the technical and financial requirements of the project.

This was partially attributed to the specialized nature of the work, the degree of difficulty on the hilly terrain, the heavy lifting required, and lengthy time duration of the project.

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The City of Chilliwack’s Greenspace Plan highlights the potential for a greenbelt and trail network around the north, south and southwest quadrants of Little Mountain. The proposed greenbelt is a combination of city-owned land and future remainder lands following the development of privately-owned parcels.

A pedestrian pathway from the valley floor to the greenbelt has the potential to increase recreational connectivity, the city staff report said. The overall eight-foot wide staircase corridor will extend approximately 128 metres, rising approximately 60 metres from a parking facility on Yale Road to a future trail connection point.

A proposed parking lot along the north side of Yale Road, located just west of Latimer Road and east of the Save & Gas convenience store and gas station, will house 15 parking stalls.

Image: M. Vanden Bosch / PML / This parcel of land near 47005 Yale Road is the general location for a proposed parking lot for the Little Mountain stairway path that Chilliwack City Council will vote on this week.

The City of Chilliwack has budgeted $200,000 for this pedestrian trail.