A portion of the Downtown Loop Riverfront Trail which had been closed to accommodate redevelopment work at G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital is now temporarily open. (Sasha Sefter - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Detours temporarily removed on Downtown Loop trail

The City has fully opened the Riverfront Trail as Phase 1 of G.R. Baker Development Plan complete

The City of Quesnel has temporarily fully opened the the Downtown Loop of the Riverfront Trail as Phase 1 of the G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital Redevelopment project has been completed.

“The trail around the hospital may be uneven in places, please use with cautions.” says a release from the City.

Previously, a portion of the Downtown Loop trail which ran along the Fraser River behind the hospital had been closed on Feb. 12 to accommodate redevelopment work. TwoLonging for a long-distance getaway but don't have a passport? No problem! We've found five faraway places overseas where, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, you won't need to bring a passport.

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