Trails Advisory Board
The Candle Lake Trails Advisory Board works with the Resort Village Council to plan new routes and maintain existing trails in an effort to ensure residents and visitors have opportunities to enjoy a safe and varied outdoor experience year round.
The Advisory Board is a key resource for the Resort Village. The Board provides information regarding best practices, standards, funding and usage of trails. As new developments and subdivisions are developed in the Resort Village, the Board provides input and advice on incorporating trail networks into community designs, and advises on budgets for all trail development and maintenance in the Resort Village.
Mission Statement: To advise the Resort Village of Candle Lake Council on the management, operation, improvement, development and promotion of all trails, intended for human powered use, under the management of the Resort Village of Candle Lake, and to identify key trails maintenance priorities annually.
Vision Statement: We envision a sustainable, coordinated network of multi-use trails throughout the areas under the management of the Resort Village of Candle Lake, designed and maintained to high standards for safety and a diversity of human powered user experiences and needs, to enhance accessibility, healthy activities, tourism and economic prosperity. We envision the Candle Lake Trails Advisory Board as the key resource and a valued stakeholder for trail information regarding best practices, standards, funding and usage. We are key stakeholders, and involved in early consultations regarding new developments and/or subdivisions, so that the trails network can be built into all future community designs.
The Board is guided in its work based on three areas of focus for trail development:
- Safety - trails designed to provide safer options for people to access popular beaches and commercial areas.
- Connectivity - trails designed to connect subdivisions when possible.
- Nature - trails designed to create and promote activity walks into the forested areas around Candle Lake as well as much of the shoreline interface with our local water bodies.
Activity Trails
A few of the trails maintained by the Trails Advisory Board include the following. Click on Activity Trails to access the maps for these and other trails in the Resort Village. Visit the Candle Lake Activity Trails Facebook Page for the latest Trail news and post your photos to the page!
 Bay Lake Trail #1 |  Bay Lake Trail #2 |  Deep Bay to Telwin Trail |
 Main Street Walking Path |  Nobles Point |  Northview Trail |
 Old Baldy Trail |  Old Horse Trail |  Simon Lehne Trail |
 Tapawingo Trail |  Waskateena Beach Trail |  West End Trails |
 West End Walking Trail |
Candle Lake Trails Advisory Board – 5 Year PLAN 2024 to 2028
Short-Term Plan (budgeted in 2024)
- Establish a land bridge to access a crosswalk on Highway 265 from the Bayview Business district to Emma’s Kitchen & The Market
- Better define the walking path in front of the Market (example, add delineators, etc.)
- Establish a land bridge to access a crosswalk on Highway 265 from the West Side Trail to the access to The Market
- Extend Simon Lehne Trail to Northview Trail to Nobles Point Marina, with a crosswalk on Simon Lehne to be completed in 2024 with crusher dust surface (Phase 2)
- Replace existing trail head garbage cans with bear proof garbage cans
- Establish a dedicated storage area for large Trails supplies and materials. Filing cabinet available in Senior’s meeting room for small items.
- Develop a Trail from Bayview to RVCL recreation area and Bay Lake Trails. Fun Run Trail, work in progress
- Boardwalk on the Nobles Point Nature Trail
- Recognize and promote the historic significance of Old Horse Trail with signage, in concert with Communities in Bloom, work in progress
Long-Term Plan (not yet budgeted)
- Improve pedestrian access along Simon Lehne from Main Street to Ford Road
- Develop connectors to the Flood Berm
- Pursue development of a nature trail north of Elm St, West of Simon Lehne, south of Nobles
- Connect the existing Trails system from Van Impe to to Minowukaw via village as per 20 year plan
- Support RVCL renewal of the adoption of the Aschim Heritage Homestead property (expiration of current agreement 2029)
- Develop a roadside trail from Deep Bay to the old Telwin access
Annual (on-going maintenance and sustainability) (budgeted annually)
- Consult on new development applications re trails and pedestrian access
- Maintain accessible entrances to winter ski trails
- Groom winter ski and snowshoe trails
- Identify low, wet, eroded, or damaged areas and recommend maintenance options
- Identify trails that should be closed temporarily due to unsafe or impassible conditions
- Create an annual seasonal task list for Trails maintenance for the RVCL Maintenance Crew
- Update maps, signs, promotional material, and social media to reflect the current trail status
- Boardwalk maintenance, and repair over marshy/wet areas
- Maintain markings/barriers to walking lanes on roadways
- Consult with Resort Village regarding trails design and trail upgrades
- Partner with Sport, Culture, & Recreation to host Ski/Snowshoe/curling event(s) to promote trails use and community engagement
- Promote Trails via Sandy Bay Festival of Lights, Welcome to The Lake, Canada Day, etc.
Interested in Joining the Trails Advisory Board?
The key to the success of our Board is our trail volunteers and community members who see outdoor activities as an important part of resort life.
The Board is always looking for new trail enthusiasts to join our volunteer Board. To enquire, please contact the Resort Village Office at (306) 929-2236.
Thank you!
The Trails Advisory Board thanks all of its volunteers and local businesses who provide ongoing support to trail initiatives. This support ranges from providing time and energy to helping with trail maintenance, offering ideas on how to strengthen our trails system, displaying trails maps, and providing personal financial donations.
- Affinity Credit Union District Council Funding for Fall 2022 awarded to Candle Lake Trails Advisory Board (see more)
- Communities in Bloom $5,000 Grant in December 2020 - used toward the purchase of a new groomer (see more)
- Saskatchewan Tails Association $500 grant 2021 for trail Acknowledge (see more)
- FireSmart $500 grant 2021 for trail cleanup (see more)
- Fun Run Inc. Funding of $16,000 for Phase 1 to develop a trail connecting Bayview Drive (connector to West Side Trail) to the Resort Village Recreation Grounds (Hall / Curling Rink / Tennis Courts / Park / entrance to Bay Lake Trails). (see more)
- SGI 2023 Traffic Safety Grant of $40,000 for development of the trail connecting Bayview Drive to the Resort Village Recreation Grounds.