Town of Shaunavon crews have begun work on a new Walking Trail in the community.

The new Walking Trail is adjacent to Fifth Avenue West and will be a dirt trail for the time being.

Shaunavon Chief Administrative Officer, Tara Fritz, said it was needed for safety reasons. "All we're doing is just putting a little dirt path through there, just to get people off of Fifth Avenue. And it's more for safety issues etc."

Fritz said that, once the Trail is settled, possibly in the spring, the Town will consider covering it with asphalt.

The new Walking Trail will be usable right away, with the total project looking to completed in about one year.