Myra Canyon Trestle Restoration Society
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 892896366RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2022-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($172,752) as filed with the CRA.
Myra Canyon Trestle Restoration Society is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2022, it reported $31K in revenue and $173K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $480.
Compared with 1,324 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $7,176 in 2020 to $31K in 2022. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
To make safe maintain and do improvements on the 13km recreational and historic myra canyon section of the now defunct kettle valley railway (kvr). Our amazing volunteers repair decking and rails on trestles keep trail surface benches kiosks storm shelters and interpretive signage in good repair. We also clear brush remove downed trees and clear mud and rock slides when possible reporting to bc parks those jobs beyond our capabilities. We have also partnered with a local bicycle rental shop to provide trail hosts during the summer months. Our trail hosts assist visitors with questio…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2022
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31K | $173K | $45K | — | $123K | $1,397 |
| 2021 | $5,983 | $11K | $808 | — | — | $143K |
| 2020 | $7,176 | $7,535 | $5,206 | — | — | $148K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $480 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Denis Davis (president); Vernon Merwin (treasurer); Logan Pay (director); Joshua Sears (secretary); Dennis Thompson (vice president).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Myra Canyon Trestle Restoration Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892896366RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.