26 August 2004 $13.5 Million for Trestle Restoration   Burning trestle in August 2003   Kelowna - The provincial and federal governments say they will spend $13.5 million to rebuild the historic Kettle Valley railway trestles destroyed by the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire last summer.   Twelve of the 18 trestles burned down and another two were damaged as the flames swept through Myra Canyon.   Premier Gordon Campbell says the loss of the trestles has not only hurt the Okanagan economy, but also erased a valuable reminder of B.C.'s history.   LINK:  Government background on restoration (Link dead 2 Jun 2013)     One of the trestles before the fire   Campbell says the government is committed to reconstructing replicas of the destroyed trestles by the end of 2007.   "We are going to restore these trestles. The rebuilding option we've chosen will reflect design elements of the original trestles, while balancing the need for affordability and timely completion."   Campbell says the work on the first trestle will begin this fall, with all the work completed by 2007.   LINK: Background on Myra Canyon (Link dead 12 Jun 2013)   The Kettle Valley Railway was built through the Southern Interior in 1916. The 18 trestles were erected by hand to bridge the mile-wide canyon.   After the railway shut down, volunteers spent countless hours restoring the trestles.   They then became part of the TransCanada Trail, attracting 50,000 tourists a year - pumping about $5 million a year into the local economy.   INTERVIEW:  B.C. Almanac's Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Ed Krueger of Monashee Adventure Tours in Kelowna about the restoration.