A local man had to be rescued from the ravine on the north side of the Town and Country Mall Thursday night after crashing his motorcycle.

Emergency crews were called just before 9:30pm after learning the man was travelling north in the parking lot when he sideswiped a garbage bin, crashed through the guard rail, hurling the driver down the embankment towards the CN Rail line on the south side of the Hillcrest Golf Course.

Paramedics treated the man before executing a rope rescue and taking him to hospital with serious injuries. The investigation continues.