COLONIAL TRUST I, 497J, 1998-04-30

COLONIAL TRUST I
497J, 1998-04-30

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[LOGO]  Colonial Mutual Funds
        One Financial Center
        Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2621


April 30, 1998

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:      Colonial Trust I (the "Trust")
         Colonial Strategic Income Fund (the "Fund")
         File Nos. 811-2214 & 2-41251

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended,  please accept this letter as  certification  that the  Prospectus  and
Statement of Additional  Information dated April 30, 1997; for the Fund does not
differ from that contained in Post-Effective  Amendment No. 46 (the "Amendment")
to the Trust's  Registration  Statement on Form N-1A.  The  Amendment  was filed
electronically on April 27, 1998.

Very truly yours,

COLONIAL TRUST I
on behalf of
Colonial Strategic Income Fund


By:


      Ellen Harrington
      Assistant Secretary


cc:       M. Muller (5)
          M.C. Telman
          D. Young (2)
          E. Edson
          C. Ericson