{"id":57232,"date":"2025-07-24T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=57232"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:30:00","slug":"bridge-repairs-among-upgrades-coming-to-laurie-park-province-announces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=57232","title":{"rendered":"Bridge repairs among upgrades coming to Laurie Park, province announces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56506&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GRAND LAKE:<\/strong> Visitors to Laurie Provincial Park will soon enjoy a more welcoming experience, Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank MLA Brian Wong announced Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A $50,000 investment from the Houston Government will support complete bridge repairs at the Park, improving visitor safety and reliable access to the Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0&#8220;The bridge is essential for safe access to Laurie Park,&#8221; said MLA Wong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;These repairs ensure visitors can continue to enjoy this peaceful lakeside destination without safety concerns.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56526&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56179&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This local project is part of a broader investment in 16 provincial parks across Nova Scotia, under the government&#8217;s $13.8 million capital plan focused on enhancing visitor experience and improving park infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes water and sewer system upgrades at camping parks, washroom improvements, trail enhancements, and parking lot redevelopments, investments all aimed at improving visitor safety, comfort, and access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than one million people visited provincial parks in 2024, a record that underscores their importance to both recreation and rural tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56501&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors are reminded to follow provincial burn restrictions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Campfires are banned in day-use parks and only allowed at camping parks during approved hours, based on the BurnSafe map. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Violations may result in a $25,000 fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details on park opening dates and upgrades across the province, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/parks.novascotia.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parks.novascotia.ca<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56530&#8243;]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GRAND LAKE: Visitors to Laurie Provincial Park will soon enjoy a more welcoming experience, Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank MLA Brian Wong announced Thursday. A $50,000 investment from the Houston Government will support complete bridge repairs at the Park, improving visitor safety and reliable access to the Park. \u00a0&#8220;The bridge is essential for safe access to Laurie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57242,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,957],"tags":[2245,8847,381,564,1066],"class_list":["post-57232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","tag-brian-wong","tag-bridge-repairs","tag-grand-lake","tag-laurie-park","tag-provincial-parks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/57242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=57232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=57232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}