{"id":64272,"date":"2026-05-05T14:39:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=64222"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:39:42","slug":"hrm-announces-closure-of-trail-and-water-access-along-shubenacadie-canal-greenway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=64272","title":{"rendered":"HRM announces closure of trail and water access along Shubenacadie Canal Greenway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-56509\" style=\"max-width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-108-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-56509 ml-slider ms-theme-default-base nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"EH Mini Header 1\" data-height=\"200\" data-width=\"600\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_56509\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_56509\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-56510 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-07-06 04:23:45\" data-filename=\"Anne-McFarlane-Laker-594x198.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.burchellmacdougall.com\/people\/anne-mcfarlane\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Anne-McFarlane-Laker-594x198.png\" height=\"200\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-56509 slide-56510 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Anne McFarlane Laker\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; 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Access to the Shubenacadie Canal Greenway trailhead from Waverley Road (near civic 1021 and 1191) will be closed for safety reasons. 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