Halifax is asking for residents to be patient as staff work to reopen more than 900 parks and 425 km of trails in order to comply with Nova Scotia’s decision to relax coronavirus public safety measures.
Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang announced on Friday that Nova Scotia would immediately reopen provincial and municipal parks.
McNeil said the decision was made, at least in part, as a result of the series of tragedies that have struck Nova Scotia over the past month, including the mass shooting in Portapique and the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crash in Greece. “We know that getting outdoors for recreation is important for people’s physical and mental health,” said McNeil.