A recently built stairway leading into the Halifax Harbour on in the city’s downtown waterfront will soon get safety signage.
The steps, named Queen’s Landing, were part of the Queen’s Marque project built by Armour Group Limited at a pricetag of nearly $200 million.
The complex’s public space, including the stairway, opened to the public in late 2021. Though the steps were intended as a place to sit near the water, people are now using them to go for a swim. Read more: Oasis of the Seas, world’s 4th-largest cruise ship, sails into Halifax Over the Canada Day long weekend, several videos of people jumping into the ocean on those steps became trending online.
One video posted to TikTok on Sunday showed two people standing knee-deep on the steps right before hopping in for a swim. The video went viral on the app with more than 230,000 views.