Point Pleasant Park reopens
Jun. 4th, 2004 07:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tvordljYou all may remember that Halifax was hit by a hurricane last Sept. 29. The damage to local parks was devastating and many people were without power for days or even up to 2 weeks. Our largest natural forested park was wiped out, probably about 70% of the trees destroyed. Workers have been at it all winter clearing 50,000 trees and today the park opens, vastly different from what we all know. A few pictures, including a heartbreaking before and after. I don't know if i can even bring myself to go to the park. There will be some redeveloping, landscaping, replanting. Some of the taller stumps were left for the ecosystem. I wonder what became of the squirrel population too. This is such a big deal that they're having a huge reopening ceremony and the Prime Minister is supposed to be there to tour the park as well.
The Public Gardens will also reopen by the end of the month. This is a smaller Victorian park that lost quite a few trees including one really enormous one that laid across the entrance path completely uprooted. Point Pleasant park was on a spit of land jutting out at the mouth of the harbour and took the worst of the hurricane, directly in it's path and unsheltered by buildings like the Gardens were.
After a hurricane and a major snow blizzard in February, Halifax has staggered back onto it's feet. Now if the sun would only shine.
The Public Gardens will also reopen by the end of the month. This is a smaller Victorian park that lost quite a few trees including one really enormous one that laid across the entrance path completely uprooted. Point Pleasant park was on a spit of land jutting out at the mouth of the harbour and took the worst of the hurricane, directly in it's path and unsheltered by buildings like the Gardens were.
After a hurricane and a major snow blizzard in February, Halifax has staggered back onto it's feet. Now if the sun would only shine.
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Date: 2004-06-04 04:40 am (UTC)we finally rented a chipper shredder 2 weeks ago to clear up our debris from Juan. what a mess..
Hey Old Friend
Date: 2004-06-04 05:39 am (UTC)Lisa
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