Royal Bay has officially lifted the curtain on its Beachpark, giving the public access to a pristine portion of coastal land for the first time in decades.

The developers, who have billed this as a public park on private land, held a grand opening celebration last weekend featuring food trucks, kayaking, beach volleyball and face painting among other activities.

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The park will now be open from dawn to dusk on weekends amid ongoing construction. Crews are hoping to have it completed by the end of the fall.

Fraser said that Royal Bay will plan for another opening celebration in the spring, once the park has been fully completed, with this past SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 event serving as more of a preview of what is to come.

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joel.tansey@goldstreamgazette.com