The stairs leading down to WittyB次元官网网址檚 Lagoon park will remain closed for the remainder of the year and early into 2015, according to CRD Regional Parks.

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He reiterated that right now, if people choose to go down via the stairs, they would be trespassing on private property. The stairs have been closed since February of this year.

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