Bruce Pit dog park partially reopened after storm; other NCC properties still closed for cleanup
Posted Jun 11, 2022 06:00:00 PM.
There is some good news for dog parents who take their pups to Bruce Pit's off-leash dog park: the site is now partially reopened.
The partial reopening comes three weeks after the derecho storm hit the national capital region last month.
According to an update issued by the National Capital Commission (NCC) on Saturday, June 11, the commonly used trails within the dog off-leash area have been cleared for use.
However, people and their dogs are being told to avoid the denser forested areas as they are still unsafe.
Despite the bit of relief for dog owners, another popular off-leash dog park, Conroy Pit, remains closed.
Those are not the only two NCC-run areas that are still inaccessible to the public as cleanup continues.
The updated list of areas in Ontario that are closed includes:
- McCarthy Woods
- Mer Bleue sector
- Green’s Creek sector
- Pine Grove sector
- Southern Farm and Pinhey Forest sector
- Stony Swamp sector
In Quebec, Lusk Cave Trail and the following trails in Gatineau Park are still cordoned off: 7, 9, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28, 32, 34, 38, 52 (between Brown shelter and trail 50), 54 (black), 58, 60, 61, 63, 65, 70, 71, 72b, 73, 74 and 75.
Ottawa and parts of Ontario were hit with the derecho storm on the evening of Saturday, May 21 that saw winds of up to 190 km/h.
According to David Phillips, a senior climatologist, a derecho storm is essentially a widespread, long-lived wind storm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms.
This storm, in particular, stretched from the 401 in Windsor, then made its way through eastern Ontario and Quebec.
