Provincial beaches, the Shubenacadie wildlife park, day-use and camping parks will be closed to the public because of severe weather conditions anticipated from Hurricane Earl.
Provincial camping parks will close at 1 p.m. today, Sept. 3, and all other provincial parks will close at 7 p.m. Facilities will remain closed until further notice.
Full refunds will be given for camping park cancellations because of Hurricane Earl. Call 1-888-544-3434 for refunds and further updates about parks and Hurricane Earl.
All locations will be re-evaluated for damage or safety concerns on a case-by-case basis on Sunday. Public notice of park reopenings will be provided on the provincial parks website and through news updates.
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES CLOSED DUE TO POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER
Parks Canada advises that, based on current information from the Canadian Hurricane Centre about the potential for severe weather from Hurricane Earl, the following national historic sites will close, Saturday, September 4:
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, Nova Scotia – will be closed all day Saturday, September 4
York Redoubt National Historic Site, Nova Scotia – will be closed all day Saturday, September 4
Parks Canada will close these sites as a precaution in the interest of visitor safety and will re-assess these closures on Saturday. Parks Canada is also carefully monitoring the weather situation related to Hurricane Earl and other national parks and national historic sites in the Atlantic region may be closed as the storm progresses.
Visitors are asked to contact national parks or national historic sites directly before visiting this weekend.
For more information, please call the Parks Canada national information
line at 1-888-773-8888. (Teletypewriter (TTY): 1-866-787-6221) for updates on closures.
For more information on provincial parks, visit www.novascotiaparks.ca .
