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| White Rock Pier; 1,542 feet |
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| After the December storm at low tide |
Canada’s longest pier will be welcoming visitors again today starting at 11 a.m. There’s still some work needed to complete all the repairs.
The 104-year-old pier was severed in half after the winds up to 91 kilometers an hour last December, sent boats striking into it. Money from the province, a fundraising campaign, and insurance went into the restoration.
White Rock Mayor Darryl Walker says he’s delighted. “They’re going to find parts of the old pier, which are going to be the first pieces the stop on the northern end of the pier right by the promenade, then you’ll run into the new piece, which will feel very different, I understand much stronger, much firmer,” Walker says. “The end of the pier, except for a few upgrades that needed to be done, is still the old pier.”
It was scheduled to open Labour Day weekend but it's ahead of schedule and under budget! Way to go White Rock!
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| Nice picture taken at high tide during the start of the restoration. |
I wonder if they will allow boats to moor at the end of the repaired pier?
