King’s Landing in North Bay reopens for vehicles
The King’s Landing wharf is again open to vehicles after being closed in March due to damage caused by ice in the spring.
City officials told CTV News when the ice was thawing on Lake Nipissing last spring, an unusual north wind came in and caused damage to the wharf, making it unsafe for vehicles to use.
“There we’re structural problems,” said North Bay city councillor Chris Mayne.
"These are the actual 8x8 timbers -- some of them were cracked and split, which weakened the deck structure on the wharf. You wouldn’t think the ice would be that strong, but it was … so it was an unexpected repair.”
The landing is busy with cars again and people enjoying the boardwalk said they’re happy the repairs are complete.
“The boards on the boardwalk are a little bit risky -- my buddy here tripped today. So knowing that I could drive him all the way to the handicap spot would be a benefit to us,” said one man heading out to ride the Chief Commanda.
“When people go fishing they tend to bring a lot of stuff, so since that’s opened, it’s allowed us to bring all our fishing gear and we don’t have to carry it down the whole boardwalk,” said another person who was enjoying the day fishing.
While the wharf is fully functioning again, Mayne said you can expect to see city staff adding large rocks to the north side of the wharf to prevent any reoccurring damage.
Although it might not happen under this council, Mayne said there are plans to improve the existing wharf.
“We would like to bring the wharf closer to where the old Chief is stationed as a restaurant and just extend that wharf a little bit so the active Chief Commanda would park a lot closer to shore it’s self,” said Mayne.
“Then the existing wharf would still be there but it wouldn’t need to be kept to the standard where you’re having trucks and traffic back and forth on it.”
Mayne said the city budgets close to $100,000 a year for the waterfront marina. He said the wharf repairs were about $80,000.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
B.C. seeks ban on using drugs in 'all public spaces,' shifting approach to decriminalization
The B.C. government is moving to have drug use banned in 'all public spaces,' marking a major shift in the province's approach to decriminalization.
Orca calf that was trapped in B.C. lagoon for weeks swims free
An orca whale calf that has been stranded in a B.C. lagoon for weeks after her pregnant mother died swam out on her own early Friday morning.
Trump's lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution's first witness in hush money trial
Donald Trump's defence team attacked the credibility Friday of the prosecution's first witness in his hush money case, seeking to discredit testimony detailing a scheme between Trump and a tabloid to bury negative stories to protect the Republican's 2016 presidential campaign.
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau on navigating post-political life, co-parenting and freedom
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau says there is 'still so much love' between her and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as they navigate their post-separation relationship co-parenting their three children.
Air traveller complaints to Canadian Transportation Agency hit new high
The Canadian Transportation Agency has hit a record high of more than 71,000 complaints in a backlog. The quasi-judicial regulator and tribunal tasked with settling disputes between customers and the airlines says the backlog is growing because the number of incoming complaints keeps increasing.
More than 115 cases of eye damage reported in Ontario after solar eclipse
More than 115 people who viewed the solar eclipse in Ontario earlier this month experienced eye damage after the event, according to eye doctors in the province.
'I was scared': Ontario man's car repossessed after missing two repair loan payments
An Ontario man who took out a loan to pay for auto repairs said his car was repossessed after he missed two payments.
76ers All-Star centre Joel Embiid says he has Bell's palsy
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star centre Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him since before the play-in tournament.
U.S. flight attendant indicted in attempt to record teen girl in airplane bathroom
An American Airlines flight attendant was indicted Thursday after authorities said he tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom last September.