PEI National Park Gets Federal Funding For Fiona Rehab Work

By NPT Staff - June 20th, 2023

Prince Edward Island National Park was hit hard by Hurricane Fiona in 2022 and is still recovering/Parks Canada

Canada has announced $11.6 million ($8.7 million USD) for Parks Canada-administered sites on Prince Edward Island in the wake of 2022’s Hurricane Fiona.

The post-tropical storm impacted coastal and forested areas in In Prince Edward Island National Park. Damage included the falling of thousands of trees, road and beach access washouts, and the significant erosion of shoreline, including sand dunes.

This funding will support ongoing rehabilitation efforts including the buried revetment in Dalvay, Stanhope beach access infrastructure, visitor experience infrastructure at Oceanview, the rehabilitation of Robinsons Island and repairs to the Gulf Shore Parkway.

Parks Canada hopes to make the park more resilient to climate change. It will be adapting and rebuilding damaged infrastructure that is better able to withstand the effects of adverse weather events.

The hurricane made landfall on the island on Sept. 24, 2022. While it’s not uncommon for hurricanes to reach Atlantic Canada, the frequency and severity of extreme storms is intensifying as the climate changes. One of the known impacts of climate change on coastal locations is a potential increase in the rate of coastal erosion.

Work to address Fiona’s damage is ongoing across the park, which is within the traditional and un-ceded Mi'kmaq territory of Epekwitk. Some things to note this year:

• The Brackley Beach dune crossing stairs have reopened.

• Construction is ongoing to the accessibility ramps at Cavendish Main Beach and Brackley Beach. The ramps will reopen once work is completed, potentially in July.

• Some look-offs (Flat Rock and Orby Head) and parking lots along the Gulf Shore Parkway West will be closed permanently due to coastal erosion.

• Access to Dalvay Beach will reopen this summer once construction of the buried revetment along the Gulf Shore Parkway is complete. There will be a single access point across from the parking area on the parkway.

• The MacNeill Loop of the Homestead Trail in Cavendish remains closed until rehabilitation work is complete.

• Robinsons Island Road remains closed to vehicles and pedestrians while construction is underway to remove the asphalt from the causeway and prepare an unpaved multi-use trail on the roadbed. The Robinsons Island Trail System and new multi-use trail are slated to open this year.

• A full dune closure remains in effect and park visitors must not walk over dunes for any reason.

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