Construction of a new lifeguard/maintenance building and an accessible vault toilet will start in early September. Construction is expected to be completed in December 2021.  

Users of Lumsden Pond Provincial Park in Kings County should be aware of a suspected blue-green algae bloom on the lake. The park remains open but it's safest not to swim or boat in the lake.

NS Environment and Climate Change has issued a water advisory due to the presence of a blue-green algae bloom in Lake Ainslie, Inverness County. Trout Brook Provincial Park is located on Lake Ainsl

Laurie and Oakfield parks remain open however accessing Grand Lake is at your own risk.