After severe flooding wrecked campgrounds and washed away the beach, Hay River Territorial Park opened this week thanks to local contractors and municipal staff who went SA国际影视传媒渨ay above and beyondSA国际影视传媒� in their clean-up efforts, said a government official.

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Workers have spent the last several weeks pumping water, hauling gravel and clearing a significant amount of ice and debris from the beach and campgrounds, he said.

They also cleared areas covered in silt during the flood, removed a damaged beach house and repaired 90 to 120 metres of boardwalk.

In addition, to replace a substantial amount of beach sand washed away by the flood, about 60 loads of sand are being transported in and spread around to restore the waterfront.

The work is expected to be finished next week, said Williams, SA国际影视传媒渁nd beach users are being encouraged to swim and play with caution.SA国际影视传媒�

A number of flood-damaged electrical panels needed to be replaced, which SA国际影视传媒渨as one of the one of the main reasons why we werenSA国际影视传媒檛 able to open the park on time,SA国际影视传媒� Williams said. SA国际影视传媒淲e didnSA国际影视传媒檛 want to have any issues with unsafe electrical so new panels had to be installed and trenched.SA国际影视传媒�

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Many visitors are drawn each year to the parkSA国际影视传媒檚 43 individual campsites, which come with electricity and modern amenities, in addition to a 24-site group camping area and swimming on the shores of Great Slave Lake.

Regarding the booking of campsites for the summer, Williams said, SA国际影视传媒淲eSA国际影视传媒檒l probably fill up quickly.SA国际影视传媒�

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