Road Closures Around Lake Banook

The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following road closures as a result of the 2022 ICF Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships (Canoe ’22) taking place on Lake Banook from August 3 to 7, 2022.

• Henry Findlay Park, Lions Beach Park, and Grahams Grove will be closed from Thursday, July 14 to Tuesday, August 9.

• The Nolan Street parking lot will be closed from 12:05 a.m. on Thursday, July 14 and will reopen at 11:55 p.m. on Monday, August 8.

• The Birch Cove Park parking lot will be closed from Thursday, July 28 to Tuesday, August 9, and Birch Cove Park will be closed from Monday, August 1 to Thursday, August 4.

• Banook Avenue and Boathouse Lane will be closed to traffic from 6 a.m. on Saturday, July 30 and will reopen at 11:55 p.m. on Sunday, August 7. Local access will be maintained.

• Prince Albert Road will be closed between Hawthorne Street and Sinclair Street from 12:05 a.m. on Monday, August 1 and will reopen at 11:55 p.m. on Sunday, August 7. Local access to Prince Albert Road, along with Bolton Terrace and Nowlan Street, will be maintained.

• The multi-use path adjacent to Prince Albert Road will remain open during event hours but will be closed at night.

Residents living on impacted streets will also be receiving a direct mail piece from the event organizers outlining road closures.