A popular Manitoba vacation spot has finally reopened after suffering devastating damage in the 2011 floods.
The lower campground at Kiche Manitou campground at Spruce Woods Provincial Park has reopened, the province announced Wednesday.
“The damage to the lower campground was severe, but we’ve now completed the cleanup and it’s once again open to the public,” Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh said in a news release. “The parks reservation website has been updated and people can book sites online at this very popular campground.”
More than $20 million will be invested in rebuilding the park over the next seven years, the province said. This year, $3.7 million will be invested for:
- shoreline erosion control,
- improvements to the main campground access road,
- the construction of two permanent washroom buildings and two permanent washroom/shower buildings in the lower campground, and
- campground road improvements and minor landscaping.
To allow as much construction time as possible and ensure the work is completed for the next camping season, the lower campground will close following the September long weekend. The upper campground will remain open until Thanksgiving weekend as usual, the province said.
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