PEGGY鈥橲 COVE, N.S.鈥擜 large viewing platform was officially opened today near the postcard-perfect lighthouse at Nova Scotia鈥檚 Peggy鈥檚 Cove.
1,300-square-metre deck was designed to improve access to the site and, at times, prevent people from venturing onto the rocks when storms roll in.
$3.1-million wood and concrete structure includes steel guardrails knitted together to look like fishing nets.
event included a smudge ceremony and opening prayer by members of the Mi鈥檏maw Native Friendship Centre in Halifax.
More than 80 percent of the new platform sits over an old roadway.
designers say it will be used to deter thrill-seekers from getting too close to the ocean when big waves start crashing into the cove鈥檚 bald rocks, but visitors will be free to roam the shoreline when weather permits.
Pezou : Viewing Platform Opens at Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia With Eye to Improving Safety