Victoria Beach cottagers fighting shoreline plan
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A cottagers’ plan to preserve valuable lakefront property at Victoria Beach has set off a debate on whether it will destroy the beaches they overlook.
“I believe we need a plan, but I don’t believe this is it,” RM of Victoria Beach councillor Kathy McKibbin said this morning. “If we allow this to go on, we may lose the beach.”
McKibbin said council has been asked to approve a proposal this afternoon to take down some of the waterfront bank between King Edward and Alexandra beaches and create a 12-foot wide ‘bench’ as a walkway. A barrier of big rocks and other materials would be placed in front of that bank, extending about 37 feet into the beach.
“We have a problem with that,” McKibbin said, noting that shoreline management is a complex issue and any action should require thorough review.
She said the Lake Winnipeg Foundation has heard of the plan, and is expected to oppose it today as well.
The controversial proposal was first presented to council two weeks ago, and council appears to be split on the plan at present.
If approved, work on the project could proceed as early as next month.
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