Rent reduced for Riders, early budget items approved by Regina Council
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Council retroactively slashed $1.33 million in rent owed by the Roughriders.
The Murray Doell campground in Meadow Lake Provincial Park is open once again, more than a year after a storm caused significant damage in June 2019.
“Murray Doell campground has been a special place for many families over the years,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Gene Makowsky said in a media release.
“While much of the park property and infrastructure was damaged by the storm last summer, park staff and contractors have worked very hard to get the campground back up and running for our visitors.”
Extensive restoration was needed to revive the campground.
Service centre repairs, acquiring and installing barbecues, picnic tables, site posts and numbers, and water, electrical, and landscape work were needed.
The campground is still missing trees that were present in the past, and it’s expected to take years for the trees to naturally regrow.
Visitors can look forward to enjoying the sandy beach area in a sheltered bay, as well as a sheltered kitchen and barbecue, and playground are available near the beach.
Sask. Parks reminded campers to be informed and prepared for all types of weather before heading to a park.
Three people were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the 2019 storm.