{"id":8414,"date":"2026-05-07T15:40:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=8414"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:48:36","slug":"build-ns-message-re-access-to-shaw-wilderness-park-7may2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=8414","title":{"rendered":"Build NS Message re: Access to Shaw Wilderness Park 7May2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>From Build NS (bolding inserted)<\/em>:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8419\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-07-at-4.43.14-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8419\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8419\" src=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-07-at-4.43.14-PM-300x163.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-07-at-4.43.14-PM-300x163.png 300w, http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-07-at-4.43.14-PM-1024x555.png 1024w, http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-07-at-4.43.14-PM-768x417.png 768w, http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-07-at-4.43.14-PM-1536x833.png 1536w, http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-07-at-4.43.14-PM-2048x1111.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on image to go to FAQs<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Please be advised entry to Shaw Wilderness Park off Purcells Cove Road will be temporarily closed starting Monday, May 11<\/strong>, to the public due to ongoing construction of the new dam.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The associated trail and the dam area are also closed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This closure is necessary to ensure the safety of park users and to allow crews to complete this important project efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Construction is expected to continue to late October<\/strong>. We appreciate your patience and cooperation as this work is carried out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Updates on reopening timelines will be shared as they become available.<br \/>\nFor more information contact: info@buildns.ca<br \/>\nFor updated information visit the link below.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/buildns.ca\/projects\/williams-lake-dam\/williams-lake-dam-faq\/\">https:\/\/buildns.ca\/projects\/williams-lake-dam\/williams-lake-dam-faq\/<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Build NS (bolding inserted): &#8220;Please be advised entry to Shaw Wilderness Park off Purcells Cove Road will be temporarily closed starting Monday, May 11, to the public due to ongoing construction of the new dam. &#8220;The associated trail and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=8414\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,10,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-backlands","category-community","category-williams-lake"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8414"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8424,"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8414\/revisions\/8424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}