The Municipality of Bristol celebrated the grand opening of its new beach service building in Norway Bay with wine and cheese on Tuesday evening. The new facility features two handicap-accessible washrooms, a storage room and a small canteen.
“We’re here to celebrate the grand opening for the rebuilding of the beach building which was pretty outdated. It was a long project. Finally, it’s finished,” said Marjorie Groulx-Tellier, the municipality’s building inspector.
The project was funded by a combination of a $100,000 grant from the MRC and municipal money.
“Today, after everything was done, we . . .
just wanted to acknowledge all the contractors and everybody who helped make this thing happen,” said Bristol mayor Brent Orr. The project began before the pandemic as part of an effort to improve quality of life at the beach.
“We did phase one with the sidewalks and street lights,” Orr explained, referring to the repaving and illumination of Park Road, behind the beach. “This was phase two [ . . . ] The sills and everything were rotten in the old building, and it was showing its age, so we wanted to update it.”
“We’re also looking forward to potentially offering food and drinks from the canteen to further benefit the community,” said Valerie Twolan-Graham, councillor for the Norway Bay ward.
Twolan-Graham also talked about the broader vision for the area, including the future revitalization of the pier, which was built in 1913.
