Damage to a popular Halifax-area trail that runs from Timberlea to Hubley is expected to cost thousands of dollars to repair.
RCMP officers responded to a report of mischief on the Beechville-Lakeside-Timberlea (BLT) trail around 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Police believe 10 gates that prevent motorized access to the trail were vandalized sometime the night before.
“At this time, it looks like a rather large vehicle was used to damage the gates, push them open or damaged them in another way as well,” said Nova Scotia RCMP Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay.
A gate that prevents motorized access to the Beechville-Lakeside-Timberlea (BLT) trail from Timberlea to Hubley, N.S., is pictured after it was vandalized. (Courtesy: RCMP)
Deepak Prasad, chair of the non-profit organization BLT Rails and Trails, says they were made aware of the damage by someone using the trail.
“We had notification from one of our trail users that it …