Chestnut Row News Today

16 years after bald eagles attacks forced them to abandon their established heronry in Beacon Hill Park, Great Blue Herons have returned.

People with disabilities challenge plan to turn barricaded parking lot in a pickleball court

Motor vehicles will remain banned on about half the roads in Beacon Hill Park. Councillors debated Thursday expanding vehicle access after Coun. Stephen Andrew proposed reopening all roads in the. . .

Roads in the park were closed to vehicles last May to provide more room for pedestrians and allow for physical distancing during the pandemic, while more parking lots were opened to accommodate people with ­mobility challenges. After council received feedback from accessibility groups and residents that was mostly critical of the closures, they ­reopened the park’s summit access road in November. The only roads that remain closed are Arbutus Way, which provides an entrance to the park fr...