The Wash Brook Greenway proposal is in its early stages, but organizers say it will be built to withstand water. (Lachlan MacKinnon)The Wash Brook Greenway would follow the brook from the Baille Ard trails at Sherwood Park Education Centre to Whitney Avenue. Wash Brook in Sydney was overflowing its banks after a storm brought heavy rain to Cape Breton in January 2014. Baille Ard trails group to offer experienceDavid Gabriel, president of the Baille Ard Recreation Association, is part of the coalition. Gabriel said the Baille Ard trails were also hit hard by the 2016 flood, but the group has since flood-proofed the trails.

Source: CBC News May 10, 2018 09:00 UTC