Some old public roads, like Phinney Mountain Road in Beaconsfield, are little more than a wide path through the woods. He lives in the Annapolis Valley and has written two books about Nova Scotia's abandoned public roads. But, legally, an abandoned public road is no different from a maintained public road, and people can no more block Canaan Mountain Road, or Seabright Road, than they could Spring Garden Road in downtown Halifax. Maybe old cars that never made it out, rock walls along the road, old foundations," he said. He thinks the province should take a more active role in protecting public roads by removing obstacles and prosecuting people who place them on public roads.

Source: CBC News July 09, 2020 09:00 UTC