By Matthew McCully – Since assuming control of the management of the public beach in North Hatley, the town has come under fire for locking the front gate, preventing access outside of supervised operating hours.
The town recently obtained a legal opinion from the Monty Sylvestre, conseillers juridiques inc. firm regarding liability exposure relative to the management of the beach, to explore whether leaving the gate open after hours were a plausible option.
The opinion, made available to the public on Thursday morning, suggested that the town would indeed be liable if it were to tolerate or allow access to the beach outside of operating hours. See full story in the Friday, July 6 edition of The Record.
North Hatley public beach, town caught between a fence and a hard place
