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More than eight months after one of the worst storms in B.C.’s history, White Rock’s massive wooden pier is to reopen to the public over the Labour Day long weekend.

And it’s about time for businesses, residents and visitors, who have been missing the opportunity to take a long walk on the pier, which stretches out almost a half-kilometre into the Pacific Ocean.

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“We get a call every two weeks,” said White Rock Mayor Darryl Walker. “Everybody wants to know when the White Rock pier will open.”

Allison Gestle, visiting with three school-age girls from Delta, said she was looking forward to the reopening of the pier, which is currently blockaded by a fence and signs warning “no trespassing.”

“We’re missing it right now,” she said. “We would be walking on it if it was open.”

Photo by Gerry Kahrmann / PNG

A 30-metre chunk of the pier was wiped out on Dec. 20, 2018, during a storm that lashed the area with winds gusting to 100 km/h. The sudden damage from the violent storm left one person dramatically stranded on the wrong side of the gaping hole who had to be rescued by helicopter.