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    No Fences To Protect Wayward Tourists From The Ocean At Peggy's Cove: Minister

    IANS, 10 Jul, 2015 01:01 PM
      HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says it will not install fences on the rocks at Peggy's Cove because they wouldn't deter people from getting too close to the ocean.
       
      Municipal Affairs Minister Mark Furey says the government will install new warning signs in response to two recent reports of people falling into the rough surf.
       
      Furey says the government is also considering the installation of a fence around a parking lot that tourists use, saying the fence could guide them toward the warning signs.
       
      He argues fences wouldn't make the area safer because thrill-seekers would hop over them to get a better view.
       
      Earlier this month, a 26-year-old Ontario man was rescued after falling from the rocks.
       
      In April, a 25-year-old man from Ontario was swept off the rocks and wasn't recovered.
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