A main access point to Metchosin's Witty Beach is open again after being closed two years ago.
The old wooden stairs at the end of Witty Beach Road were closed in 2014 after being ruled unsafe.
The CRD agreed to pay up to $100-thousand dollars to cover the cost of removing the old stairs and replacing them with new aluminum stairs and fencing. Metchosin says it has spent close to the entire amount.
As part of the funding agreement, Metchosin will take over responsibility of maintaining the stairs from the regional district.