“This is a project that has to be undertaken immediately, it has to be dredged out, we estimated about 10,000 cubic meters of material would probably have to come out of there,” said Vandenberg.

Councillor Bird called it an eye-opener and said it isn’t just a Bright’s Grove problem.

“I think that because this area is internationally mapped as a safe harbour, anybody coming in from other locations, out of country, out of province, if they have a dangerous situation, bad weather or storm, and they know that they can turn in there, and then they get caught in this huge sandbar, it should definitely be a tourism problem too,” said Bird. “So, we have to make sure it is safe.”