The clean-up of Muskoka Bay Park is starting.

The work is in relation to a food truck explosion at the site that occurred on October 1st.

The Town of Gravenhurst says that since the incident occurred, has been working on a plan to ensure the proper remediation of the park. Extensive rehabilitation work is required given all the debris from the blast.

 The town says it’s anticipated the work will start on Nov. 16-17 with heavy debris removal and disposal.

The plan also called for the removal of gravel the parking lot, removal of grass and soil, removal of playground sand.

The next steps include the installation of topsoil, sand, and parking lot aggregates and is weather dependent. If winter weather interferes with the installation of new materials at the site, this work will be completed in the spring.

Sod will be installed in the spring with  followed by a re-opening of the park.