North Rustico's new breakwater is ready to go — and it wasn't even supposed to be finished until next summer.

John Peters, president of the North Rustico Harbour Authority, said the old breakwater was "drastically damaged" by post-tropical storm Fiona. Changing climactic conditions and the lack of ice cover during the winter also meant drifting sand that needed to be dredged from the navigational channel.

"It had already been due for replacement. The hurricane just moved that ahead by a substan…