By Marie Danielle Smith, Ottawa Citizen, June 18, 2014
Property developer Metcalfe Realty is facing up to $100,000 in fines after
ignoring city rules and clear-cutting mature trees, without a permit, in a
wooded area of Kanata North being assessed to become a part of Ottawa’s natural
heritage system. According to a briefing note provided to the mayor’s office by
city foresters, a “significant amount of mature trees” were cut at 936 March Rd.
the week of May 26. via
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Ottawa Citizen.