By Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen, February 6, 2015 Ottawa homebuilders are
concerned over the city's new draft proposals to protect wildlife. Ottawa
homebuilders are concerned over the city's new draft proposals to protect
wildlife.
A draft set of wildlife protection rules governing Ottawa’s homebuilders would
raise costs (according to the builders) while protecting animals (according to a
wildlife advocate). Ottawa has had a protocol for 15 years but wants to update
it. It’s online here. The new draft, as summarized by the Ottawa
Field-Naturalists’ Club, “addresses sensitive timing windows for clearing,
pre-stressing, site clearing, construction site management, wildlife encounters,
and wildlife-proofing. It also provides guidance to developers on how they can
help reduce post-construction conflicts between residents and wildlife, using
wildlife-proofing measures and owner awareness packages.” via
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