By Peter Raaymakers, Ottawa Citizen, July 7, 2015
When you build houses beside wetlands in a boreal forest, you’re going to have a
lot of mosquitos living there, too. That’s a reality that residents of the
newest parts of Ottawa’s Kanata Lakes community are learning first-hand. The
Kizell Wetlands, which contain the Kanata Beaver Pond and are part of the
much-discussed South March Highlands, are located right next to one of the
newest communities in Kanata Lakes. They are also, since 2011, provincially
protected wetlands that provide habitat for a variety of protected species. They
also provide ideal habitat for nuisance species, including mosquitos, and nearby
residents have launched a petition urging the city to do something to address
the mosquito populations that “have been harassing the residents of this area,
day and night, in the summer ever since this community was built.” via
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