Clearcut through river floodplain has couple calling for better oversight

An Ottawa couple says it doesn't make environmental sense for a woodlot next door to be clear cut through a sensitive floodplain, and the grade raised three metres, without having to submit a building application or grading and drainage plan. The area councillor and conservation authority say no rules were broken.

Clearcut through river floodplain has couple calling for better oversight
A man standing next to a clearcut lot.

An Ottawa couple says it doesn't make environmental sense for a woodlot next door to be clear cut through a sensitive floodplain, and the grade raised three metres, without having to submit a building application or grading and drainage plan. The area councillor and conservation authority say no rules were broken.