Consultant cited by airport authority says he never recommended clear cutting trees
The author of one of several reports cited by the Ottawa Airport Authority as justification to cut down a forest on Hunt Club Road says he's never made any such recommendation.
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![A sign warns people stay out of a red pine plantation off Hunt Club Road due to a risk of falling trees on Nov. 21, 2023. A yellow sign in a woodland reads, "DANGER: Tree fall hazard - keep out."](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7036155.1700668535!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hunt-club-forest-red-pine-plantation-ottawa-nov-21-2023.jpg)
The author of one of several reports cited by the Ottawa Airport Authority as justification to cut down a forest on Hunt Club Road says he's never made any such recommendation.