Mooney's Bay sledding study gets go-ahead, but hopes for reopening hill slipping away
Ottawa city council narrowly passed a plan Wednesday to spend up to $150,000 to study ways to safely reopen a popular sledding hill at Mooney's Bay, but the mayor and some other council members remain convinced no feasible option exists.
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![Staff made Mooney's Bay off limits to sledders in 2017 and say they've not found any safe options to reopen it. A metal sign in front of a snowy hill](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7190743.1714594171!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/mooney-s-bay-hill-closed-to-sledders-toboganning-sled-archive.jpg)
Ottawa city council narrowly passed a plan Wednesday to spend up to $150,000 to study ways to safely reopen a popular sledding hill at Mooney's Bay, but the mayor and some other council members remain convinced no feasible option exists.