Ottawa Airport facing calls to replace felled Hunt Club trees
The Ottawa International Airport Authority could soon be asked to replace thousands of trees recently cleared from a Hunt Club Road plantation beloved by many nearby residents.
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![Don Paice, Mike Vorobej, Romani Bays, and Carolyn Ewers (left to right) stand by the site of the former red pine plantation. They want the federal government to pressure the airport authority to preserve the area as a public gathering space. Four people in winter jackets hold colourful protest signs in the snow](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7087602.1705594530!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/don-paice-mike-vorobej-romani-bays-carolyn-ewers-hunt-club-woods-ottawa-airport-authority-jan-2024.jpg)
The Ottawa International Airport Authority could soon be asked to replace thousands of trees recently cleared from a Hunt Club Road plantation beloved by many nearby residents.