Plan to prevent another Tewin tree-cutting panic trumped by farming concerns

Councillors from Ottawa's rural wards have rejected plans to require some property owners to call city staff before preparing land for farming, potentially leaving an opening for them to circumvent the rules and pre-emptively clear land for development.

Plan to prevent another Tewin tree-cutting panic trumped by farming concerns
A clearing in a forest with a few large trees and many bushes.

Councillors from Ottawa's rural wards have rejected plans to require some property owners to call city staff before preparing land for farming, potentially leaving an opening for them to circumvent the rules and pre-emptively clear land for development.