What's with the private lake in Ottawa's Rockcliffe Park?

There's a pond in Rockcliffe Park that's a bucolic swimming hole. But the lake right next to it is off limits to the public, and only residents who have homes backing on to it can swim in it. How did this come to be?

What's with the private lake in Ottawa's Rockcliffe Park?
Ottawa's Ron McKinnon, June 14, 2024

There's a pond in Rockcliffe Park that's a bucolic swimming hole. But the lake right next to it is off limits to the public, and only residents who have homes backing on to it can swim in it. How did this come to be?