Egan: Homeowner fights city and wins $2K over retaining wall squabble

Blake McIntyre fought the City of Ottawa in court on March 15 and won a judgment for $1,932, the little guy slaying the dragon with his own persistence and honesty.
“They called me a liar, flat out,” said the retired public servant, who is dismayed at how much time and money the city’s legal department spent defending its losing position.
It centred on who built a small retaining wall in front of his home on Tweedsmuir Avenue in 2002 and, 16 years later, who was responsible for