NCC to gradually close Victoria Island for soil remediation project

The National Capital Commission has announced plans to gradually close Victoria Island by the end of the year.
The agency said in a release Tuesday that it plans to close the island in chunks beginning this month, with intentions to close it completely by Dec. 31.
Victoria Island is next to Chaudière Island, between Ontario and Quebec, and is described by the NCC as “a place of special significance to the Indigenous peoples in Canada’s Capital area.”
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