The Department of National Defence (DND) has confirmed the presence of unexploded World War II bombs in the depths of Mer Bleue Bog, a well-known destination for hiking and skiing in Ottawa’s east end.
A DND spokesperson told The Epoch Times the bombs are buried beneath roughly 865 hectares of terrain predominantly composed of peat bog. The area was used as a practise bombing range from 1942 to 1945 and is now part of a 3,500-hectare conservation area owned and operated by the National Capital Commission (NCC).
