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).
The types of munitions dropped in the area included aerial bombs of up to 1,000 pounds (roughly 450 kilograms)….