A DIY dad is hoping for a brief stay-of-demolition on his Old Ottawa East tree fort, a modest wooden structure on city-owned land that has become a sanctuary for a handful of kids during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The treehouse in question sits a few feet up a cluster of trees in an otherwise empty clearing at the end of Hawthorne Avenue, backing onto a Highway 417 off-ramp.
Michael Bailey says he and another parent in their east-end neighbourhood started work on a tree fort towards the end of March as a project to help keep their kids busy during the pandemic lockdown.
We should be encouraging kids to be kids… to get outside and play safely in this Covid-19 world. Don’t tear down our fort tomorrow. @JimWatsonOttawa @ShawnMenard1