1330-1346 Bank St | 90+95m | 27+29f | Proposed

[lrt's friend]

Ottawa was never a riverfront town because of the geography and climate. Too many cliffs and when there was not cliffs, there was the risk of spring flooding (from snow melt) and when there was neither, there was industry. We have seen tremendous Ottawa River flooding in the last 5 years, and the Rideau River has a long history of regular flooding, which is now much better controlled but still a risk. We would be foolish to construct a lot of buildings in the flood plain of our major rivers, no matter how much this is appealing.