A rare type of bog 75 kilometres east of downtown Ottawa is set to become a new provincial park. The Alfred Bog, which is south of the community of Alfred, is home to turtles, the odd moose and carnivorous plants such as the pitcher plant and sundew. The sundew is one of the carnivorous plants found in the Alfred Bog. Cavanagh said lots of people in Ottawa don't know about the Alfred Bog because of its distance from the city, a relative lack of signage and the fact it doesn't have as many trails as Mer Bleue. Michelle Cavanagh of the South Nation Conservation Authority says most visitors won't notice any differences once the bog becomes a provincial park.

Source: CBC News April 22, 2018 09:00 UTC