A wetland in Fredericton was drained by workers with the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure who were doing highway maintenance next to the nature preserve. Shaylyn Wallace, stewardship co-ordinator with the Nature Trust, said the group wasn't notified about the work being done by the province. News of the drained wetland spread fast on social media Friday, and brought a number of people to look at the site from the side of the highway. According to the Nature Trust, a beaver dam that was blocking this culvert was destroyed by DTI workers. According to the Nature Trust, the workers had a Watercourse and Wetland Alteration permit issued by the Department of Environment and Climate Change.

Source: CBC News May 15, 2021 20:39 UTC