Lavigne in his sandbox

After many years of fighting neighbors, Council and Senate subcommittees, my esteemed neighbor and Senator, Raymond Lavigne, is finally beginning the construction of his big-ass house. As I look out at the verdant new summer green, I wonder what will happen now that the Senator has managed to undo the flood plain laws that protect the shoreline of the Gatineau river??? My neighbors and I are concerned that such development may continue to creep south along the river. Unless such development is initiated by the Senator himself, I can't imagine anyone wanting to live anywhere near this guy and his wife. Unless you're a rare breed like Neil and Carol Faulkner who are not easily intimidated. If development stops with the construction of this home by the Senator, I think many of us will be relieved that the wetlands further south, will be saved. A silver lining perhaps in this long strange story. For this, we owe Neil and Carol our thanks and our condolences during this noisy time of construction.