External experts have given the City of Ottawa three options to make the hill at Mooney's Bay safer for sledding.

The municipal landmark was officially opened for sledding in 2007, but was closed 10 years later after what the city said was a significant number of injuries to sledders and other park users.

People continued to use the hill for sledding despite the closure, and in 2021 an 11-year-old girl was fatally injured when she struck a signpost at the bottom of the slope. The hill has been fenced off ever since.

A report that will be presented to the city's community safety committee on Nov. 25 presents three possible options for reopening it.

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The first option would cost about $2.5 million to

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