'Mega dock' propels cottagers to seek new rules for aquatic airstrips

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A large dock on a quiet Ontario lake has raised an uproar among local cottagers who say federal regulations for water airplane landing strips allow builders to ignore local bylaws.

Measuring more than 200 square metres — large enough to house a volleyball court — the dock sits on the shore of Three Mile Lake behind 206 Skyline Dr. in the Township of Armour, Ont., just north of Muskoka.

The property owner says the dock is part of a private water aerodrome — an aquatic landing strip for float planes and other aircraft — that falls exclusively under federal jurisdiction.

Nearby cottagers say the

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