A police investigation is clearing the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority of any criminal wrongdoing.
Back in November of 2016 the Niagara Regional Police received a document entitled "A Call for Accountability at the NPCA."
Officials with the NRP then requested the OPP investigate allegations of criminal wrongdoing.
As the OPP wrap up the investigation, members of the OPP Anti-Rackets Branch say they were not able to find any evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
In a release, NRP Chief Bryan MacCulloch says, "I would like to personally thank the investigative teams involved for their thorough investigation and attention to bringing this matter to a conclusion."
The conservation authority launched a lawsuit against the author of the document, activist Ed Smith.
That lawsuit was dismissed in November of last year with the judge noting in his ruling that while there were inaccuracies in the report, Smith did not display malicious intent.
Earlier this month the NPCA was also ordered to pay Smith's legal fees which are in excess of $130,000 dollars.