To see a YouTube video of the Farm, Google "Snow Music Color/ Dance".The Agriculture Canada headquarters were located at the Sir John Carling Building in Ottawa, a building that was demolished a few years ago.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - CBC real estate holdings included 1500 Bronson Avenue in Ottawa, the Edward Drake Building and the Jarvis Street Complex in Toronto, where Glenn Gould recorded his albums.
Canadian National Railway
Canada Post
Corrections Canada - The Prison for Women in Kingston,Ontario was a Classified Federal Heritage Building, before it was denationalized. A tunnel connected P4W to the Kingston Pen, located across the street. A few years ago I burst into tears when my husband drove us by the Prison, and I noticed that most of the buildings were demolished.
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| The former Prison for Women in Kingston, Ontario. |
Dominion Buildings
Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Several years ago, the DFO declared 976 federal lighthouses "surplus", including the Peggy's Cove Lighthouse. in Nova Scotia.The photo below shows me standing in front of the Peggy's Cove Lighthouse--May 2015:
Government of Canada Buildings - Ten years ago a Vancouver company bought seven GOC buildings, which included:
The Harry Hays Buildings - Calgary, Alberta
Canada Place - Edmonton, Alberta
The Canada Revenue Agency Building - Montreal, Quebec
The RCMP Building - Montreal, Quebec
The Skyline Complex (Towers 1-7) - Ottawa, Ontario, built on Central Experimental Farm land.
Joseph Shepard Building - Toronto, Ontario
Thomas D'Arcy McGee Building - 90 Sparks Street, Ottawa.
To see a YouTube video about why the privatization of these buildings is so wrong, Google "PSAC National President John Gordon delivers speech".
The Greenbelt - that surrounds Ottawa was created by Jacques Greber, as a living memorial to Canada's war dead. But the National Capital Commission will not hesitate to sell off the property.
According to the GREENBELT MASTER PLAN, CONSULTATION REPORT - PHASE 1 - Step C -Land Use Concept - Prepared for the National Capital Commission January 2012:
Parcel 2 may be sold off:
"Possible sale of Parcel 2, the site at the southwest corner of West Hunt Club Road and Woodroffe Avenue, with buildings."
The entire bloc of land, 1,200 hectares, was owned by Agriculture and Agri-food Canada:
"As of March 31, 1998, the Greenbelt Research Farm, which covers 1,200 hectares of land bordered by Hunt Club, Woodroffe Avenue, Fallowfield Road and Greenbank Road, ceased to function as an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research Centre. This was announced in the 1995 Federal Budget."
The National Capital Act (1985) gives the National Capital Commission the power to "sell, grant, convey, lease or otherwise dispose of" any properties in its inventory. And money from any sale does not have to be deposited into Canada's treasury, the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
The Americans would never sell Arlington National Cemetery land to developers, nor would they allow condos or hotels on the grounds of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Greenbelt is also sacred land, Remembrance Land, and should be treated accordingly, with respect; not as a cash cow to benefit Crown corporations and real estate corporations.
Hotels - The Canadian National Railway owned and operated more than a dozen iconic hotels, before they were sold to Canadian Pacific Limited in 1988:
Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, Ontario.
Jasper Park Lodge in Jasper, Alberta.
The Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton, Alberta.
The Hotel Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec - John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Tommy Smothers, Timothy Leary and several other people sang "Give Peace a Chance" in a room at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel.
Bessborough Saskatoon - Saskatchewan
Hotel Beausejour - New Brunswick
Nova Scotian Hotel - Halifax, Nova Scotia
Fort Garry Hotel - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Port Arthur Hotel - Port Arthur, Ontario
Newfoundland Hotel - St. John's, Newfoundland.
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