Reposting---Properties that cannot be privatized and sold to developers.

 1.) National Parks and Historic Sites---Parks Canada Act of 1998-"This Act establishes the Agency for the purpose of ensuring that Canada's national parks, national historic sites and related heritage areas are protected and presented for current and future generations."

2.) The Ottawa Greenbelt - "The Greenbelt is like an Emerald Necklace and exists as a memorial to the Canadian soldiers who gave their lives in the Second World War. It consists of over 20,000 hectares of greenspace. The Greenbelt reaches a distance of 45 kilometers and ranges over a distance from two to 10 kilometers. (From: "The Greenbelt-Have your say about the Greenbelt's future" by the National Capital Commission, June 10, 2009.)

• Mer Bleue Conservation Area
• Commissioners Park near Dow's Lake
• Green's Creek Conservation Area
• Stony Swamp Conservation Area
• Hornet's Nest soccer fields
• Greenbelt Research Farm
• Pine View Golf Course
• Hylands Golf Club 
• The Log Farm
• Shirley's Bay
• Bruce Pit
• Conroy Pit
• Lime Kiln Trail
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Wesley Clover Park
• Pinhey Forest
• The 19th Tee Driving Range
• The Canadian Space Agency
• The Southern Farm
• Airport land
• The Connaught National Army Cadet Summer Training Centre

3.) 900 square miles in the National Capital Region Privy Council of Canada Document No. 6721. (Greber Report of 1950, page 15/395.)

4.) "Federal, scenic highways and parks in the National Capital Region are dedicated to the memory of Canadian soldiers who died fighting in foreign wars. They will be owned by the citizens of Canada in perpetuity." (The Greber Report of 1950, page 228/395.) Park land:

• Confederation
• Jacques Cartier
• Rockcliffe
• Rideau Falls
• Major's Hill
• Commissioners
• Hog's Back/Vincent Massey
• Lebreton
• Brebuef
• Gatineau
• The Greenbelt

5.)  The National Interest Land Mass - "Land forming part of the National Interest Land Mass will be retained by the National Capital Commission on behalf of the government in perpetuity." (Google: 1988-09-15-TB-re-NCC Land Holdings.)

• GG's residence (Rideau Hall)
• PM's residence 24 Sussex Drive
• Rideau Gate (Guest House)
• Central Experimental Farm
• Greenbelt Research Farm - (Across from the Nepean Sportsplex)
• Shoreline behind Parliament Hill
• Chambers Building
• Confederation Square
• Part of Lebreton Flats N of Transitway
• Victoria Island
• Pts of Wellington in front of Chateau Laurier and Conference Centre and land to the E of the Conference Centre. Also, lands N of Wellington between Rideau Canal Locks & the Chateau Laurier & Major Hill Park. And the approach to the Alexandra Bridge and the new Art Gallery site. 
• Lady Grey Drive and the Ottawa River W of Sussex Drive
• Daly Building at the corner of Rideau and Sussex
• 8 parcels of land E of Sussex (Mile of History) from Rideau Street to Macdonald Cartier Bridge
• Pt of the Mint property W of Sussex Drive S of Macdonald Cartier Bridge
• Small park on W side of Sussex Drive S of Macdonald Cartier Bridge
• Parking lot at Earnscliffe and water lot
• 4 parcels on the Rideau River around City Hall
• 4 parcels E of Sussex Drive between Stanley Ave and Rideau Gate
• Ottawa River Parkway Wellington to Carling
• Champlain Bridge, Island Park Drive
• Rideau Canal lands from downtown to Hog's Back Road---222 acres
• Rideau River land from Green Island to Revelstoke Drive
• Airport Parkway
• Eastern Parkway Hemlock Road to Highway 417
• Eastern Driveway and Rockcliffe Park from Sussex Drive to Greenbelt
• Lower Duck Island Ottawa River
• The Greenbelt

6.) National Historic Sites of Canada in Ottawa

• The Parliament Buildings
• Public Grounds of the Parliament Buildings
• Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds
• Rideau Canal
• Aberdeen Pavilion
• Beechwood Cemetery
• Billings House
• Central Chambers at the corner of Elgin Street and Queen Street
• Central Experimental Farm
• Confederation Square
• Connaught Building
• Diefenbunker
• Former Geological Survey of Canada Building
• Hart Massey House
• John R. Booth Residence
• Langevin Block
• Laurier House
• Maplelawn & Gardens
• National Arts Centre
• Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica
• Royal Canadian Mint
• Victoria Memorial Museum

7.) The Parliamentary Precinct in the Nation's Capital

• Parliament Buildings and the Hill
• Library of Parliament
• Supreme Court of Canada
• Senate of Canada---2 Rideau Street
• The Lebreton Flats are the western annex of the Parliamentary Precinct
• Library and Archives
• Buildings and land opposite Parliament Hill
• The northern half of the Sparks Street Mall

8.) Parliament Hill Legal Title House of Commons Ottawa December 21, 1963---With the exception of the years 1802-1863, Parliament Hill has been owned by the Crown---successively by the Crown Imperial, the Crown Provincial and the Crown Federal. Since 1823 the Crown has always held these lands for public purposes---either for defence or generally.

1992

Reposting: The City of Ottawa approved a zoning change for the Experimental Farm without seeing ---

• A Heritage Study
• An Environmental Impact Study
• Traffic Study
• Site Plan
• Transportation Plan
• Parking Strategy

"The City reassured attendees that all studies will be completed before the site plan application is approved. And that there would be a holding provision in place until that point, but this does not preclude a decision from being made on zoning." (The Glebe Annex Community Association---Ottawa Civic Hospital update to GACA residents, September of 2017.)

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"The conservation of cultural heritage resources is a priority for the City of Ottawa. Historic buildings, districts and landscapes provide us with physical reminders of our past..."

This document is from the 1980's.

Important buildings and landscapes.

 

The Farm will be negatively impacted by de paving, widening or blocking roads.

A Royal Astronomical Society of Canada video on YouTube.

"We are now in a phase where there is going to be a road and traffic study. Already the South Azimuth is getting in the way of road widening plans." (From: Point 27.06 out of of 32 minutes on the video.)

 Agriculture and Agrifood Canada National Historic Site Management Plan, Page 18/20   AAFC never wanted Maple Drive and Prince of Wales Drive altered and converted to ambulance routes.

Interior routes:

• Maple Drive
• Arboretum pathways
• Fletcher Wildlife Garden pathways
• Observatory Crescent
• National Capital Commission Scenic Driveway
• Cow Lane and Winding Lane
• Birch Drive (is now blocked off)
• Morningside Drive and Ash Lane 
• Prince of Wales Drive

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"The use of Maple Drive by emergency vehicles will change the way the road is used to serve the CEF. Other roads, including the NCC Driveway, Winding Lane and the remaining portion of Birch Drive are likely to be affected."

"There is also concern that Prince of Wales Drive may have to be widened and could lose appeal as a scenic driveway through the Farm. What we need to know is how traffic will be controlled to protect the integrity of the Farm." (Friends of the Farm newsletter, Summer of 2021, page 2/12.)

A scene from the movie "The Perfect Assistant" with Josie Davis, Chris Potter and Rachel Hunter.

Previous attempts to flatten Experimental Farm buildings:

• 1970---they were saved by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, astronomer Arthur Covington and heritage groups.
• 1974---more than 700 acres of the Farm were earmarked for housing.
• 1997---more than 50 properties on the Farm were slated for demolition. Part 1V of the Ontario Heritage Act and historical societies were able to prevent the mass destruction. ("The fight for the Farm goes on". A Heritage Ottawa newsletter from the spring of 1997.)

A 1974 Ottawa Journal article.

An Ottawa Citizen article from December 20, 1996.

Big changes on the horizon.

"New Civic Hospital location, the story behind the story." The Glebe Report, October 14, 2022. "...The development will result in an additional 3,000 vehicles seven days a week on Prince of Wales Drive and Carling Avenue. It will significantly compromise the public's access to and enjoyment of Commissioners Park and Dow's Lake..." (Prince of Wales is being widened to accommodate emergency and commercial vehicles including suppliers. A few months ago the federal government saved the Dominion Observatory campus, Google: "Parks Canada News Release, Ottawa, January 15, 2025." The Civic wanted to demolish the South Azimuth in order to widen Maple Drive. Birch Drive has been cordoned off, and the vacant William Saunders Building is in the path of destruction.)

Reposting---A Botanical Garden project in the year 2001:

A 2001 Ottawa Citizen article.

Noteworthy information:

• "The proposed botanical garden on the east side of Prince of Wales Drive would surround but not swallow the arboretum that is a haven for nature lovers. A first, $10 million dollar phase of the proposal from the Ottawa Botanical Garden Society is being studied by an advisory council appointed by Agriculture Canada." "Later stages are expected to include a conservatory with nine greenhouses with sales to the public, a butterfly house, washrooms and small cafes. The non-profit society would charge admission to the butterfly house and garden though not to the arboretum." (From an Ottawa Citizen article by Carolynne Wheeler, August 3, 2001.)
• The society wanted to charge $10 to $15 dollars for access to buildings south of the arboretum.
• Phase 1 would fence off about 108 acres now designated for research.
•  The telescope was removed from the Dominion Observatory in 1970 and relocated to a museum. 

Ottawa's Dominion Observatory discovered Planet X.

Civic Hospital Boundaries - Located on the northeast portion of the CEF. The parcel is bounded by:

• Carling Avenue
• Maple and Birch Drives
• Prince of Wales Drive
• Queen Juliana Park
• The Central Experimental Farm Pathway

Meets criteria for future expansion. (From: The New Civic Campus: A 21st Century Hospital in the Heart of Canada's Capital, April 2016.)

The Central Experimental Farm, Site No. 11, the Sir John Carling location

• On this site we have at least 24 buildings including Buildings 1 to 9, the Natural Resources Campus (including the Dominion Observatory.)
• Number 20, the K.W. Neatby Building and the Oilseed Research Centre.
• Extensive demolition or relocation of buildings is required for the new build to proceed. (From: The New Civic Campus: A 21st Century Hospital in the Heart of Canada's Capital---April 2016, page 10/76.)

Changes to the Rideau Canal.

 Designations may be removed:

• UNESCO World Heritage Site
• National Historic Site of Canada
• National Interest Land Mass
• Canadian Heritage River

Opportunities

• Lansdowne Park redevelopment and future Fifth Avenue pedestrian bridge
• Preston Street intensification at Dow's Lake
• Future University LRT station
• Build on existing temporary use pilot projects by the NCC
• Attract new users who will enhance appreciation of Canal and heritage appreciation
• Create strategic partnerships

Challenges

• Multi-jurisdictional policies and management
• Restrictive zoning and heritage designations
• Limited utility and servicing connections

Land Use and Built Form

• Offer a variety of land uses that enhance areas surrounding the Canal.
• Buildings adjacent to the Canal and parkways should be at a height that is appropriate to the neighbourhood character and context. (Adjacent parkways include the Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales, now owned by the City of Ottawa.)
• Create interesting and unique building designs that contribute to the visual integrity of the Canal. (The buildings and loss of trees will compromise the visual integrity.)
• Infill projects should be a tool to improve, rather than capitalize on the Canal's value. (Note: "Infill is the rededication of land in an urban environment, usually open space for new construction." Wikipedia.)
• Promote temporary land uses at key activity points along the Rideau Canal.
• Integrate traditional mainstreets to provide a range of land uses for the Canal Corridor.
• Enhance streets parallel to parkways with direct Canal frontage, to include uses and building forms similar to traditional mainstreets.
• Ensure cohesive relationships between the Lansdowne Park redevelopment, the Glebe and the Rideau Canal. (Information is from "Animating the Rideau Canal", December of 2013, page 1 and page 3 of 5 pages.)

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A United Nations agency called UNESCO sent a letter to the federal government regarding inappropriate development adjacent to the Rideau Canal. (During the year 2019). Google: "Save Our Rideau". The UNESCO letter of concern is on page 5 out of 16 pages.

A wonderful, 4-hour documentary that was produced by TV Ontario.

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"Urban lands are inherited---representing a legacy to be passed to future generations." (from "Capital Urban Lands Plan" page 35/123.)

Portsmouth Village---A potential Heritage Conservation District.

 Designation Procedure 7.3.C Prior to designating an area as a Heritage Conservation District under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act, the City must undertake a study. During the study period, alteration, demolition or removal may be regulated. (page 375/585.) 

Properties Designated Under the Ontario Heritage Act 7.3.C.2 Properties that are protected by Part 1V of the Ontario Heritage Act may be included as part of the heritage conservation district to ensure the integrity of the district. (Protected by Part 1V of the OHA, or in the process:

• Church of the Good Thief
• 440 King Street West, St. Helen's
• 462 King Street West, Stone Gables
• Rockwood Hospital, Rockwood Villa and many other buildings, 8 Gable Lane.
• P4W, 40 Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard
• Penitentiary Water Tower---244 Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard. Sold to Queen's University in 1965.
• 525 King Street West
•  "City begins process for Ontario Heritage Designation for Kingston Pen" by Bill Hutchins, The Kingstonist, April 8, 2025.)

The City intends to investigate the following areas as heritage conservation districts, including but not limited to:

• lower Princess Street from Division Street to the waterfront
• King Street West from Portsmouth Village to Barrie Street
• Portsmouth Village
• the properties facing onto Alamein Drive
• the Village of Westbrook
• Cataraqui Village
• St. Lawrence Ward, and
• Kingscourt  (all information is from pages 375,376 and 377 of 585 pages, "City of Kingston Official Plan, Consolidated as of August 31, 2024.")