Sunday, August 19, 2018

The Library and Archives Building in Ottawa has been sold.

The building is no longer listed in the Federal Directory of Real Property website.
I hope that 395 Wellington Street will not be flattened or converted into condos--- this magnificent property has marble stairs and high ceilings.
    The City of Ottawa and the National Capital Commission are involved in a joint venture, the construction of a super library on the grounds of the LeBreton Flats. The taxpayers of Canada will pay $70 million dollars for their share of the project. (See: "Council approves spending, selling and borrowing for super library" by Jon Willing, Ottawa Citizen, June 13, 2018.)   
  As I have said before, the National Capital Commission is permitted to keep the money from the sale of federal government land and buildings. And they have to be contacted whenever a Canadian government agency, Crown corporation or department decides to "dispose of" real property. I wonder how much money they raked in from the sale of the Archives.
The 130-acre LeBreton Flats, Ottawa.

   

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